Unmissable for CS fans: win free tickets & flights to IEM Cologne, a VIP pass & a special edition laptop!

Enter with the chance to see the IEM final at The Cathedral Of Counter-Strike, or just take advantage of Acer’s promotional deals

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Acer is running a competition that not only gives you VIP access to one of the biggest Counter-Strike tournaments in the world: IEM Cologne, but also the chance to win a unique, commemorative gaming laptop as well!

All tickets for this event are sold out, so this is the only way you’ll be able to get a chance to see the best CS players on the globe compete in Cologne this year. Read further down the page for more details of how to enter the competition, the prizes you can win, and of the tournament itself.

Alongside the competition, Acer are also running a promotional campaign deal where you can get some free additional extras if you purchase either an Acer Predator laptop or desktop gaming PC. Read more on this towards the bottom of this page.

The competition

Everyone who enters the competition will be put into a random draw and there will be one lucky winner. The winner will be contacted using their provided details (possibly by email so check those spam/junk folders!) and have 7 days to respond and claim their prize or it may be forfeited.

What can you win?

The single winner of the competition will be given the following:

• 2 x VIP trip with Premium Tickets to the show
• Free flights plus accommodation for the duration of the event
• £300 spending money
• 100th IEM Special Edition Acer Predator Helios Neo (laser engraved)
• IEM collectors coin & IEM pin

So not only do you get to go and see this incredible event, but you can bring someone else along with you and both enjoy free flights and accommodation to the event, plus free VIP access!

We don’t yet know what the exact specifications of the Acer Predator Helios Neo (whether it’s a 14-inch or 16-inch model and what GPU, CPU etc. it comes equipped with) but we can tell you that we were very impressed with last years Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 in our review, and that any gaming laptop is likely to be worth a great deal of money, particularly a unique collector’s item like this!

How do you enter?

For a chance to win all the above prizes you must sign up to participate before the close of the 11th of August. The competition went live on the 29th of July so you can enter right now. Simply click here, follow the instructions and complete and submit the online form, and submit yourself to any verification checks. You can only enter the competition once, and any attempts to cheat using alternative emails/accounts will result in disqualification!

What is IEM Cologne?

‘Intel Extreme Masters: Cologne’ is the biggest non-Major (i.e. not sponsored by Valve) event for the game in the world. As the name suggests IEM competitions are sponsored by Intel and cover Counter-Strike 2 and StarCraft II events, with the annual Cologne competition being the biggest one. Taking place at the Lanxess Arena, you can expect the crowd at this event to number around the 15,000 mark!

24 teams will be competing in Cologne for a prize pool of $1,000,000, with the 1st place team claiming $400,000 and automatic qualification into the almost as big IEM Katowice 2025 tournament. You can read more about the teams that are competing and the scheduling of the event here.

When is IEM Cologne?

The tournament will be running from Friday 16th August – Sunday 18th August. Friday will see the Quarterfinals, Saturday the Semifinals, and Sunday the Grand Final, preceded by a Showmatch. There will be a 15 minute Opening Ceremony each day before the matches take place.

Guaranteed promotional deals on Acer gaming PCs & laptops

Although the results of the competition are up to the fates to decide, you can guarantee yourself some great savings if you decide to pull the trigger on an qualifying Acer Predator laptop or Acer Predator gaming PC.

If you buy one of these products and complete the necessary steps between 1st August – 30th September, 2024, then you can claim two of the following free gifts:

• 3 Year Warranty on the device you’ve purchased (worth up to £69.99)
• Acer Predator controller (worth up to £59.99)
• Acer Predator Cestus mouse (worth up to £59.99)
• Acer Predator mousepad (worth up to £49.99)

Eligible Acer Predator laptops include Acer Predator Helios and Triton models of 14-inch, 16-inch, and 18-inch screen sizes with an array of different Nvidia 40-series graphics cards and Intel processors. Eligible Predator desktops include the various different Orion Series models (3000, 5000, 7000, and X POX-950). The T&Cs of the competition stipulate that ‘Any New Predator Laptop or Desktop’ is eligible although this does contradict the instructions in the FAQs section so we recommend emailing [email protected] or using the ‘Contact Us’ button on the competition page if you’re unsure.

To enter you must click on the Register button on this page then fill out the pop-up form with your personal details, plus provide the Serial Number/Part Number that should be visible on a sticker on the packaging of your device, as well as where you bought it from. You will also need to upload photographic evidence of this information on the packaging, showing: the ‘name of the store, date of the purchase, name/Part Number of the purchased device.’

Your bonus items can take up to a maximum of 90 business days for you to receive them, but typically take 1-3 weeks.