Intel Extreme Masters Fall 2021 Europe

Intel Extreme Masters Fall 2021 was a series of six individual tournaments, held in six regions of the world—Asia, the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. The European imprint of the tournament was held between September 29 and October 10, 2021, on LAN in Stockholm, Sweden. Twenty-four teams, twelve invited, with the other twelve qualifieng through a series of qualifiers, competing for {{usd|105000}}, 2015 ESL Pro Tour Points and nearly 19,000 regional major ranking points.{{cite web|url=https://www.intelextrememasters.com/season-16/fall/|title=The Final RMR – IEM Fall 2021|date=September 29 – October 10, 2021|publisher=Intel Extreme Masters|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011171015/https://www.intelextrememasters.com/season-16/fall/|archive-date=October 11, 2021|url-status=live}} It was the third and final Valve-sanctioned event of the year, to determine the participants of the sixteenth CSGO Major Championships, the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and the first since the Berlin major in September 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eight days prior, Valve released CSGO's eleventh Operation, Riptide, alongside two gameplay changes. Firstly, they blocked the visibility at the middle position on the map Dust 2{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/counter-strike-global-offensive-makes-a-big-change-to-dust-2-3052024|title='Counter-strike: Global Offensive' makes a big change to Dust 2|work=NME|last=Brown|first=Andy|date=September 22, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923191509/https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/counter-strike-global-offensive-makes-a-big-change-to-dust-2-3052024|url-status=live}} and made grenades dropable, a feature previously only available to all guns in the game. Due to the nature of IEM Fall 2021 being a Valve sanctioned event, it had to be played on the new patch including these changes.{{cite web|url=https://www.esportstalk.com/news/iem-fall-2021-will-be-played-on-new-csgo-update/|title=IEM Fall 2021 Will Be Played on New CSGO Update|last=Lubbers|first=Sebastian|work=Esports Talk|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017165632/https://www.esportstalk.com/news/iem-fall-2021-will-be-played-on-new-csgo-update/|url-status=live}}

;Desk hosts

• Tres "stunna" Saranthus

;Analyst

• Adam "Dinko" Hawthorne
• Janko "YNk" Paunović

;Commentators

• Alex "Machine" Richardson
• Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill

;Interviewer

• Pala Gilroy Sen

;Observers:

• Alexander "Rushly" Rush
• Bastian "UnknownFME" Faber
• Jake "Jak3y" Elton
• Ryan "ItsRandall" Randall
• Michael "MC" Campagna

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; margin-left:1em; float:right; clear:right; min-width:226p" ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Qualifier number}} ! scope="col" | Teams advanced
scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| August 28–29{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/6076/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-1|title=IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 1|work=HLTV|date=August 28–29, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184526/https://www.hltv.org/events/6076/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-1|url-status=live}} | 1 | align="left"| MAD Lions Fiend
scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| September 2–3{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/6077/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-2|title=IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 2|work=HLTV|date=September 2–3, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184526/https://www.hltv.org/events/6077/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-2|url-status=live}} | 2 | align="left"| Copenhagen Flames Movistar Riders
scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| September 4–5{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/6078/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-3|title=IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 3|work=HLTV|date=September 4–5, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184527/https://www.hltv.org/events/6078/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-3|url-status=live}} | 3 | align="left"| Endpoint AURA
scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| September 9–10{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/6079/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-4|title=IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 4|work=HLTV|date=September 9–10, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184523/https://www.hltv.org/events/6079/iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-4|url-status=live}} | 4 | align="left"| SAW OPAA

