IEM Europe group draw

29/9/2010 - 20:26

The Electronic Sports League has announced the groups for the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters European Championship.

Defending champions mousesports have been paired together with Swedish highfliers Lions, Russian giants forZe and French opposition mythiX, with CHEAPTIMES and Free agents from Denmark and the UK, respectively, making up the rest of the group.

fnatic have been handed a relatively easy group, with only MYM looking like a real threat, while Frag eXecutors will not exactly be cursing their luck either, having to fend off the likes of Iron Will and LDLC.com.

World champion Natus Vincere will be wary of Scandinavian trio Power Gaming, Begrip Gamimg and Online Kingdom, in a group that also features German veterans n!faculty and Portuguese side k1ck eSports Club.

Each match will be played in a best-of-three mode, with the winner being rewarded with $200 for the result. In the end, only the top-placed side from each group will automatically receive a spot at the European Championship Finals, where $50,000 will be up for grabs. The teams that finish second and third will enter a relegation stage for the other six spots.

Group A	Group B	Group C
Frag eXecutors	fnatic	mousesports
Playzone	Meet Your Makers	CHEAPTIMES
LDLC.com	DELTA	Free agents
Iron Will	XayaGaming	Lions
Hardware4u	KerchNET	forZe
N-Baka	Team Wizards	mythiX

Group D	Group E	Group F
Na´Vi	SK Gaming	mTw
Online-Kingdom	FACE2FACE	Alternate
n!faculty	x6tence	DTS.arena
Power Gaming	p00nhandlers	RAGE-Gaming
Begrip Gaming	TBH.ASUS	Millenium
k1ck	HEADSHOTBG	BAHURWA

Stay tuned to HLTV.org for full coverage of the Intel Extreme Masters European Championship, which will officially kick off on Thursday, October 7.

yeah!

2010-09-29 20:26

gl IW :)

2010-09-29 20:27

go forze mym IW

LaWL

C best!

gogogo IW mYm forze Lesha ebaw

2010-09-29 20:28

easy for fx

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don't make me laugh plz

2010-09-30 16:54

group c/d nice :) group A sounds easy ^ but i can be wrong

2010-09-29 20:29

D group hard gl k1ck

2010-09-29 20:31

Balanced groups

2010-09-29 20:30

Iron Will MYM forZe Davie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All the groups have have atleast 3 teams that can do some damage. nice picks, and it should be fun to watch!

Sk all the way baby!

go go iw & na`vi!!

group A 1st FX 2nd playzone 3rd ironwill

group D omg!

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very hard

group of 'D'eath

2010-09-29 22:37

2010-09-30 13:59

grupe A easy FX ..xD

IW good luck

go go HSBG and N-Baka tough groups for the bulgarian teams though :S but some really nice picks it will be soo nice to watch! gl to mTw , SK and fnatic!

2010-09-29 20:34

fx - neo and company ?

2010-09-29 20:32

neo, pasha, loord, kuben and taz

2010-09-29 20:37

bad luck kick!! gl anyway guys

2010-09-29 20:33

how many teams go trough? 3?

Top of each group directly to LAN and the winner of 2nd of groups vs 3rd of groups matches through relegation.

2010-09-29 21:28

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2010-09-29 21:30

Lol only the top of each group directly advances!?! That's a hell of a tournament.

2010-09-29 22:40

omg easy for fnatic and FX gl mouz

Begrip line-up?

2010-09-29 20:35

kylie rdl floreNz givar keiz

2010-09-29 21:02

floreNz, kylie, keiz, rdl, givar

2010-09-29 20:38

2 i think

all first teams in the group , will be go to the final, i think gl NaVi.

gl Russia and Ukraine

Na´Vi nice group !

Group D! OKAY!

