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The Spodek Arena stage lights up in front of fans for the IEM Katowice 2024 grand final.
Photo by Helena Kristiansson via ESL

IEM Katowice 2025: Schedule, results, standings, and more

Poland hosts Counter-Strike's greatest for yet another time.

There are a few places that are sacred in Counter-Strike 2’s esports scene, like the Spodek, the heart of IEM Katowice. This year, the best teams from all around the world are once again gathering in Poland to compete in the historic tournament.

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From 2025 onwards, CS2 tournament organizers must comply with Valve’s new rules. One of them is that most invites for pivotal events have to be distributed based on Valve’s Global Standings. The case is no different with IEM Katowice 2025, which will feature the top 24 squads from around the world.

IEM Katowice 2025 format, explained

Luckily, the format for IEM Katowice 2025 hasn’t changed when compared to the last few years. There are two parts of the tournament: play-in and group stage. Eight best teams received a direct invite to the latter, while the remaining 16 have to battle it out in the play-in stage first.

Team Spirit's CS2 team lift the IEM Katowice trophy as the crowd celebrates.
Spirit return to Katowice as last year’s champions. Photo by Helena Kristiansson via ESL

In the first stage, 16 squads are divided into a double-elimination bracket, from which eight teams will be advancing to the groups. If a team doesn’t lose a single series, all they need are two wins to qualify. Speaking of series, all of them are best-of-three except the grand final, which will be a best-of-five spectacle.

In the group stage, 16 participating lineups are divided into two groups. Each of them is also displayed in a double-elimination bracket, with the winners of the upper bracket advancing directly to the semifinals. The remaining four teams proceed to the quarterfinals.

A jaw-dropping $1,000,000 is on the table, with the winner earning $400,000. Additionally, they will also get closer to snatching the Intel Grand Slam Season Five title. Astralis, Team Liquid, Natus Vincere and FaZe Clan have claimed previous seasons. Team Spirit will be trying to defend their title after securing last year’s trophy.

IEM Katowice 2025 teams and standings

In the play-in stage, reaching the top eight matters, while in the group stage, teams want to reach the top three in their respective brackets.

Play-in stage standings

PlaceTeam
QualifiedEternal Fire
Qualified3DMAX
QualifiedGamerLegion
QualifiedFURIA Esports
QualifiedTeam Liquid
QualifiedAstralis
QualifiedVirtus.pro
QualifiedBIG
EliminatedSAW
EliminatedpaiN Gaming
EliminatedFlyQuest
EliminatedComplexity
EliminatedWildcard
EliminatedMIBR
EliminatedImperial Female
EliminatedHEROIC

Group stage standings

PlaceTeam
TBDVitality
TBDNatus Vincere
TBDThe MongolZ
TBDTeam Spirit
Fifth-sixthVirtus.pro
Fifth-sixthThe MongolZ
EliminatedGamerLegion
EliminatedAstralis
EliminatedFaZe Clan
EliminatedLiquid
EliminatedG2 Esports
Eliminated3DMAX
EliminatedFURIA
EliminatedMOUZ
EliminatedBIG
EliminatedFalcons

IEM Katowice 2025 schedule and results

FalleN competing at PGL Copenhagen CS2 Major.
Play-In stage is full of top-tier squads. Photo by Joao Ferreira via PGL

IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs schedule and results

Friday, Feb. 7

  • 8:45am CT: TheMongolZ 2-0 Eternal Fire (first quarterfinal)
    • TheMongolZ win 13-7 on Anubis.
    • TheMongolZ win 22-18 on Mirage.
    • TheMongolZ advance to the semifinals, Eternal Fire are eliminated.
  • 12pm CT: Virtus.pro 0-2 Spirit (second quarterfinal)
    • Spirit win 13-2 on Train.
    • Spirit win 13-9 on Ancient.
    • Spirit advance to the semifinals, Virtus.pro are eliminated.

Saturday, Feb. 8

  • 8:45am CT: Vitality 2-0 TheMongolz (first semifinal)
    • Vitality win 13-7 on Mirage.
    • Vitality win 13-9 on Nuke.
  • 12pm CT: NAVI 0-2 Spirit (second semifinal)
    • Spirit win 13-8 on Mirage.
    • Spirit will 16-14 on Dust 2.

Sunday, Feb. 9

  • 10am CT: Vitality 3-0 Spirit (grand final)
    • Vitality win 13-6 on Dust 2.
    • Vitality win 13-5 on Nuke.
    • Vitality win 13-11 on Mirage.