Intel Extreme Masters Fall 2021 Europe was preceded by four, open qualifier events, in which two teams each could advance to the closed qualifier, to determine the events finals twelve teams. The winners of the semi-finals, would advance to the closed qualifier. The first qualifier was held between August 28 and 29 and was won by European squad MAD Lions who overtook Polish team AVEZ 2-0 (16-12; 16-8{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2350943/mad-lions-vs-avez-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-1|title=MAD Lionz vs. AVEZ / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 1|work=HLTV|date=August 29, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184525/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2350943/mad-lions-vs-avez-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-1|url-status=live}}) and Bulgarian team Fiend, which won against French LDLC 2–1, (16-7; 12–16; 16-6{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2350963/ldlc-vs-fiend-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-1|title=LDLC vs. Fiend / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 1|work=HLTV|date=August 29, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006174756/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2350963/ldlc-vs-fiend-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-1|url-status=live}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/32262/mad-lions-fiend-secure-first-iem-fall-closed-qualifier-spots|title=MAD Lions, Fiend secure first IEM Fall closed qualifier spots|last=Švejda|first=Milan|work=HLTV|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=September 6, 2021|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902213824/https://www.hltv.org/news/32262/mad-lions-fiend-secure-first-iem-fall-closed-qualifier-spots|url-status=live}} In the second open qualifier, the Copenhagen Flames overtook Wisla Krakow 2-0 (16-11; 16–12),{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351039/wisla-krakow-vs-copenhagen-flames-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-2|title=Wisla Krakow vs. Copenhagen Flames / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 2|work=HLTV|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184524/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351039/wisla-krakow-vs-copenhagen-flames-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-2|url-status=live}} with Movistar Riders advancing, over cowana with a 2-0 (16-11; 16–12).{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351044/movistar-riders-vs-cowana-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-2|title=Movistar Riders vs. cowana / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 2|work=HLTV|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184529/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351044/movistar-riders-vs-cowana-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-2|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/32298/cph-flames-movistar-riders-advance-to-iem-fall-closed-qualifier|title=CPH Flames, Movistar Riders advance to IEM Fall closed qualifier|date=September 4, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006184525/https://www.hltv.org/news/32298/cph-flames-movistar-riders-advance-to-iem-fall-closed-qualifier|url-status=live}}

For the third open qualifier, more than "190 teams [have] signed up". Following three brackets, starting with a round of 64, sixteen teams again qualified, including LDLC and cowana, who previously failed in qualifier two.{{cite web|url=https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=events&d=brackets&id=1111|title=IEM Fall 2021 – Europe Open Qualifier #3|publisher=ESEA|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007164141/https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=events&d=brackets&id=1111|archive-date=October 7, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/32301/iem-fall-eu-qualifier-3-top-16-found-endpoint-ldlc-in-competition-for-closed-qualifier|title=IEM Fall EU Qualifier #3: Top 16 found; Endpoint, LDLC in competition for Closed Qualifier|work=HLTV|date=September 4, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007044355/https://www.hltv.org/news/32301/iem-fall-eu-qualifier-3-top-16-found-endpoint-ldlc-in-competition-for-closed-qualifier|url-status=live}} British team Endpoint won against Polish AVEZ, with a 2-0 (19-15; 16–7){{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351115/endpoint-vs-avez-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-3|title=Endpoint vs. AVEZ / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 3|work=HLTV|date=September 5, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007102658/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351115/endpoint-vs-avez-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-3|url-status=live}} and LDLC again could not make the cut, as they lost 2-0 (6-16; 13–16) to Swedish team AURA.{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351116/aura-vs-ldlc-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-3|title=LDLC vs. Aura / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 3|work=HLTV|date=September 5, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007053412/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351116/aura-vs-ldlc-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-3|url-status=live}} The fourth and final open qualifier had more than 250 teams sign up and started with a round of 256, where more popular teams directly advanced to the round of 128. Portuguese SAW overtook Danish AaB 2-0 (16-10; 16–12).{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351302/saw-vs-aab-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-4|title=SAW vs. AaB / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 4|work=HLTV|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007171749/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351302/saw-vs-aab-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-4|url-status=live}} Danish OPPA narrowly won against Finnish HAVU in a 2–1, with the final map Inferno going to overtime; (16-14; 2–16; 22–20).{{cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351291/opaa-vs-havu-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-4|title=OPAA vs. HAVU / IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 4|work=HLTV|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007171746/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2351291/opaa-vs-havu-iem-fall-2021-europe-open-qualifier-4|url-status=live}}

Through hundreds of teams, eight teams qualified for the closed and final qualifier for the event. The event started with a round of 16, where the winners of the individual matches would be qualified for IEM Fall 2021 Europe. The eight losing teams had to face each other in four more matches—Fiend, MAD Lions, fnatic and AURA, were the last teams to qualify.{{cite web|url=https://www.intelextrememasters.com/season-16/fall/results/#eu|title=IEM Fall 2021 Results|publisher=Intel Extreme Masters|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010193644/https://www.intelextrememasters.com/season-16/fall/results/|archive-date=October 10, 2021|url-status=live}}

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;Invited

• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Astralis
• Heroic
• OG
• mousesports
• Complexity Gaming
• DBL Poney
• FunPlus Phoenix
• Sprout
• G2 Esports
• BIG
• Team Vitality