The big groupe F ^^ easy win FX :D, GO FX POWER !

go k1ck go fox

Frag eXecutors fnatic Lions Na´Vi SK Gaming mTw

sure FNATIC AS HELL ;

2010-09-29 20:56

fx nice group, delta baaaad

2010-09-29 20:39

lineup for x6tence?

not known yet

2010-09-29 20:41

That sucks for Full-Gaming and XayaGaming...

NaVi, kerchnet, dTS GOOD LUCK!!!

2010-09-29 20:40

bye k1ck

cs xD <3

let´s go k1ck GL

group D easy for Navi IW can take 2nd place in group gl Kerchnet,DTS,IW,Navi!

GL K1CK

2010-09-29 20:43

A: fX B: fnatic C: mouz D: Na´Vi E: SK F: mTw

C:Lions E:p00nhandlers

2010-09-29 20:46

Ok. Yeah Lions can definetely take that spot. I think they could even be favorites. But I think mouz will win the group anyway. p00nhandlers is a really good team, but of course I think SK will advance!

2010-09-29 20:47

LIONs > mouz p00n > SK

than iem start ?

2010-09-29 20:44

yeah, it's last qualifier for LAN finals

2010-09-29 20:49

wow that's iem are awesome

DREAMTEAM :D?

2010-09-29 20:48

DTS hard group, GL! :D

very hard for k1ck

g0g0g0 k1ck :D

Groups C and D are the best ones imo, tho every group is full of talent

go agents :]

2010-09-29 20:50

A: FX, IW, PZ B: fnatic, Xaya, MYM C: Lions, mouz, forZe D: NaVi, OK, Begrip E: SK, p00n, face2face F: mTw, RAGE , Millenium yes/no?

2010-09-29 20:53

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2010-09-29 20:55

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it's online, remember?

2010-09-29 21:03

yes

2010-09-29 21:05

A: FX, Playzone, IW B: fnatic, MYM, KerchNet C: lions, mouz, 4z D: Navi, PG, kick E: SK, p00n, f2f G: MTW, Millenium, DTS

2010-09-30 09:38

true

2010-09-30 19:36

no, in D group Navi, PwR, OK/begrip

PG hasn't been that great lately.. although I do want them to advance!

after came back from military service there were at 2 events and placed top3 both: 2nd Nordic WCG qualifier and 3rd SEC so they are enough good to place at least 2nd in that group

2010-09-29 21:15

so they are better than begrip and ok? might be, but I'm not sure. on LAN I would give them at least 3rd spot in the group but since it's online and they are playing with BASIC now I really dont know.

2010-09-29 21:29

for sure they are much better

begip>OK

quite possible.. I feel OK will somehow get the 2nd spot though.. but it doesn't really matter who gets 2nd/3rd

it does matter, 2nd from one group meets 3rd from another, so in theory weaker team

2010-09-29 21:16

ok, captain obvious.. everybody knows that.. I meant in terms off getting out of the group stage.

2010-09-29 21:20

wizards will get the 3rd position in B

2010-09-29 20:58

F2F > Navi You'll see.

2010-09-29 20:59

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haha they are always owning them

2010-09-29 21:07

2010-09-29 22:17

they are just not motivated to play against them

2010-09-29 22:30

No, you don't actually know how good they can play.

2010-09-29 22:41

agreed only with group A,C,E :)

2010-09-30 07:24

group F is Fucked up! also quite hard for Delta, but last team 2nd showed awesome game here

2010-09-29 20:54

pretty easy groups for fx & fnatic.

bye kick ahaha

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or not

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is not the first team in each group the one who goes to the lan finals? :) Na`Vi in k1ck's group = GG

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The winner from each group will automatically advance to the European Championship Finals, while the second and third-placed teams will enter the relegation stage for the remaining six spots. www.hltv.org/news/5343-iem-europe-qualifiers-reach-end Edit: What happened to the "Link" button? Was it removed due to link abuse?

didn't read that new with attention, or probably didn't read it at all.. anyways: 1st - Na`Vi 2nd - OK 3rd - n!faculty

2010-09-29 21:41

LOL,you surely understand a lot about counter strike

2010-09-29 22:49

true.. but i bet you do..