IEM Katowice 2025 group stage schedule and results

Saturday, Feb. 1

  • 3:30am CT: Falcons 0-2 Eternal Fire
    • Eternal Fire win 13-7 on Inferno.
    • Eternal Fire win 13-5 on Train.
  • 3:30am CT: Vitality 2-0 3DMAX
    • Vitality win 19-16 on Inferno.
    • Vitality win 13-9 on Nuke.
  • 6am CT: FaZe 2-1 BIG
    • FaZe win 13-10 on Ancient.
    • BIG win 13-9 on Mirage.
    • FaZe win 13-7 on Nuke.
  • 6am CT: G2 0-2 Virtus.pro
    • VP win 13-9 on Inferno.
    • VP win 16-14 on Mirage.
  • 8:30am CT: MOUZ 0-2 GamerLegion
    • GamerLegion win 13-9 on Inferno.
    • GamerLegion win 13-11 on Mirage.
  • 8:30am CT: NAVI 2-0 FURIA
    • NAVI win 13-5 on Dust 2.
    • NAVI win 13-3 on Mirage.

Sunday, Feb. 2

  • 3:30am CT: Spirit 2-0 Astralis
    • Spirit win 13-5 on Nuke.
    • Spirit win 13-4 on Dust 2.
  • 3:30am CT: MongolZ 2-1 Liquid
    • Liquid win 13-10 on Nuke.
    • MongolZ win 13-8 on Mirage.
    • MongolZ win 13-11 on Ancient.
  • 6am CT: Eternal Fire 1-2 Virtus.pro
    • Eternal Fire win 13-9 on Anubis.
    • VP win 13-10 on Dust 2.
    • VP win 16-13 on Train.
  • 6am CT: Falcons 1-2 G2
    • G2 win 13-9 on Ancient.
    • Falcons win 13-7 on Dust 2.
    • G2 win 13-11 on Mirage.
  • 8:30am CT: Vitality 2-1 FaZe
    • Vitality win 13-3 on Nuke.
    • FaZe win 13-10 on Anubis.
    • Vitaltiy win 19-16 on Dust 2.
  • 8:30am CT: 3DMAX 2-0 BIG
    • 3DMAX win 13-11 on Ancient.
    • 3DMAX win 13-6 on Inferno.

Monday, Feb. 3

  • 06:30am CT: MOUZ 0-2 Liquid
    • Liquid win 13-7 on Nuke.
    • Liquid win 13-7 on Ancient.
    • MOUZ are eliminated.
  • 06:30am CT: GamerLegion 0-2 TheMongolZ
    • The MongolZ win 13-10 on Nuke.
    • TheMongolZ win 13-7 on Mirage.
    • TheMongolZ advance to the playoffs.
  • 9am CT: FURIA 1-2 Astralis
    • Astralis win 13-7 on Inferno.
    • FURIA win 13-8 on Dust2.
    • Astralis win 13-10 on Nuke.
    • FURIA are eliminated.
  • 9am CT: NAVI 2-1 Spirit
    • NAVI win 13-8 on Mirage
    • Spirit win 13-11 on Dust2.
    • NAVI win 16-14 on Nuke.
    • NAVI advance to the playoffs.
  • 11:30 am CT: G2 1-2 FaZe
    • FaZe win 16-13 on Ancient.
    • G2 win 13-10 on Inferno.
    • FaZe win 13-8 on Nuke.
    • G2 are eliminated.
  • 11:30am CT: Eternal Fire 2-1 3DMAX
    • 3DMAX win 13-4 on Inferno.
    • Eternal Fire win 16-13 on Anubis.
    • Eternal Fire win 13-10 on Dust2.
    • 3DMAX are eliminated.

Tuesday, Feb. 4

  • 6:30am CT: GamerLegion 2-0 Astralis
    • GamerLegion win 13-7 on Nuke.
    • GamerLegion win 13-7 on Mirage.
    • Astralis are eliminated.
  • 6:30am CT: Liquid 0-2 Spirit
    • Spirit win 13-10 on Nuke.
    • Spirit win 13-8 on Dust2.
    • Liquid are eliminated.
  • 9am CT: Eternal Fire 2-0 FaZe
    • Eternal Fire win 13-4 on Anubis.
    • Eternal Fire win 25-22 on Nuke.
    • FaZe are eliminated.
  • 9am CT: Virtus.pro 0-2 Vitality
    • Vitality win 13-8 on Anubis.
    • Vitality win 13-5 on Inferno.
    • Vitality proceed to the semifinals, Virtus.pro will play in the quarterfinals.
  • 11:30am CT: Spirit 2-1 GamerLegion
    • GamerLegion win 13-11 on Anubis.
    • Spirit win 13-6 on Ancient.
    • Spirit win 13-4 on Nuke.
    • Spirit advance to the quarterfinals, GamerLegion are eliminated.
  • 11:30am CT: TheMongolZ 0-2 NAVI
    • NAVI win 13-3 on Mirage.
    • NAVI win 13-9 on Ancient.
    • NAVI proceed to the semifinals, TheMongolZ will play in the quarterfinals.