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;Qualified

• AURA
• Copenhagen Flames
• Dignitas
• ENCE
• Endpoint
• Faze Clan
• Fiend
• fnatic
• MAD Lions
• Movistar Riders
• Sinners
• Skade

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|title=Group A

|for_against_style=none|hide_played=yes|ranking_style=wins|group_header=test

|team1=CF |team2=G2 |team3=BG |team4=ME |team5=FP |team6=AU

|result1=PL |result2=PL |result3=TIE |result4=DIS |result5=DIS |result6=DIS |result7=DIS |result8=DIS |result9=DIS

|win_CF=5 |loss_CF=0

|win_G2=4 |loss_G2=1

|win_BG=2 |loss_BG=3

|win_ME=2 |loss_ME=3

|win_FP=2 |loss_FP=3

|win_AU=0 |loss_AU=5

|col_PL=green2 |text_PL=Advanced to playoffs

|col_TIE=yellow2 |text_TIE=Advanced to 9-12th place tiebreakers

|col_DIS=red2 |text_DIS=Eliminated

|name_CF= Copenhagen Flames

|name_G2= G2 Esports

|name_BG= BIG

|name_ME= mousesports

|name_FP= FunPlus Phoenix

|name_AU= AURA

|update=complete

|source={{cite web |title=IEM Fall 2021 |url=https://www.intelextrememasters.com/season-16/fall/ |website=Intel Extreme Masters |access-date=October 20, 2021}}

}}

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|title=Group B

|for_against_style=none|hide_played=yes|ranking_style=wins|group_header=test

|team1=AU |team2=MR |team3=HE |team4=SE |team5=CG |team6=EP

|result1=PL |result2=PL |result3=TIE |result4=DIS |result5=DIS |result6=DIS |result7=DIS |result8=DIS |result9=DIS

|win_AU=5 |loss_AU=0

|win_MR=3 |loss_MR=2

|win_HE=3 |loss_HE=2

|win_SE=3 |loss_SE=2

|win_CG=1 |loss_CG=4

|win_EP=0 |loss_EP=5

|col_PL=green2 |text_PL=Advanced to playoffs

|col_TIE=yellow2 |text_TIE=Advanced to 9-12th place tiebreakers

|col_DIS=red2 |text_DIS=Eliminated

|name_AU= Astralis

|name_MR= Movistar Riders

|name_HE= Heroic

|name_SE= Sinners Esports

|name_CG= Complexity Gaming

|name_EP= Endpoint

|update=complete

|source=

}}

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|title=Group C

|for_against_style=none|hide_played=yes|ranking_style=wins|group_header=test

|team1=EN |team2=TV |team3=OG |team4=DG |team5=ML |team6=SP

|result1=PL |result2=PL |result3=TIE |result4=DIS |result5=DIS |result6=DIS |result7=DIS |result8=DIS |result9=DIS

|win_EN=4 |loss_EN=1

|win_TV=4 |loss_TV=1

|win_OG=3 |loss_OG=2

|win_DG=2 |loss_DG=3

|win_ML=2 |loss_ML=3

|win_SP=0 |loss_SP=5

|col_PL=green2 |text_PL=Advanced to playoffs

|col_TIE=yellow2 |text_TIE=Advanced to 9-12th place tiebreakers

|col_DIS=red2 |text_DIS=Eliminated

|name_EN= ENCE

|name_TV= Team Vitality

|name_OG= OG

|name_DG= Dignitas

|name_ML= MAD Lions

|name_SP= Sprout

|update=complete

|source=

}}

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|title=Group D

|for_against_style=none|hide_played=yes|ranking_style=wins|group_header=test

|team1=NP |team2=TF |team3=FZ |team4=DP |team5=SK |team6=FN

|result1=PL |result2=PL |result3=TIE |result4=DIS |result5=DIS |result6=DIS |result7=DIS |result8=DIS |result9=DIS

