IEM World Championship - Hanover

[thoukaia]

As some of you might already know, the IEM world championship starts tomorrow, this is the biggest LoL event since Dreamhack. It will probably be streamed through the ESL channel at own3d or twitch like the other IEMs, and the VoDs should appear on IEM's youtube 1-2 days after the actual match. Let's try to keep the conversation about it in this thread. I will update the results as much as i can during the next 5 days. So here are the groups and the match-ups:

Group A - Finished

CLG ----------4-1, 2nd place
Dignitas ------ 4-1, 1st place
FnaticRaidCall 2-3, 5th place
aAa ----------3-2, 3rd place
ALTERNATE ---2-3, 4th place
Millenium -----0-5, 6th place

Group B - Finished

TSM ----- 2-3, 4th place
Curse ---- 3-2, 3rd place
SK gaming 4-1, 2nd place
EHOME --- 0-5, 6th place
M5 ------ 5-0, 1st place
Sypher -- 1-4, 5th place

(Times are all CET)

Tuesday, March 6

09:10 - Round 1.1: CLG vs. Dignitas || ------ Winner: -Dignitas- VOD1 / VOD2
10:20 - Round 1.2: aAa vs. ALTERNATE || -- Winner: ---aAa---- VOD
10:20 - Round 1.3: fnaticRC vs. Millenium || - Winner: -fnaticRC- VOD
11:30 - Round 2.3: CLG vs. ALTERNATE || --- Winner: ---CLG----
11:30 - Round 2.1: fnaticRC vs. Dignitas || -- Winner: -fnaticRC- VOD
11:30 - Round 2.2: aAa vs. Millenium || ------ Winner: ---aAa----
12:40 - Round 3.3: Dignitas vs. ALTERNATE || Winner: -Dignitas- VOD
12:40 - Round 3.2: CLG vs. Millenium || ------ Winner: ---CLG----
12:40 - Round 3.1: fnaticRC vs. aAa || ------ Winner: ---aAa---- VOD1 / VOD2
13:50 - Round 4.1: Dignitas vs. Millenium || -- Winner: -Dignitas- VOD
14:20 - Round 4.2: fnaticRC vs. ALTERNATE || Winner: ALTERNATE
15:30 - Round 4.3: CLG vs. aAa || ----------- Winner: ---CLG---- VOD (audio might be desynced)
16:45 - Round 5.1: fnaticRC vs. CLG || --------Winner: ---CLG---- VOD
16:50 - Round 5.2: aAa vs. Dignitas || ------- Winner: --Dignitas-
16:50 - Round 5.3: Millenium vs. ALTERNATE || Winner: ALTERNATE VOD

Wednesday March 7:

09:10 - Round 1.1: Team SoloMid vs. Curse || --- Winner: --Curse--- VOD
10:20 - Round 1.3: SK Gaming vs. Sypher || ----- Winner: SK Gaming VOD
10:20 - Round 1.2: Moscow 5 vs. EHOME || ------ Winner: ----M5---- VOD
11:30 - Round 2.1: SK Gaming vs. EHOME || ----- Winner: SK Gaming VOD
11:30 - Round 2.2: Team SoloMid vs. Sypher || -- Winner: ---TSM----
11:30 - Round 2.3: Moscow 5 vs. Curse || ------- Winner: ----M5----
12:40 - Round 3.1: Team SoloMid vs. Moscow 5 || Winner: ----M5---- VOD1: Part 1-Part 2 / VOD2
12:40 - Round 3.2: SK Gaming vs. Curse || ------- Winner: SK Gaming
12:40 - Round 3.3: Sypher vs. EHOME || --------- Winner: --Sypher-- VOD
13:50 - Round 4.1: Team SoloMid vs. EHOME || -- Winner: ---TSM---- VOD: Part 1 / Part 2
14:20 - Round 4.2: Sypher vs. Curse || ---------- Winner: ---Curse---
15:30 - Round 4.3: SK Gaming vs. Moscow 5 || --- Winner: ----M5---- VOD
16:45 - Round 5.1: Team SoloMid vs. SK Gaming || Winner: SK Gaming VOD
16:50 - Round 5.2: Moscow 5 vs. Sypher || ------ Winner: ----M5----
16:50 - Round 5.3: Curse vs. EHOME || ---------- Winner: ---Curse---

Quarterfinals - Finished

Thursday March 8:

9:10 - Quarterfinal #1 (Best of 3): CLG vs Curse || Winner: --CLG-- VODs Game 1 / Game 2
12:05 - Quarterfinal #2 (Best of 3): SK Gaming vs aAa || Winner: --aAa-- VODs Game 1 / Game 2: part 1 - Part 2 / Game 3: Part 1 - Part 2

Semifinals - Finished

Friday March 9:

