IEM Dallas 2025 CS2: Schedule, results, teams, and more

The road to this year’s first CS2 Major is heating up, as the IEM Dallas 2025 shapes up to be a preview for some of the world’s strongest teams clashing from May 19 to 25.

Team Vitality, fresh off their Intel Extreme Masters Grand Slam victory, aims to sustain their winning streak in a tough 16-team field. But the Niko and m0NESY-led Team Falcons are hungry for revenge after falling short in back-to-back nail-biting grand final encounters against Vitality at IEM Melbourne and Blast Rivals Spring.

The event also marks a huge moment in CS2 history, as s1mple, often called the GOAT of Counter-Strike, makes his debut for FaZe Clan.

IEM Dallas 2025 is seen as the final litmus test before the BLAST.tv Austin Major the following week. So, expect to witness fiery matches, especially once the playoffs get going at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

Here’s all you need to know about IEM Dallas 2025.

IEM Dallas 2025 teams and format

Here are the 16 competing teams:

• Team Vitality
• Team Falcons
• FaZe Clan
• MOUZ
• G2 Esports
• Team Liquid
• The MongolZ
• FURIA
• Aurora Gaming
• NRG
• HEROIC
• GamerLegion
• 3DMAX
• BC.Game Esports
• Legacy
• Lynn Vision Gaming

Teams are divided into two GSL groups, battling in best-of-three matches under a double elimination format. The top three teams from each group advance to the playoffs, while the rest are eliminated. This is how the teams are grouped:

Group stage winners directly advance to the semifinals. Runners-up enter the quarterfinals as the high seeds, while third-place teams become the low seeds.

All matches in the single-elimination playoffs are best-of-three. The two remaining teams battle in a best-of-five grand final series.

IEM Dallas 2025 schedule and results

Playoffs

May 23 (Friday) – Quarterfinals

• 1:15pm CT | 8:15pm CEST: MongolZ 2-0 Aurora
  • 13-11 Dust 2
  • 13-6 Mirage
• 4:15pm CT | 11:15pm CEST: Falcons 2-1 GamerLegion
  • 13-8 Ancient
  • 9-13 Nuke
  • 13-8 Inferno

The MongolZ and Team Falcons advance to the semifinals.

Aurora Gaming and GamerLegion are eliminated.

May 24 (Saturday) – Semifinals

• 1:15pm CT | 8:15pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 MongolZ
  • 13-11 Inferno
  • 13-11 Nuke
• 4:15pm CT | 11:15pm CEST: Vitality 2-1 Falcons
  • 13-7 Dust 2
  • 6-13 Train
  • 13-11 Inferno

MOUZ and Team Vitality advance to the grand final.

The MongolZ and Team Falcons are eliminated.

May 25 (Sunday) – Grand final

• 2pm CT | 9pm CEST: Vitality 3-0 MOUZ
  • 13-11 Dust 2
  • 13-9 Mirage
  • 13-8 Inferno

Team Vitality win IEM Dallas 2025.

Group stage

May 19 (Monday)

Group A round 1

• 11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST: 3DMAX 1-2 GamerLegion
  • 13-4 Anubis
  • 9-13 Ancient
  • 11-13 Nuke
• 2pm CT | 9pm CEST: Vitality 2-0 Legacy
  • 13-5 Inferno
  • 13-11 Dust 2
• 4:30pm CT | 11:30pm CEST: LVG 0-2 G2
  • 6-13 Nuke
  • 9-13 Inferno
• 7pm CT | 2am, May 20 CEST: MongolZ 2-0 FURIA
  • 13-7 Anubis
  • 13-7 Mirage

Group B round 1

• 11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST: Liquid 2-0 FaZe
  • 13-10 Ancient
  • 13-10 Inferno
• 2pm CT | 9pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 BC.Game
  • 13-9 Dust 2
  • 13-9 Mirage
• 4:30pm CT | 11:30pm CEST: NRG 0-2 Falcons
  • 5-13 Train
  • 5-13 Nuke
• 7pm CT | 2am, May 20 CEST: Aurora 1-2 HEROIC
  • 13-9 Dust 2
  • 10-13 Anubis
  • 6-13 Mirage

May 20 (Tuesday)

Group A lower bracket quarterfinals

• 10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: Legacy 1-2 3DMAX
  • 17-19 Inferno
  • 13-5 Dust 2
  • 11-13 Anubis
• 6pm CT | 1am, May 21 CEST: FURIA 2-0 LVG
  • 13-10 Dust 2
  • 13-6 Anubis

Legacy and Lynn Vision Gaming are eliminated.

Group A upper bracket semifinals

• 1pm CT | 8pm CEST: Vitality 2-0 GamerLegion
  • 13-9 Mirage
  • 13-10 Nuke
• 6pm CT | 1am, May 21 CEST: MongolZ 2-0 G2
  • 13-4 Inferno
  • 13-7 Dust 2

Team Vitality and The MongolZ secure their playoff spots.

Group B lower bracket quarterfinals

• 10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: BC.Game 0-2 FaZe
  • 10-13 Mirage
  • 4-13 Anubis
• 3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: Aurora 2-0 NRG
  • 13-4 Inferno
  • 13-4 Nuke

BC.Game and NRG are eliminated.

Group B upper bracket semifinals

• 1pm CT | 8pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 Liquid
  • 13-8 Inferno
  • 13-2 Train
• 3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: HEROIC 1-2 Falcons
  • 9-13 Ancient
  • 16-13 Nuke
  • 3-13 Dust 2

MOUZ and Team Falcons secure their playoff spots.

May 21 (Wednesday)

Group B lower bracket semifinals

• 10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: HEROIC 2-1 FaZe
  • 9-13 Ancient
  • 13-7 Anubis
  • 16-14 Mirage
• 10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: Liquid 0-2 Aurora
  • 7-13 Inferno
  • 9-13 Dust 2

FaZe Clan and Team Liquid are eliminated.

Group A lower bracket semifinals

• 1pm CT | 8pm CEST: G2 2-1 3DMAX
  • 13-3 Inferno
  • 10-13 Dust 2
  • 13-9 Nuke
• 1pm CT | 8pm CEST: GamerLegion 2-1 FURIA
  • 13-9 Train
  • 6-13 Mirage
  • 13-8 Nuke

3DMAX and FURIA are eliminated.

Group B upper bracket final

• 3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 Falcons
  • 13-4 Dust 2
  • 16-12 Mirage

MOUZ secure semifinal spot, Team Falcons get quarterfinal high seed.

Group B lower bracket final

• 3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: HEROIC 1-2 Aurora
  • 13-3 Train
  • 8-13 Dust 2
  • 9-13 Mirage

Aurora Gaming advance as quarterfinal low seed. HEROIC are eliminated.

Group A upper bracket final

• 6pm CT | 1am CEST, May 22: Vitality 2-1 MongolZ
  • 13-10 Inferno
  • 7-13 Nuke
  • 13-11 Mirage

Team Vitality secure semifinal spot, The MongolZ get quartefinal high seed.

Group A lower bracket final

• 6pm CT | 1am CEST, May 22: G2 1-2 GamerLegion
  • 11-13 Ancient
  • 13-10 Mirage
  • 10-13 Nuke

GamerLegion advance as quarterfinal low seed, G2 Esports are eliminated.

IEM Dallas 2025 final rankings

Where to watch IEM Dallas 2025

Catch all the matches live on ESL’s official streaming channels:

• Twitch Stream A
• Twitch Stream B
• YouTube