Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 will be the hundredth tournament in the IEM series. The first tournament was held back in 2007, with a prize pool of €92,000.

For over 17 years, IEM has been building esports in Counter-Strike together with all community members. Let's recall the most significant events from these championships.

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The very first championship under the IEM brand was held in Hanover and was called Intel Extreme Masters I. As we mentioned earlier, its prize pool was €92,000. The winners were Team Pentagram, featuring renowned players such as NEO, TaZ, and kuben.

The 16th league became the most event-packed due to the RMR events for all regions in 2021, such as Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Fall. In total, 10 championships were held.

Over the course of these championships, a total of $19,760,420 has been played out, and this is only in Counter-Strike. They also hold tournaments in LoL, WarCraft, and Starcraft II.

The Swedish organization FNATIC has won the most IEM series tournaments, becoming champions in 9 of them and also finishing second 4 times. The last championship won by FNATIC was the Intel Extreme Masters XII - World Championship, held in 2018.

Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 will start on May 27 and end on June 2, with a prize pool of $250,000. A total of 16 teams will participate in the championship.