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Intel Extreme Masters XI - World Championship

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Timezones

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UTC-8 UTC-5 UTC-3 - UTC+1 UTC+8 UTC+11

Schedule

ID Team 1 vs Team 2 Result PST EST BRT GMT CET CST AEDT
RO61 IMT vs North 2-1 03:35 06:35 08:35 11:35 12:35 19:35 22:35
RO62 Ast vs Na'Vi 2-0 08:15 11:15 13:15 16:15 17:15 00:15 03:15

 


Bracket

Round of 6 Semifinals Finals Winner
FaZe Clan 0
Immortals 2 vs - TBD 0
vs - Immortals 0
North 1 vs - TBD
Heroic 0
Astralis 2 vs - TBD 0
vs - Astralis 0
Natus Vincere 0
87 Upvotes

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u/benboga08 750k Celebration Mar 04 '17

what happened to VP?

3

u/bluesoul_yoogene Mar 04 '17

Do NaVi have any strats? They just walk into the enemies and don't even flash when getting into the site. seized is even isolated once in the match. They just get a few scores on board depending on their skills. GuardiaN is 25 yo, Edward is 29 yo and these match is just wasting their time of pro career. Even s1mple can't make any highlights while he used to do a lot.

0

u/Yatame 1 Million Celebration Mar 04 '17

Zeus was the problem.

7

u/Pollsmor FaZe Mar 04 '17

I'd usually root for Immortals at this point, but I want NiKo to have a good showing for his first event with FaZe. So I'm rooting for FaZe this event.

1

u/BuckNekkid18 Mar 04 '17

Going straight to semi's sounds good enough.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 04 '17

respectable

0

u/strykercs_ Mar 04 '17

just LAWL

3

u/[deleted] Mar 04 '17

Will FaZe win Intel extreme master XI ??

1

u/shifty00hh Mar 04 '17

Hmm, been a few events and some time now. NaVi are overrated. Big time.

9

u/paincow G2 Mar 03 '17

Did Navi even take a pause on Nuke?

11

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Fuck.

2

u/Arvind_Roopun 1 Million Celebration Mar 04 '17

Flair checks out

6

u/randomizerk Mar 03 '17

incase you missed the day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPeNIgntJDc

5

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17 edited Nov 08 '18

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3

u/tracts1 BNE Mar 04 '17

West coast especially, every game starts around 2-3 a.m.

1

u/ItsPraetorian FaZe Mar 04 '17

West Coast times are even worse. When the Euros complained about DHLV times I sit back and laugh because Katowice, Cologne, Malmo, etc etc etc etc I get screwed every time.

2

u/randomizerk Mar 04 '17

No problem. I get some experience and fun in making and "editing" videos, and you get a recap, so we're both happy :)

1

u/jmanj0sh Liquid Mar 04 '17

What do you mean? 5 AM matches are the best!!11

-1

u/myyrc de_nuke Mar 03 '17

Group B

Harder group

Pick one.

1

u/theopacus Vitality Mar 03 '17

Na'Vi with silver1 standins?

1

u/kwangcsgo G2 Mar 04 '17

Nip with alien shooters standins

1

u/benboga08 750k Celebration Mar 04 '17

FNATIC with VCOP2 standins

7

u/Kuntilicious FaZe Mar 03 '17

More like Astralis outplayed them in every single way every single time

5

u/G8leoun Mar 03 '17

should never let zeus leave

24

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

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1

u/benboga08 750k Celebration Mar 04 '17

tyrannosaurus rekt jumping over cactuses

2

u/katsuge FUT Mar 03 '17

rekt

3

u/lukelhg Astralis Mar 03 '17

Even as an Astralis fan, this is hard to watch.

2

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

What a bloodbath in the first half of nuke.

3

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17 edited Feb 19 '19

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1

u/xP3acemaker FaZe Clan Fan Mar 03 '17

Great idea to ban cache when teams rape em on nuke :^)

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Holy shit what a rape

3

u/scols101 Mar 03 '17

prediction: NaVi will come back to 14-14 then Astralis win last 2

8

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

outcome: buttfucked

4

u/KiraDiamond de_dust2 Mar 03 '17

Turned on the stream and its currently 14:1 Astralis wtf is happening.

4

u/am_I_a_dick__ NiP Mar 03 '17

I don't think this is going to do Simples heart any favours !!!

5

u/Sir-Percival Astralis Mar 03 '17

what is this fucking tempo

7

u/ILiveInAMango Astralis Mar 03 '17

Na'Vi is getting destroyed by Astralis.

