IEM V World Championships with $145,000

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Feb 17, 2011 20:08

ESL have announced a whopping $145,000 prize pot for their IEM V World Championships

The Electronic Sport League have announced that there will be a prize pot of $145,000 at their upcoming IEM V World Championship Finals. The pot will be split between the four titles of Counter-Strike, QuakeLive, StarCraft II and the recently added League of Legends, 80,000 of which will go in favour of the Counter-Strike tournament.

In comparison to last years world finals, there has been a decrease of $25,000, with Counter-Strike seeing their pot drop by $16,000. On the other hand, QuakeLive's pot will see an increase, but of just $800.

The finals will take place in eleven days time at CeBiT in Hannover, Germany, from March 1-5.

Quick Information

Date: 1-5 March
Location: CeBit in Hanover, Germany
Games: Counter-Strike, StarCraft II, QuakeLive & League of Legends
Prize Pot: $145,000

Prize Distribution

Counter-Strike ($80,000)
1st. $35,000
2nd. $17,000
3rd. $8,500
4th. $4,000
5/6th. $2,500
5/6th. $2,500
7/8th. $1,750
7/8th. $1,750
9/10th. $1,750
9/10th. $1,750
11/12th. $1,750
11/12th. $1,750

QuakeLive ($20,000)
1st. $8,500
2nd. $4,000
3rd. $2,500
4th. $1,400
5/6th. $600
5/6th. $600
7/8th. $400
7/8th. $400
9/10th. $400
9/10th. $400
11/12th. $400
11/12th. $400

StarCraft II ($30,000)
1st. $13,000
2nd. $6,500
3rd. $4,000
4th. $2,500
5/6th. $800
5/6th. $800
7/8th. $400
7/8th. $400
9/10th. $400
9/10th. $400
11/12th. $400
11/12th. $400

League of Legends ($13,500)
1st. $4,750
2nd. $2,750
3rd. $2,250
4th. $1,750
(+ $200 per win)

Source: ESL-World.net