|win_NP=5 |loss_NP=0

|win_TF=3 |loss_TF=2

|win_FZ=3 |loss_FZ=2

|win_DP=2 |loss_DP=3

|win_SK=2 |loss_SK=3

|win_FN=0 |loss_FN=5

|col_PL=green2 |text_PL=Advanced to playoffs

|col_TIE=yellow2 |text_TIE=Advanced to 9-12th place tiebreakers

|col_DIS=red2 |text_DIS=Eliminated

|name_NP= Ninjas in Pyjamas

|name_TF= Team Fiend

|name_FZ= FaZe Clan

|name_DP= Double Poney

|name_SK= SKADE

|name_FN= fnatic

|update=complete

|source=

}}

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{{4TeamBracket

| sets = 3

| RD1 = Opening round

| RD2b = 11th-place decider

| RD1-seed1 = B

| RD1-seed2 = A

| RD1-team1 = Heroic

| RD1-team2 = BIG

| RD1-score1-1= 17

| RD1-score1-2= 9

| RD1-score1-3= —

| RD1-score2-1= 19

| RD1-score2-2= 16

| RD1-score2-3= —

| RD1-seed3 = C

| RD1-seed4 = D

| RD1-team3 = OG

| RD1-team4 = FaZe Clan

| RD1-score3-1= 10

| RD1-score3-2= 16

| RD1-score3-3= 14

| RD1-score4-1= 16

| RD1-score4-2= 4

| RD1-score4-3= 16

| RD2 = 9th-place decider

| RD2-seed1 = A

| RD2-seed2 = D

| RD2-team1 = BIG

| RD2-team2 = FaZe Clan

| RD2-score1-1= 9

| RD2-score2-2= 16

| RD2-score1-3= —

| RD2-score2-1= 16

| RD2-score1-2= 4

| RD2-score2-3= —

| RD2b-seed1 = B

| RD2b-seed2 = C

| RD2b-team1 = Heroic

| RD2b-team2 = OG

| RD2b-score1-1= 11

| RD2b-score2-2= 16

| RD2b-score1-3= —

| RD2b-score2-1= 16

| RD2b-score1-2= 8

| RD2b-score2-3= —

}}

{{8TeamBracket

| sets = 3/3/5

| RD1-seed1 = B

| RD1-seed2 = D

| RD1-team1 = Astralis

| RD1-team2 = Fiend

| RD1-score1-1= 16

| RD1-score2-1= 10

| RD1-score1-2= 16

| RD1-score2-2= 9

| RD1-score1-3= —

| RD1-score2-3= —

| RD1-seed3 = A

| RD1-seed4 = C

| RD1-team3 = G2 Esports

| RD1-team4 = ENCE

| RD1-score3-1= 8

| RD1-score4-1= 16

| RD1-score3-2= 16

| RD1-score4-2= 7

| RD1-score3-3= 18

| RD1-score4-3= 22

| RD1-seed5 = A

| RD1-seed6 = C

| RD1-team5 = Copenhagen Flames

| RD1-team6 = Team Vitality

| RD1-score5-1= 12

| RD1-score6-1= 16

| RD1-score5-2= 14

| RD1-score6-2= 16

| RD1-score5-3= —

| RD1-score6-3= —

| RD1-seed7 = D

| RD1-seed8 = B

| RD1-team7 = Ninjas in Pyjamas

| RD1-team8 = Movistar Riders

| RD1-score7-1= 16

| RD1-score8-1= 14

| RD1-score7-2= 16

| RD1-score8-2= 19

| RD1-score7-3= 16

| RD1-score8-3= 5

| RD2-seed1 = B

| RD2-seed2 = C

| RD2-team1 = Astralis

| RD2-team2 = ENCE

| RD2-score1-1= 4

| RD2-score2-1= 16

| RD2-score1-2= 7

| RD2-score2-2= 16

| RD2-score1-3= —

| RD2-score2-3= —

| RD2-seed3 = C

| RD2-seed4 = D

| RD2-team3 = Team Vitality

| RD2-team4 = Ninjas in Pyjamas

| RD2-score3-1= 16

| RD2-score4-1= 5

| RD2-score3-2= 9

| RD2-score4-2= 16

| RD2-score3-3= 2

| RD2-score4-3= 16

| RD3-seed1 = C

| RD3-seed2 = D

| RD3-team1 = ENCE

| RD3-team2 = Ninjas in Pyjamas

| RD3-score1-1= 8

| RD3-score2-1= 16

| RD3-score1-2= 16

| RD3-score2-2= 7

| RD3-score1-3= 14

| RD3-score2-3= 16

| RD3-score1-4= 6

| RD3-score2-4= 16

| RD3-score1-5= —

| RD3-score2-5= —

}}

{{4TeamBracket

| sets = 3

| RD1 = 5th–8th-place deciders

| RD2 =5th-place decider

| RD2b = 7th-place decider

| RD1-seed1 = A

| RD1-seed2 = D

| RD1-team1 = G2 Esports

| RD1-team2 = Fiend

| RD1-score1-1= 16

| RD1-score1-2= 16

| RD1-score1-3= —

| RD1-score2-1= 12

| RD1-score2-2= 2

| RD1-score2-3= —

| RD1-seed3 = B

| RD1-seed4 = A

| RD1-team3 = Movistar Riders

| RD1-team4 = Copenhagen Flames

| RD1-score3-1= 19

| RD1-score3-2= 16

| RD1-score3-3= —