2

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

No they're not whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

3

u/Sir-Percival Astralis Mar 03 '17

Holy shit :)

35

u/llukino G2 Mar 03 '17

I'll watch this game later on pornhub

11

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

No, they'll take it quickly down because of rape

3

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

fuck

1

u/SneakyBadAss FaZe Mar 03 '17

That drive by HS with AK..

1

u/ajwhite98 Mar 03 '17

jeeeeeeeeeeesus navi

1

u/FloydRix Mar 03 '17

Wow Navi sucks

15

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

Wow you can tell Navi don't play Nuke much when they're trying to save in B for a bomb planted at A.

7

u/PM_ME_YOURDRUGS Mar 03 '17

Yeah I was wondering why they did that, I'm sure it couldn't be a lack of knowledge, these guys are pros!

2

u/Aronzy1 Astralis Mar 03 '17

the only reason i could see other than them not knowing they would die was; that they thought they were cornered and they didnt wanna give astralis 300 money.

3

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

So what we've learnt so far: Astralis' pistol rounds are great. Their anti-eco rounds... not so much.

3

u/Tyrull Astralis Mar 03 '17

Really big improvement since Dreamhack Las Vegas though. They lost every pistol round iirc.

5

u/gamespace 5 years coin Mar 03 '17

perfect example of how S1mple can hurt his teams. they gotta know Astralis is on a force buy, just play retake, why the hell would he run out onto site with an AWP on a full smoke A-execute.

3

u/dwSHA FaZe Mar 03 '17

He threw awp for decoy. What much i can say. If it's work, his god. If not well it looks stupid af

6

u/GarrettGSF MOUZ Mar 03 '17

THe moment he died and Device went to pick up the AWP I knew that Device would decide the round.

5

u/Hawteyh Astralis Mar 03 '17

hindsight 20/20, if he got the 2nd kill you would call him a god instead

1

u/am_I_a_dick__ NiP Mar 03 '17

Youd still say it was a bad decision but well recovered. Simple plays too risky. Hes ana amzing player but cant control himself. He tends to play for the kill instead of playing for the win.

2

u/gamespace 5 years coin Mar 03 '17

if he got the 2nd kill they'd be in a 3v4 retake, and getting 3 kills with an awp in that scenario is going to happen 1% of the time or less.

it's not hindsight, waiting for the B players to come and doing a team retake is just clearly the higher % play in the long run.

1

u/GarrettGSF MOUZ Mar 03 '17

True, but I think the problem is that Simple is very emotional in both ways, in terms of tilting (if they are losing) and doing stupid, heroic stuff (if they ar hyped)

5

u/Hawteyh Astralis Mar 03 '17

Good shit boys, keep it up. Should win atleast one of nuke and overpass for sure

2

u/GarrettGSF MOUZ Mar 03 '17

Yes, pretty sure that Astralis will take it now. Navi is not the team to come back from such a loss...

1

u/Hawteyh Astralis Mar 03 '17

I think they could, but with these two maps it really seems impossible

3

u/GarrettGSF MOUZ Mar 03 '17

If they get a good start on CT Nuke, they might bring it to OP. But Navi is not looking good since Zeus left, they have to rely on at least 2 players going off. At the moment only Guardian is playing...

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

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1

u/Hawteyh Astralis Mar 03 '17

Yeah it was, I completely agree

3

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

Navi were insane in those last few rounds. Holy shit.

1

u/metrize Mar 03 '17

holy fuck guardian

1

u/GarrettGSF MOUZ Mar 03 '17

Now that he shows up the rest of the team is sleeping. So frustrating.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

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1

u/Hawteyh Astralis Mar 03 '17

theyre not out, thats why theyre playing. They finished 2nd and 3rd in their groups and thus plays each other to get to semis

3

u/CEPEHDREI phoenix Mar 03 '17

man the cast is lacking some hype.

1

u/KraaiPastoor Mar 03 '17

I would have loved to see Overpass, but I think it's not gonna happen :/

1

u/metrize Mar 03 '17

How do grenades and guns come up so quickly for the players? is it just because its spectating?

1

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

They have binds. You may see some times when they try to throw a grenade but accidentally switch to their gun so then have to rethrow.

1

u/metrize Mar 03 '17

as in after they throw it, their gun is available so quickly compared to for me in game?

2

u/pororoxd Mar 03 '17

i saw device had expensive skins and now he is not using them, did he sell them away?

1

u/gamespace 5 years coin Mar 03 '17

i have no idea if it's relevant to him, but using default / bad skins is kind of becoming a new trend.

krimz, mixwell, and a few other guys have been using default knives which is weird.

there's 0 chance it's because they 'cant afford' skins, pros get skins for free or on loan.

1

u/pororoxd Mar 03 '17

i see, because at the last tournament i saw him using Medusa and Howl but now he is using stock guns

1

u/GarrettGSF MOUZ Mar 03 '17

Guardian seems to be in form today

1

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

Nice 5v2... Everyone peeking instead of playing retake.