2010-09-30 16:11

haha you think that faculty is better than pg? OK i still understand , they are pretty good team but i would still pick pg over them. well you'll see then :))

2010-09-30 09:27

aight.. dont usually see PG playing

2010-09-30 16:10

how many spots for final?

C :O

How team advance from each group? will the matchs be played online or offline?

online i think

read the news: "In the end, only the top-placed side from each group will automatically receive a spot at the European Championship Finals. The teams that finish second and third will enter a relegation stage for the other six spots." Only the Continental Finals will be played on LAN.

2010-09-29 21:04

#83 This qualifier will be online, after the 12 spots being filled the tournament will be in lan.

gl HSBG and N'baka

no chance for kick :(

2010-09-29 21:12

pwr vs navi

2010-09-29 21:13

Group D lolwhat?! Navi and PowerGaming favourites.

2010-09-29 21:14

lol... poor k1ck, i bet they will end the group with only one victory

shut the fuck up fucking hater,stop trolling hltv boards

2010-09-29 22:54

im just being realistic... and i dont hate anyone

2010-09-29 23:04

i dont see anything wrong in his comment , he just stated the obvious facts. only team that k1ck could actually win is begrip.

2010-09-30 09:32

guys is it me or mtw are always in the same group of alternate really often ?

2010-09-29 21:18

indeed they are lol

2010-09-30 08:45

E death group.

2010-09-29 21:19

Champions League :)

2010-09-29 21:22

k1ck can win all teams on group D except NaVi

2010-09-29 21:25

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you don't have any idea about what you're talking about... Power Gaming, Begrip, OK, Na'Vi > k1ck n!faculty close match but it's online so i think n!faculty would win Ask all no-portuguese fanboys and they'll tell you this

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Power Gaming, Begrip, OK, Na'Vi > k1ck ???????????????????????? LOOOL only NAVI is > than k1ck , wake up

2010-09-29 21:33

PG way better than k1ck fella :S

2010-09-29 21:37

so is OK

2010-09-30 09:34

i dont agree (: but okey

2010-09-30 23:29

BeGrip > k1ck? LOL k1ck won begrip with better lineup on dreamhack dont tell lies and vs OK will be a close match and vs power gaming too

It's online, did you saw any of kick's last matchs? ehz is playing bad and fox online misses too many shots.

2010-09-29 21:35

OK and pg will shit on your k1ck , haha seriously. well youre about to find out

2010-09-30 09:36

Hmm, I'm not trying to look like a portuguese fanboy, but I think you're wrong :/ Na'Vi > K1CK for sure. But I think the rest is a close call, man.

read the comment above plz :)

2010-09-29 21:38

That's a lot of Danes there.

2010-09-29 21:26

gl fnatic <3

2010-09-29 21:32

Nice, most of the groups we already have an idea of how it will end like. I bet B and D will be the most discussed. GL K1CK, hard job you got there.

gl +POWERGAMING+

group a looks easiest, and group F i think strongest

2010-09-29 21:34

OK line up?

2010-09-29 21:39

GROUP [D]eath

A. Fx - Playzone - LDLC B. fnatic - MYM - Kerchnet C. Lions - mousesports - forze D. Navi - PG - Begrip E. SK - F2F(burning) - X6 F. MTW - millénim(emuLate) - ALT

2010-09-29 21:42

x6 > p00n?