| RD1-score4-1= 17

| RD1-score4-2= 8

| RD1-score4-3= —

| RD2-seed1 = A

| RD2-seed2 = B

| RD2-team1 = G2 Esports

| RD2-team2 = Movistar Riders

| RD2-score1-1= 16

| RD2-score2-1= 10

| RD2-score1-2= 8

| RD2-score2-2= 16

| RD2-score1-3= 14

| RD2-score2-3= 16

| RD2b-seed1 = D

| RD2b-seed2 = A

| RD2b-team1 = Fiend

| RD2b-team2 = Cop. Flames

| RD2b-score1-1= 16

| RD2b-score2-1= 19

| RD2b-score1-2= 25

| RD2b-score2-2= 28

| RD2b-score1-3= —

| RD2b-score2-3= —

}}

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The final of IEM Fall 2021 Europe started on October 10, 17:00 CET between Ninjas in Pyjamas and ENCE. NIP were already qualified as a legend for the major, while ENCE already accumulated enough points to start in the challengers category. The final was the sole match of the tournament to be played as a best of five. Due to the map pool being seven maps, the teams had to play most of the maps. NIP banned Vertigo, while ENCE did not want to play Inferno. NIP picked Overpass and Ancient, while ENCE chose Mirage and Nuke. Dust 2 was left over.

ENCE started map one, Overpass, strong with a win of the pistol round. NIP fought right back, killing their enemies for the next three rounds and the bomb exploding once. NIP closed out the first half with a 10–5. The second half started strong for ENCE who were able to eliminate the enemy team in the first three rounds. However, in round nineteen, NIP were able to turn the match around dominating ENCE for six consecutive weeks, winning the match 16–8. NIP's dev1ce lead all players with 26 kills, with ENCE's Spinx made 20 kills. On ENCE's first map pick Mirage, NIP heavily struggled against them. In the first half, NIP were only able to convert four rounds. The second started better for NIP winning the pistol and the following two rounds, but ENCE were able to win every round starting in round 19, ultimately ending the map with a 16–7 scoreline. The only member to have an above average HLTV rating was hampus with 1.25, while the entire ENCE squad had a rating above hampus'.

NIP went into their second map Ancient as the favorites, based on the team's performance on the map in EPL XIV and IEM Fall. The Ninjas won the first pistol round and the following two rounds, but ENCE were able to convert the first proper gun round to five consecutive wins, bringing the scoreline to 5–3. The remainder of the first half saw a back and forth, with the final score at half time being 8 to 7 for ENCE. With the win of the pistol round, ENCE used its momentum winning the first five rounds of half two. Through a win in round 21, NIP were able to pick up the pace evening bringing the scoreline to a 15–13. ENCE were able to convert the following round, but succumb to NIP in round thirty. On the fourth and final map Nuke, NIP went up to an incredible start, winning 11 out of the first four rounds. The second half started good for ENCE. While they lost the pistol round, they were able to convert a force buy in round 17 to another win the following round, bringing the score line to 6–12. NIP followed with pistol only eco round win and following round 19, ENCE looked overwhelmed and were not able to convert a single round in their favor again. NIP won Nuke 16–6, winning the series 3–1 over ENCE. Over the four map series, dev1ce achieved the most kills and had the highest HLTV rating, with 1.36.

