League of Legends news » What to Watch: IEM Katowice

The Electronic Sports League (ESL) hosts its first Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) offline event of 2013 at Katowice, Poland, from January 18 through January 20. Eight teams from Korea, North America and Europe will compete for $34,000 in prizes and a chance to qualify for the upcoming IEM World Finals at CeBIT 2013.

Live from the Spodek arena, Gambit Gaming (formerly Moscow Five), MYM, Curse Gaming, Azubu Blaze, SK Gaming, FnaticRC, Absolute Legends, and Azubu Frost will meet on the Fields of Justice. There they’ll battle in group stages with the winners advancing to a single elimination bracket. The top two teams will qualify for IEM’s season finals in addition to taking home the lion’s share of the prize pool.

Jatt, Deman, Panky, Joe Miller and ButButButILY will provide expert commentary and analysis for every skirmish, tower dive and team fight throughout the competition. Don’t miss any of the action at IEM’s final tournament of 2012!

Check out the tournament broadcast times below. For more information about IEM Katowice, visit ESL’s website.


Daily Start Times (Matches can be viewed live on ESLtv)

Friday – January 18

• 4:00am Pacific (13:00 CET) – Group A

Saturday – January 19

• 4:00am Pacific (13:00 CET) – Group B

Sunday – January 20

• 3:00am Pacific (12:00 CET) – Play-offs
• 8:45am Pacific (17:45 CET) – Grand Final

*Please note that the schedule is subject to change and timeslots might be slightly altered.


Tournament Prize Pool

• 1st Place – $15,500
• 2nd Place – $8,500
• 3rd – 4th Place – $4,500
• 5th -6th Place – $3,000
• 7th – 8th Place - $2,500