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Our infographic has all the info you could ever want about this weekend’s LoL action in Katowice.
IEM Katowice’s LoL event is done for another year
© ESL / Helena Kristiansson
Well that was certainly something. The usually stellar Intel Extreme Masters had a bit of a rough ride during the first weekend of its 2017 event, with tech issues and team dropouts leaving many questioning what has happened to one of the best non-Riot events in the League of Legends scene.
But now with everything said and done for this season we can look back and agree that international LoL competitions – so rare an occasion – always turn out to be thrilling.
Of course, with any event of this size there is a ton of data to sift through once it all comes to a close.
We saw EU teams beat Korean teams, and then we saw the LMS crush all comers, with Flash Wolves eventually taking the win after one of the longest days in competitive LoL history thanks to their mastering of the tournament meta.
The EU LCS put up a very good fight, taking two of the top four places, but ultimately the best Europe had to offer still couldn't overcome the Asian teams.
Intel Extreme Masters infographic
© ESL/Stats supplied by inygon.com
The clashing of multiple regions always brings with it some interesting picks, and while this event certainly wasn't as extreme as some there were more than a few interesting picks and bans, or lack thereof.
Graves came back in the jungle, which we are a massive fan of, while LeBlanc was pretty much nowhere to be seen after being banned in all but three games. Ashe continued to be pretty good for teams, with only one loss in six appearances while Jhin was picked a whopping 19 times, although his win rate was considerably worse than Ashe’s.
PerkZ took our MVP award, and the stats backed it up, with him locking in the most kills of the event with 59. H2k’s bot lane also had a great time with Chei locking in the most assists with 77 and Nuclear grabbing the most CS with 3,832. However it was Flash Wolves’ SwordArt who took home the highest KDA of the event, with a massive 8.22.
With their win in the final Flash Wolves took home $70,000, not bad for a weekend’s work, but G2 also grabbed a solid $30,000 while Rox and H2K received $15,000 each.
The other teams may not have made as much as they would have liked from the IEM weekend, but they did get vital international match experience, even if it will probably be the only experience they get this year for some of the teams that are struggling in their local competitions.
So there you have it: all the important stats from the biggest Intel Extreme Masters event yet. There were shocks and surprises, a new meta and top quality action, and we can’t wait to see how that all feeds back into the regional leagues for the rest of the split.
LoL at IEM may be over for another season, but we really hope to see it return for next year bigger and better than ever.
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