For winning IEM Fall 2021 Europe, Ninjas in Pyjamas received {{usd|27500}} (26,1 %) of the prize pool. Through their performance, NIP received 2500 RMR points, for a total of 3988 points, making them Europe's best-performing team. NIP were also awarded with 500 EPT points, placing them eighth on the leaderboard for IEM Katowice 2022, with 1960 points{{cite web|url=https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/csgo/katowice/|title=ESL Pro Tour Ranking|publisher=ESL|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012190941/https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/csgo/katowice/|archive-date=October 12, 2021|url-status=dead}} NIP's AWPer Nicolai 'dev1ce' Reedtz was awarded the most valuable player (MVP) for the tournament, both by HLTV and ESL, his first since joining the Swedish squad in April 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.esports.com/en/device-gets-his-first-mvp-trophy-with-nip-283109|title=Device gets his first MVP trophy with NIP|last=Polhamus|first=Blaine|work=esports.com|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017165603/https://www.esports.com/en/device-gets-his-first-mvp-trophy-with-nip-283109|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/csgo/mvp/|title=DHL MVP – ESL Pro Tour|access-date=October 17, 2021|publisher=ESL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012191021/https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/csgo/mvp/|archive-date=October 12, 2021|url-status=live}} For dev1ce it was the 29th major trophy, while REZ received his second one. For LNZ, Plopski and hampus it was the first one.{{cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1172867416|title=LIVE: Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. ENCE – IEM Fall 2021 – Grand Final – EU|publisher=ESL|via=Twitch|date=October 10, 2021|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011154314/https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1172867416|url-status=live}} NIP received one of the three Legends spot at the major; the other two were won by Vitality and G2.{{cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/all-teams-qualified-for-2021-pgl-stockholm-major|title=All teams qualified for 2021 PGL Stockholm Major|last1=Biazzi|first1=Leonardo|last2=Michael|first2=Cafe|work=dot eSports|date=October 10, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010072417/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/all-teams-qualified-for-2021-pgl-stockholm-major|url-status=live}}

Movistar Riders became the first Spanish squad to qualify for a CSGO major.{{cite web|url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/11/nip-erster-bei-iem-fall-copenhagen-flames-mit-sensation|title=NiP Erster bei IEM Fall - Copenhagen Flames mit Sensation|trans-title=NIP first at IEM Fall – Sensation from Copenhagen Flames|publisher=Deutsche Presse-Agentur|via=Zeit|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=de|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012041922/https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/11/nip-erster-bei-iem-fall-copenhagen-flames-mit-sensation|url-status=live}} On October 9, fnatic benched it's AWPer Jack 'JackinhO' Ström Mattsson, citing poor results in the last months.{{cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/fnatic-bench-jackinho-smooya-to-stand-in-as-the-team-looks-for-a-replacement|title=Fnatic benches Jackinho, smooya to stand in as the team looks for a replacement|last=Miter|first=Mateusz|work=dot eSports|date=October 9, 2021|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010072439/https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/fnatic-bench-jackinho-smooya-to-stand-in-as-the-team-looks-for-a-replacement|url-status=live}} fnatic enlisted Owen '⁠smooya⁠' Butterfield from Movistar Riders, before announcing his signing on October 15.{{cite web|url=https://www.talkesport.com/news/csgo/fnatic-bench-%E2%81%A0jackinho%E2%81%A0-smooya-to-stand-in/|title=Fnatic bench ⁠Jackinho⁠, Smooya to stand-in|work=Talk Esports|date=October 12, 2021|access-date=October 16, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017165617/https://www.talkesport.com/news/csgo/fnatic-bench-%E2%81%A0jackinho%E2%81%A0-smooya-to-stand-in/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/csgo-awper-smooya-joins-fnatic-on-trial-1676085/|title=CSGO AWPer smooya joins Fnatic on trial|work=Dexerto|last=Mira|first=Luís|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 16, 2021|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015120109/https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/csgo-awper-smooya-joins-fnatic-on-trial-1676085/|url-status=live}} On October 11, FunPlus Phoenix announced that Hunter 'Lucid' Tucker had left the organization, due to "time zone difference with the team, with the hours affecting his mental health and sleep schedule."{{cite web|url=http://www.dust2.us/News/4985-funplus-phoenix-part-ways-with-lucid|title=FunPlus Phoenix part ways with Lucid|work=Dust2US|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012004156/http://www.dust2.us/News/4985-funplus-phoenix-part-ways-with-lucid|url-status=live}} According to eSports Charts, the tournament had an average viewership per series of 115,000.{{cite web|url=https://escharts.com/tournaments/csgo/iem-season-xvi-fall|title=IEM Season XVI Fall Europe Viewership Stats|work=eSports Charts|access-date=October 14, 2021|archive-date=October 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004211428/https://escharts.com/tournaments/csgo/iem-season-xvi-fall|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}

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