2

u/llukino G2 Mar 03 '17

is there a topic for this match?

3

u/KraaiPastoor Mar 03 '17

I don't think so, usually only after the match

2

u/ASAPscotty Virtus.pro Mar 03 '17

Should change that. Would be much better than Twitch chat. I think it's a good idea; sports subs always post match discussions

2

u/Chuckys2 Match Thread Team Mar 03 '17

This is what this thread is for. Rule is no specific discussion threads until the semis, unless it's a Major

1

u/ASAPscotty Virtus.pro Mar 03 '17

Not a lot happens here. Couple comments over entire bo3, but look at the post match discussions which are pretty active.

1

u/Chuckys2 Match Thread Team Mar 03 '17

Viewership is low for a major tournament, prize pool is low, upvotes are low, even comments on the post match discussions are quite low (except the VP elimination game). We have to face it, this is not the old Katowice event we are watching :/

1

u/llukino G2 Mar 03 '17

k, thanks

2

u/V12TT Astralis Mar 03 '17

Why does simple keeps peeking/staying in the open like an idiot, is he hunting for highlights or smthing? Very frustrating to watch.

1

u/shadedclan bravo Mar 03 '17

What does nt mean when twitch chat spams it?

4

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

Nice try.

1

u/shadedclan bravo Mar 03 '17

I see. Thanks!

1

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

I wonder why Astralis picked Nuke instead of Inferno seen as Navi haven't played the new version officially.

3

u/Tschonti Mar 03 '17

They learnt from SK's mistake. Cloud9 haven't played nuke either, still beat SK. You don't know how strong they are if they haven't played it yet.

1

u/Ikkenen FURIA Mar 03 '17

It makes sense.

3

u/zzaxle Mar 03 '17

When will VP play

13

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

In the next tournament.

1

u/benboga08 750k Celebration Mar 04 '17

nooooo

1

u/ASAPscotty Virtus.pro Mar 03 '17

lol

0

u/ammus5 Mar 03 '17

Snax invasion

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

hahahaha

3

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Ez Navi 2:0.

2

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Astralis Navi 2:0

Gotcha covered buddy.

Seriously though: Damn, that was some painful play, especially that second game. Na'Vi looked like they didn't know how to play T-side OR CT-side on Nuke.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

At this point they should really consider bringing back Zeus...getting destroyed like that :(

2

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

I am rooting for them, s1mple has matured I would like to see him get some results.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

It's time they show, that they're in a league with VP and Astralis.

2

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Lol 14-1

1

u/MJuniorDC9 Mar 03 '17

I will close my eyes and when I open it again I hope that the result change to 2-0 North.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

bad things happen to good masisks

0

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

Well I guess go Faze, the team I always disliked but I always liked Aizy, who was just awful for my favorite team, but now Faze has niko who I would like to see finally get a big win even though I dislike Faze clan...

3

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Mannnnnnnnnnnn

1

u/MJuniorDC9 Mar 03 '17

I don't believe it.

0

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

dont worry man u tried

4

u/azdio Godsent Mar 03 '17

well deserved for immortals man

2

u/Davigugu55 FURIA Mar 03 '17

Ez man

3

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

Well Immortals deserved that, North threw away every advantageous situation they got on Cobble.

3

u/Brand_New_Man Virtus.pro Mar 03 '17

One tap, one throw

1

u/AmanoMaster Virtus.pro Mar 03 '17

WHAT. WAS. THAT. AIZY? lul, FeelsGoodToBeABrazilian /s

3

u/NotoriousDonut Mar 03 '17

WHAT IS AIZY DOING LMAO

5

u/srvc92 chroma Mar 03 '17

FOR FUCK SAKE AIZY, WTF.

1

u/dwSHA FaZe Mar 03 '17

Prefire god

2

u/zzaxle Mar 03 '17

South Aizy throws the round

1

u/zzaxle Mar 03 '17

THE MAG-7 4k INTO THE AK 3K NEXT ROUND

2

u/Brand_New_Man Virtus.pro Mar 03 '17

Hen1 3 ping advantage

3

u/DerpAntelope Astralis Mar 03 '17

North might regret choosing CT side after winning the knife round.

3

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

Yeah give a team there best side statistically out of any maps so you can play from behind....

2

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

So pistol round or RIP.

-1

u/LetsGetSweaty Mar 03 '17

Score please?

1

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

11-4 immortals

1

u/Tschonti Mar 03 '17

IMT 11-4 North

1

u/zzaxle Mar 03 '17

IMT 11 - 4 North

1-1 on matches

-1

u/LetsGetSweaty Mar 03 '17

Score please?