9:10 - Semifinal #1 (Best of 3): aAa vs Dignitas || Winner = Dignitas VOD: Game 1&2
12:00 - Semifinal #2 (Best of 3): CLG vs M5 || Winner = --M5-- VODs: Game 1 / Game 2
15:20 - 3rd place match (Best of 3): CLG vs aAa || Winner = --CLG--

Grand Final

14:55 - Grand Final (Best of 3): Dignitas vs M5 || WINNER AND WORLD CHAMPION --M5--

This is where the games are streamed: Popout link // Direct link
These streams show the "off-stage" games that happen at the same time as the mainstage ones: AbsoluteTV stream, National ESL1
ESL's website http://www.esl.eu/eu/
Youtube VoDs here, here and here
And this is riot's webpage dedicated to the tournament http://iemhanover.leagueoflegends.com/ <- Picks and bans here

[Mortezu]

I have a feeling this is going to be a great tournament Lots of strong teams especially in Group B, will try to watch as many games as I can!

[Deleted]

if you're gonna post the results, please make it spoiler free!

[Restos3]

if you're gonna post the results, please make it spoiler free!

[spoiler] tags are there for a reason
Can't wait to see this, team comps are going to be crazy I tend to think.

I have no favorites, but TSM and CLG are the most fun streams I watch, so I'd go for that.

[Deleted]

I'd like to see a strong performance from TSM they've been sucking hard recently but then they always do before tourneys, thats mainly because i watch ToO he was a bit lackluster @ kiev but they are a talented bunch no doubt.

[meteo]

I'd like to see a strong performance from TSM they've been sucking hard recently but then they always do before tourneys, thats mainly because i watch ToO he was a bit lackluster @ kiev but they are a talented bunch no doubt.

Sometimes they show a real immature side of them. FAR too often they flame each other after a game... all while the stream(s) is/are still going. At least chaox seems to have learned "I don't think we should have this discussion on stream right now". I just hope that they can stop it and play well again.

[Nirawen]

Dates are a bit off dude, right days but wrong numbers . (http://www.esl-world.net/masters/sea...over/schedule/)

Should be awesome, looking forward to all the super-secret tactics they've said they were keeping for Hanover.

*edit* Spoiler tags seem to work for me

[thoukaia]

if you're gonna post the results, please make it spoiler free!

[spoiler] tags are there for a reason
Can't wait to see this, team comps are going to be crazy I tend to think.

I have no favorites, but TSM and CLG are the most fun streams I watch, so I'd go for that.

MMO-champion doesnt have actual spoiler tags like Reddit does, so i'll be doing it manually. After the editing the OP will look like this:

Round X.Y: Team Apple vs Team orange: Result

Fixed the dates on the OP, thanks Nirawen.

Spoiler tags seem to work for me

HOW??? WHAT IS THIS SORCERY???

[Restos3]

One question does come to mind: what team did APPLE lost to!

[Deleted]

MMO-champion doesnt have actual spoiler tags like Reddit does, so i'll be doing it manually. After the editing the OP will look like this:

Round X.Y: Team Apple vs Team orange: Result

Fixed the dates on the OP, thanks Nirawen.



HOW??? WHAT IS THIS SORCERY???

either way is fine. thanks for taking the time to do this post and making it spoiler free. appreciate it dude!

testings... ooo it's same as bold tag just with spoiler instead.

[Fencers]

Sometimes they show a real immature side of them. FAR too often they flame each other after a game... all while the stream(s) is/are still going. At least chaox seems to have learned "I don't think we should have this discussion on stream right now". I just hope that they can stop it and play well again.

Totally agree!! I felt they acted like kids (which they are) in most of the streams / pro league stuff I seen. Not a fan of tolerating that attitude.

[Kurdiern]

Just finished watching the Defense tournament for DotA2, great great great tourny. Finals were amazing. Lets hope I can get lucky enough to watch 2 great tournies in a row. Considering the potential and skill of teams here, most likely that will happen.

[LRIZ]

Oh nice, wonder if EHOME will put out some Ezreal play for the fans lol.

[Deleted]

Any1 else having considerable video stuttering and audio lag? Pretty anoying

[Deleted]

Any1 else having considerable video stuttering and audio lag? Pretty anoying

Had it around 2 hours ago, works just fine now though.

Edit: Isn't this part extremely exciting!?

[Restos3]

I'm surprised about CLG vs Dignitas =/
I'm even more surprised about fnatic. I wonder if they'll win it!

[Deleted]

The gifts they're tossing around? Nah not really :P I hope mine gets fixed.. dont really care about the stuff between matches but, watching a teamfight and it stops streaming, when you come back its over is anoying as feck

[Restos3]

CLG vs aAa is starting!

[Deleted]

CLG vs aAa is starting!

So one-sided :<

Doublelift is such a boss.

[Restos3]

Yeah, I think the same way.
Everyone in CLG is playing really well IMO. Jiji back on top? Maybe, I haven't seen Regi yet (stuck at work).