This Wednesday, the Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike: Global Offensive World Championship proceedings begin. Twelve top CS:GO teams will meet in Katowice, Poland and fight for an incredible US$250,000 prize pool as well as the all-important Intel Extreme Masters World Championship title – but only one will prevail. Find out what’s what, who’s who and get ready for one of the biggest CS:GO events of the year with our handy survival guide!
Key information
• Where? The Spodek arena, Katowice, Poland
• When? 3rd to the 5th of March 2016
• Homepage: Intel Extreme Masters homepage
• Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo
• Twelve of the world’s best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams will face off in Katowice to try and seize the title as well as their share of a US$250,000 prize pool
Participating teams
The following top CS:GO teams will be competing at the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in Katowice:
• Team EnVyUs
• Virtus.pro
• Natus Vincere
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Luminosity Gaming
• FaZe
• Fnatic
• Astralis
• The MongolZ
• E-Frag
• mousesports
• Tempo Storm
Broadcast team
Meet the experienced broadcast team who’ll be there live in Katowice to take you through all the CS:GO action:
• Host: Will “Chobra” Cho
• Sideline Reporter: OJ Borg
• Analyst Desk Host: Matt “Sadokist” Trivett
• Analyst: Janko “YNK” Paunovic
• Commentator: Lauren “Pansy” Scott
• Commentator: Alex “Machine” Richardson
• Commentator: Anders Blume
• Commentator: Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat
• Commentator: Henry “HenryG” Greer
• Commentator: Jason “Moses” O’Toole
• Observers: Alex Rush and Heather “Sapphire” Garozzo
Schedule
Take a look at our mini Intel Extreme Masters CS:GO World Championship schedule below!
DAY ONE (Wednesday, 2nd of March 2016)
• From ~12:00 CET: Group A matches (backstage)
DAY TWO (Thursday, 3rd of March 2016)
• From ~12:00 CET: Group B matches (backstage)
DAY THREE (Friday, 4th of March 2016)
• ~12:30 CET: Quarterfinal one
• ~15:50 CET: Quarterfinal two
• ~19:10 CET: Semifinal one
• ~22:30 CET: Semifinal two
DAY FOUR (Saturday, 5th of March 2016)
• ~18:00 CET: Grand final
Please note that some match start and finish times may vary, plus you can find the full schedule – including match times in your local time zone – here.
Whether you’re joining us online via Twitch or in person, we hope you enjoy the show!