A weekend of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne action kicks off on Friday the 18th of December at the ESL studios in Germany, where six great League of Legends teams from around the world will battle it out for the Intel Extreme Masters trophy and their share of a US$50,000 prize pool.

The brackets



The brackets for the tournament are as follows:

Dignitas vs. QG Reapers

Cloud9 vs. H2k

Fnatic vs. the winner of Dignitas vs. QG Reapers

The winner of Cloud9 vs. H2k vs. Ever

The schedule



All times are in CET. All playoff matches are a best of three except for the grand final, which is a best of five.

Friday, December 18th

17:00 to 20:00 - Dignitas vs. QG Reapers

20:00 to 23:30 - Cloud9 vs. H2k

Saturday, December 19th

17:00 to 20:00 - Fnatic vs. the winner of Dignitas vs. QG Reapers

20:00 to 23:30 - Ever vs. the winner of Cloud9 vs. H2k

Sunday, December 20th

18:00 to 23:00 - Grand final

The battle commences next weekend



Intel Extreme Masters Cologne begins on Friday the 18th of December at 17:00 CET. There are no more tickets available, so be sure to join us online over at our Twitch stream for all the action.

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