ESL has announced the details for Intel Extreme Masters Season 11. The tournament series is returning to Katowice, Poland for the 2017 World Championship, this time running over two weekends with more than $600,000 in prizing–the highest prize pool for an IEM event to date.

The League of Legends finals will be hosted in the Spodek Arena on February 25-26. The finals for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and StarCraft II tournaments will follow on March 3-5 in both the Spodek Arena and the International Convention Center next to it. ESL has not detailed how the prize pool will be split yet.

IEM Expo will be hosted alongside the competitive events on March 3-5 at the International Convention Center. Attendees can partake in different activities including free-to-play zones, Meet & Greet events, concerts, and raffles.

General admission to IEM Katowice will be free, and early admission tickets will be available for purchase on December 15. There will be a variety of passes on offer, including one-day tickets, weekend passes, premium tickets, and God Mode, which features a stay in a 5-star hotel room, access to the VIP area, catering, and other benefits. ESL will announced more details closer to date.

The most recent event in the series, IEM Oakland, featured League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments. It was the second event in Season 11 and is closely followed by IEM Gyeonggi on December 16-18. IEM Gyeonggi will have both League of Legends and StarCraft II tournaments.