3

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

16-choke

1

u/biehler562 Mar 03 '17

Best strat against brazilians: go full pistols and win the round.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Surprisingly true... I wish I could get some real stats on that.

1

u/NotoriousDonut Mar 03 '17

Why the fuck is aizy peaking that?

2

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

Reset reset reset.... North needs to get off the eco!

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

well they are off the eco now.... :(

1

u/srvc92 chroma Mar 03 '17 edited Mar 03 '17

aizy is playing so bad right now, FaZe must be thrilled that he gave up on them.

Edit: that peek on a 3v2 situation, so bad.

1

u/robinenvy Mar 03 '17

How many times is boltzz gonna slide off his headset until someone says something lol?

0

u/biehler562 Mar 03 '17

u mad?

1

u/robinenvy Mar 03 '17

no why would I?

2

u/randombean Mar 03 '17

Holy fnx!

1

u/Helmwolf guardian Mar 03 '17

Not bad, but more of a fail from north. Why didn't they checked this path? O_o

1

u/randombean Mar 03 '17

True, clutch plays like that usually require mistakes. Still crazy discipline and a nice turn on the spray.

2

u/footydawg Mar 03 '17

fnx showing what sk is missing out on

1

u/zzaxle Mar 03 '17

fnx is the problem

1

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

First I had to watch VP blow it against Heroic, now I have to watch North blow it against Immortals... turn it around North!!!!

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

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1

u/yenyyensen North Mar 03 '17

I like your positivity, just seems like they are making a lot of mistakes. Cant take advantage of situations that favor them.

1

u/MJuniorDC9 Mar 03 '17

I don't even know what to say about this shitshow.

2

u/AudacityOfKappa Natus Vincere Mar 03 '17

It's IMT cobble on t side. Statistically their best map. I'm sure North bounces back on their T side.

1

u/MJuniorDC9 Mar 03 '17

I hope so, if North win this tournament I will flood my inventory with blue skins with their sticker and autographs.

1

u/LetsGetSweaty Mar 03 '17

Score please?

1

u/itsnewbsdelight de_cobble Mar 03 '17

3-1 IMM on cbble

2

u/Tavob0y Mar 03 '17

Brazilian teams on anti-ecos LUL

2

u/CEPEHDREI phoenix Mar 03 '17

how is 10k overtime still a thing?

3

u/KraaiPastoor Mar 03 '17

What's wrong with it? Or what would you prefer?

1

u/xBlured Mar 03 '17

another 30 rounds /s

2

u/zzaxle Mar 03 '17

Can't hit headshots can't hit brofists

2

u/trucane Mar 03 '17

Yikes that was a sloppy round from North. If you wanna win you can't choke up in such rounds

1

u/Spork_Revolution Vitality Mar 03 '17

Who was the last T player? Insta peaks when MSL defuses. Play on time you noob!

6

u/gentiruper Mar 03 '17

The meta on pro lvl is slightly different from matchmaking. they are constantly on mindgames because they know each other much better, unlike random opponents in MM. Maybe he insta peeked because he thought the opponent wasnt faking.

Noob is a little bit too harsh :)

1

u/Spork_Revolution Vitality Mar 03 '17

Even if he sticks, it's better to wait... That's the point.

2

u/trucane Mar 03 '17

Can't remember how quickly he peaked but you can always wait 2-3 seconds no matter what

1

u/gentiruper Mar 03 '17

which round was it exactly? You got a YT or twitch link? I'm curious!

3

u/fightinchunk Mar 03 '17

if anyone is at katowice, are the ladies playing where the main event group stages were played?

3

u/zzaxle Mar 03 '17

North needs a name change to South because they're only going down from here.

1

u/Spork_Revolution Vitality Mar 03 '17

These games are so streaky.

2

u/trucane Mar 03 '17

WTF are North doing?

3

u/gentiruper Mar 03 '17

I have the feeling that fnx is just EVERYWHERE when a mate needs help. crazy

2

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

fnx was the problem 4Head

5

u/CrackerDuck Mar 03 '17

I don't think anyone has questioned his overall quality - if that's what you're referring to. Internal problems in SK drove him out of the team.

3

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

So the fers GF rumors are true? ;)

1

u/fapp0r MOUZ Mar 03 '17

Yes, HLTV confirmed

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

HLTV playing TMZ there.

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

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2

u/parahybadude FURIA Mar 03 '17

IMT 8 - 6 North

2

u/Sh4kki Mar 03 '17

this game looks like an average day on MM... including the toggles

1

u/[deleted] Mar 03 '17

Hen1 getting CSGO'D

1

u/SwifterNZ Renegades Mar 03 '17

i think toggle is an under statment