IEM Katowice 2025 play-in stage schedule and results

Wednesday, Jan. 29

  • 3:30am CT: 3DMAX 2-0 FlyQuest
    • 3DMAX win 13-5 on Train
    • 3DMAX win 13-7 on Inferno
  • 3:30am CT: paiN 2-0 Virtus.pro
    • paiN win 13-8 on Mirage
    • paiN win 13-2 on Dust2
  • 6am CT: Astralis 0-2 MIBR
    • MIBR win 16-12 on Mirage
    • MIBR win 13-11 on Ancient
  • 6am CT: SAW 0-2 GamerLegion
    • GamerLegion win 13-11 on Nuke
    • GamerLegion win 13-9 on Inferno
  • 8:30am CT: Wildcard 2-0 BIG
    • Wildcard win 13-4 on Ancient
    • Wildcard win 16-13 on Inferno
  • 8:30am CT: Imperial Female 0-2 FURIA
    • FURIA win 16-13 on Mirage
    • FURIA win 13-1 on Dust2
  • 11am CT: Liquid 1-2 HEROIC
    • Liquid win 13-9 on Anubis
    • HEROIC win 13-11 on Nuke
    • HEROIC win 13-8 on Dust2
  • 11am CT: Complexity 0-2 Eternal Fire
    • Eternal Fire win 13-6 on Anubis
    • Eternal Fire win 19-15 on Train

Thursday, Jan. 30

  • 6:30am CT: Virtus.pro 2-0 SAW
    • VP win 13-4 on Dust 2.
    • VP win 13-3 on Inferno.
  • 6:30am CT: paiN 0-2 GamerLegion
    • GL win 13-3 on Inferno.
    • GL win 13-5 on Mirage
    • GamerLegion qualify for the main event..
  • 9am CT: FlyQuest 1-2 Astralis
    • FlyQuest win 13-5 on Train.
    • Astralis win 13-7 on Ancient.
    • Astralis win 13-11 on Inferno.
  • 9am CT: 3DMAX 2-0 MIBR
    • 3DMAX win 19-16 on Inferno.
    • 3DMAX win 13-5 on Nuke.
    • 3DMAX qualify for the main event.
  • 11:30am CT: BIG 2-0 Imperial Female
    • BIG win 13-4 on Inferno.
    • BIG win 13-5 on Ancient.
  • 11:30am CT: Eternal Fire 2-0 HEROIC
    • Eternal Fire win 13-11 on Nuke.
    • Eternal Fire win 16-14 on Anubis.
    • Eternal Fire qualify for the main event.

Friday, Jan. 31

  • 6:30am CT: Complexity 0-2 Liquid
    • Liquid win 13-8 on Inferno.
    • Liquid win 13-11 on Ancient.
  • 6:30am CT: Wildcard 1-2 FURIA
    • Wildcard win 13-4 on Inferno.
    • FURIA win 13-5 on Dust 2.
    • FURIA win 16-13 on Nuke.
    • FURIA qualify for the main event.
  • 9am CT: MIBR 0-2 Virtus.pro
    • VP win 13-4 on Anubis.
    • VP win 13-10 on Ancient.
    • VP qualify for the main event.
  • 9am CT: HEROIC 0-2 BIG
    • BIG win 13-2 on Nuke.
    • BIG win 13-4 on Ancient.
    • BIG qualify for the main event.
  • 11:30am CT: Wildcard 0-2 Team Liquid
    • Liquid win 16-12 on Inferno.
    • Liquid win 13-0 on Anubis.
    • Liquid qualify for the main event.
  • 11:30am CT: paiN 0-2 Astralis
    • Astralis win 13-7 on Inferno.
    • Astralis win 13-9 on Dust 2.
    • Astralis qualify for the main event.

How to watch IEM Katowice 2025

Fans have a few ways of following the action in southern Poland, but the two most popular and convenient ones are tuning in via ESL channels on Twitch and YouTube. In times when there are two or more matches at the same time, keep an eye out on secondary channels on both platforms, since all games are covered live.

If you’re seeking a non-English commentary, there should be plenty, and you should easily locate it by visiting ESL’s official event page.


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