IEM Katowice 2018

Format

 * 16 teams
 * 9 teams invited
 * 3 teams from North America
 * 3 teams from Europe
 * 3 teams from Asia
 * 7 teams from regional qualifiers
 * 3 teams from Closed North American Qualifier
 * 3 teams from Closed European Qualifier
 * 1 team from South American Qualifier
 * Points awarded based on finishing position and kills
 * Winner based on net point score

Points Breakdown
Points are awarded based on finishing position and kills as follows:
 * Every kill is worth 10 points

Participants

 * 1 Rogue acquires the roster and slot of Airstation Mike.

Results1

 * 1 Due to bug use by Bahawaka of OpTic Gaming in Game 8, the team is disqualified from that game. They earn 0 points and all teams that finished below OpTic Gaming were moved up one finishing position and had their points adjusted accordingly. These results reflect that. Before the disqualification, OpTic Gaming had finished in 3rd with with 360 points and 12 kills in Game 8.

Streams

 * usuk Twitch

Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts. Please note that frequently Chinese viewership numbers are inflated from actual values.

Announcements

 * Announcing the PUBG Invitational at IEM Katowice! - intelextrememasters.com
 * Updates to the PUBG Invitational at IEM Katowice Tournament Format - intelextrememasters.com
 * Meet the broadcast team for the PUBG Invitational at #IEM Katowice! - twitter.com