2010-09-29 21:51

oh lol IW > LDLC >>> PZ p00n >>>>>>>> x6 DTS > alternate

dts > alternate ? no angel yes pop score : lose

2010-09-29 23:39

you can't say x6 is going to be 3rd becouse you even don't know the roster and x6 is not going to win any of the 5 matchs and wizards in group B is going to give a surpriise

2010-09-29 22:42

IMO: Group A: FX, playzone, iron will Group B: fnatic, Kerch, idk the other Group C: mousesports, lions, forze Group D: NaVI, POWER, OK Group E: SK, F2F, p00nhandlers Group F: mTw, RAGE, millenium/ARENA Ready to argument my decisions

2010-09-29 21:45

So confident ? Then we have no doubt who will win the betting :)

2010-09-29 21:52

+1 to that prediction, good sir.

2010-09-29 22:26

why begrip? lol look at their lineup...weak

2010-09-29 21:49

swedish connection > PT connection, that's why begrip > kick

2010-09-29 21:53

I doubt a french it will make it to the LAN finals gl to them though

Good group for the bulgarian team N'baka and a really hard group for HEADSHOTBG Anyway Group D is my favorite and most interesting

2010-09-29 21:50

DELTA OMFG its waste of slot :F

2010-09-29 21:57

will it be on Internet ?

2010-09-29 21:58

wooooooow... NaVi (Ukrania) vs K1CK (Portugal) lololol

2010-09-29 22:53

p00nhandleRs = FullGaming now .right ?:) nice groups gl&hf all expecting some upsets :D !

2010-09-29 22:01

Correct :)

2010-09-30 01:14

Group D :O But we can do it k1ck :) GL guys

2010-09-29 22:08

need more tournaments like this, only top teams missing are EG, coL, WMF and tyloo. A FX, playzone, Iron Will B fnatic, mym, kerch C Lions, mouse, forze D Na'Vi, Begrip, k1ck E SK, F2F, p00n F mTw, RAGE, Millenium

2010-09-29 22:10

dude, there's no way Asia, Europe & USA can play online that's why the have their own qualifiers:)

2010-09-30 03:42

fnatic > all :)

2010-09-29 22:13

fnatic-NaVi-FX-mTw-NaVi-EG-WMF-tyloo 2x teams with similiar skill, everyone can win in these matches

2010-09-29 22:19

2 navi? :D

2010-09-30 07:30

dreamteam for IEM?

2010-09-29 22:15

Hope to see Delta win. Sad that pz.se won't play.

LeX vs FX ftw :-)

2010-09-29 22:27

Group E is gonna be fucking hard :P

2010-09-29 22:29

GO K1CK

2010-09-29 22:32

go bahurwa :)

2010-09-29 22:33

GL k1ck

2010-09-29 22:35

k1ck fanboys goes mad

LOL VERY NICE TOURNAMENT :D

Seems to me that group D is the hardest one by far, but I believe in OK! My prediction for group D: 1. Na'Vi. 2. Online-Kingdom. : DDD 3. Power-Gaming.(I guess they would have taken the second place quite easily if ruuit hadn't quit cs. 4/5. Begrip and n!faculty. I don't know exactly how good these teams are, but they might create some upsets. 6. k1ck. Sorry fanboys, but since it is offline it might be a huge disadvantage for them..

You meant ONLINE

2010-09-30 12:44

Yeah, of course I meant online.

2010-09-30 13:16

Have fuN k1ck!!!

2010-09-29 22:39

no one bet 4 wizards because you don`t know them but i think is going to pass

2010-09-29 22:43

2010-09-29 22:46

Dosiaaaaaaaaa

2010-09-29 22:48

C and D nice ;-]

2010-09-29 22:51

Na`Vi n1 mtw gl :)) October 7 my bir..:D

2010-09-29 22:58

go k1ck

2010-09-29 23:02

Group A: FX, Iron Will, Playzone Group B: fnatic, MYM, KerchNET Group C: mousesports, Lions, forZe Group D: NA`VI, Power Gaming, OK/k1ck Group E: SK, p00nhandlers, F2F Group F: mTw, RAGE, DTS.arena(ex-PiNG/partY)

2010-09-29 23:07

goodluck brothers

2010-09-29 23:08

Go SK & Lions :D

2010-09-29 23:09

A:FX,IW,PZ B:fnatic,MYM,Wizards C:Mousesports.Lions.forze D:Navi,PG,nifaculty E:SK,poon,FACE/TBH F:mtw,alternate,rage 100% :D......

