Earlier today, the groups for Intel Extreme Masters 5 European Championship Finals were drawn. 12 teams will battle it out for over $50,000 in cash as they decend upon Kiev, Ukraine. Of those 12 teams, only 7 will advance to the IEM Grand Finals. Because of the odd number of advancing teams, the 4th place team in each group will battle it out to move on.
| Group A | Group B |
 MYM |
 Cph Wolves |
 eSahara |
Full-Gaming |
 mousesports |
Alternate |
 SK Gaming |
 Natus Vincere |
 Frag eXecutors |
fnatic |
| mTw |
Lions |
The European Championship will take place at the Kiev CyberSport Arena on January 20-23, 2011.