CS2 IEM Katowice 2025: Teams, schedule, and more

The IEM Katowice 2025 is set to be a landmark event in the Counter-Strike 2 esports calendar. Scheduled from January 29, 2025, to February 9, 2025, this tournament will feature 24 of the best teams from around the world competing for a total prize pool of $1,000,000. The event will be held at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland — a renowned venue for hosting esports competitions.

CS2 IEM Katowice 2025: Teams, schedule, and prize pool

The IEM Katowice 2025 will commence with a Play-In stage, where 16 teams will fight for a spot in the Group Stage. The top eight teams from this stage will advance along with eight other directly invited teams — culminating in a total of 16 teams in the Group Stage. Finally, the six best teams in the world will fight for glory in the Playoffs. The $1 million prize pool distribution is as follows:

• 1st place: $400,000
• 2nd place: $180,000
• 3rd place: $100,000
• 4th place: $50,000
• 5th-6th place: $40,000 each
• 7th-8th place: $24,000 each
• 9th-12th place: $16,000 each
• 13th-12th place: $10,000 each
• 17th-20th place: $4,500 each
• 21st-24th place: $2,500 each

Participants

Here are all the teams directly qualified for the Group Stage:

• G2 Esports: huNter-, m0NESY, malbsMd, Snax, HeavyGod
• Team Spirit: chopper, magixx, zont1x, donk, sh1ro
• The MongolZ: bLitz, Techno4K, 910, mzinho, Senzu
• Team Vitality: apEX, ZywOo, flameZ, mezii, ropz
• FaZe Clan: rain, broky, karrigan, frozen, EliGE
• MOUZ: torzsi, xertioN, Jimpphat, Brollan, xelex
• Natus Vincere: b1t, Aleksib, jL, iM, w0nderful
• Team Falcons: Magisk, NiKo, TeSeS, kyxsan, degster

Here are all the teams who qualified for the Play-In Stage:

• Team Liquid: NAF, Twistzz, ultimate, jks, NertZ
• FURIA Esports: yuurih, KSCERATO, FalleN, chelo, skullz
• paiN Gaming: biguzera, kauez, nqz, snow, dav1deuS

Schedule and results

Play-In Stage (Jan 29, 2025 to Jan 31, 2025)

The opening matches for the Play-In Stage are scheduled as follows:

• Team Liquid vs HEROIC: 0-0
• Complexity vs Eternal Fire: 0-0

Group Stage (February 1, 2025 to February 4, 2025)

The Group Stage will consist of 16 teams divided into two groups of eight. Each group will play a round-robin format. The opening matches for the Group Stage are scheduled as follows:

• G2 Esports vs TBD: 0-0
• Team Falcons vs TBD: 0-0

Playoffs (February 5, 2025, to February 9, 2025)

Плей-офф пройдет с участием шести лучших команд из группового этапа, соревнующихся в одиночной системе выбывания. IEM Katowice 2025 завершится 9 февраля 2025 года.

Где смотреть

Если вас интересует, вы можете смотреть CS2 IEM Katowice 2025 на следующих платформах:

• Counter-Strike 2 IEM Katowice 2025 на Twitch
• Counter-Strike 2 IEM Katowice 2025 на YouTube

Также будет много неофициальных просмотров на разных языках как на Twitch, так и на YouTube.