2010-09-29 23:10

something like that yeah :)

2010-09-30 07:31

hard group for k1ck :X GO FOX! DESTROY THEM! =D

2010-09-29 23:11

group D <3 <3

2010-09-29 23:17

:) mTw will take it.. of course ;)

2010-09-29 23:24

best tournament I've seen in awhile.. jesus

2010-09-29 23:27

wcg 2010 is starting tomorrow...

2010-09-29 23:28

why in group C u a dont see DTS-PING ? this guys can destroy mTw for sure

2010-09-29 23:31

but they wont.

2010-09-30 08:48

A ; FX,IW,H4U B ; fnatic,mym,xaya C ; Lions,mouz,forZe/CT 50/50 D ; Na'vi,Power,k1ck/OK 50/50 E ; SK,p00n,f2f F ; mTw,millenium,rage Ldlc and x6 line up pls

2010-09-29 23:34

just the 1st place team of each group advances... *edit, i was wrong, i read it again, just ignore it :}

2010-09-30 01:57

F Group of Death

2010-09-29 23:37

LoL best teams got all easy groups.

2010-09-29 23:42

wow nice , FX starting with 1000$ ofc...

2010-09-29 23:59

gl k1ck, but so unlucky....

2010-09-30 00:57

"Defending champions mousesports have been paired together with Swedish highfliers Lions, Russian giants forZe and French opposition mythiX, with CHEAPTIMES and Free agents from Denmark and the UK, respectively, making up the rest of the group." Ehhh im lost. Free agents from Denmark and they have a UK-flag ? :)

2010-09-30 01:15

"CHEAPTIMES and Free agents from Denmark and the UK" read the full thing, cheaptimes = deanmark and free agents from UK

2010-09-30 02:20

Ahhhhh. Okey. Hehe My bad :D

2010-09-30 14:09

A)FX,Iron will , ldlc B)fnatic, mym , xaya C)Lions,mousesports , forze D)Na`Vi,power gaming , k1ck E)p00nhandlers,SK,f2f F)mTw,millenium,RAGE

2010-09-30 01:26

2010-09-30 15:00

lol is a weird coincidence.. but mtw is always with alternate... and always alternate lose like 17-13 or 16-14... Nice groups!

2010-09-30 02:05

A: FX, PZ.fi B: fnatic, MYM C: Lions, mouz D: NaVi, PG E: SK, p00nhandlers F: mTw, Millenium

2010-09-30 02:08

Na'Vi are fine as long as they dont face any french people :D

2010-09-30 02:22

gogo agents

2010-09-30 02:53

Na'Vi fX gogogogo

2010-09-30 02:59

2010-09-30 03:55

Lions to win.

2010-09-30 05:19

x6tence...fail :S ...they dont have team... ^^

2010-09-30 06:23

gl fnatic

2010-09-30 07:15

Group D and F the most interesting ones for sure. Could see navi taking the first place at D and OK and pg fighting for the 2nd spot. What comes to F , i think that group is pretty unpredictable and also interesting one , many could say that mTw is going to roll that group but imo Alternate and Millenium are in the same line with them. So we're about to see some nice matches i suppose ^^

2010-09-30 09:53

Rage

2010-09-30 09:54

gl fnatic,hsbg,nbaka

2010-09-30 10:02

mtw vs rage nice match!

2010-09-30 10:07

A: FX , IW B: Fnatic , MYM C: Lions , mouz D: Na'vi , PG E: F2F , p00n F: mTw , RAGE in my opinion.

2010-09-30 11:33

Group D - K1CK & Na`Vi

2010-09-30 12:33

go Na'Vi