{"id":26187,"date":"2025-05-30T11:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=26187"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:24:17","slug":"iem-katowice-is-moving-to-krakow-new-era-for-polands-major-cs2-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/iem-katowice-is-moving-to-krakow-new-era-for-polands-major-cs2-event\/","title":{"rendered":"IEM Katowice Is Moving to Krakow: New Era for Poland\u2019s Major CS2 Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ESL<\/strong> has announced the IEM Krakow<\/a><\/strong> event, which will be held from January 27 <\/strong>to February 8, 2026<\/strong>. The thrilling playoffs will occur live at the Tauron Arena<\/strong>, offering fans an unforgettable experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IEM Krakow<\/strong> tournament will carry on the legacy of the IEM Katowice<\/strong> event. It will take place at the Spodek Arena,<\/strong> a key venue for Counter-Strike<\/strong> since 2014. It promises to be an exciting destination for gamers and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krakow <\/strong>is set to host one of ESL’s <\/strong>major gaming events at the Tauron Arena<\/strong>, which will welcome a bigger audience. This exciting championship will take place regularly in the future, thanks to a new multi-year agreement between the city and the event organizers. Another similar event will also be held in Cologne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESL Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1928088983637983698\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This event will celebrate the return of top-level CS2 <\/strong>gaming to Krakow<\/strong>, Poland<\/strong>, a historic city. In 2017, PGL <\/strong>organized a major tournament at the Tauron Arena <\/strong>there. Although PGL <\/strong>initially planned to return to Krakow <\/strong>in 2027, they had to change their plans because the venue is now booked for another event organized by ESL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans in the area and those traveling to Krakow for the Pro Tour Championship will have the opportunity to see the trophy up close! You can check it out from May 30<\/strong> to June 2<\/strong> at Galeria Krakowska<\/strong>. Additionally, on June 8, the trophy will be on display at Krak\u00f3w City Hall <\/strong>for an open day and stay at the city hall for two weeks afterward. Don’t miss your chance to see this exciting trophy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IEM Krakow <\/strong>will feature 24 teams<\/strong> vying for a portion of the $1,200,000<\/strong> prize pool and the opportunity to perform live in front of fans at the Tauron Arena <\/strong>during the six-team playoffs on February 6-8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em>
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ESL has announced the IEM Krakow event, which will be held from January 27 to February 8, 2026. The thrilling playoffs will occur live at the Tauron Arena, offering fans an unforgettable experience! The IEM Krakow tournament will carry on the legacy of the IEM Katowice event. It will take place at the Spodek Arena,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":26188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-26187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-news","10":"tag-cs2-tournaments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26187"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26234,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26187\/revisions\/26234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}