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IEM Katowice 2025 Overview
IEM Katowice 2025 is an S-tier event with a prize pool of $1 million. Twenty-four teams are featured, eight of which got their spots straight and are waiting for the rest to join them at the Group Stage. Sixteen teams will have to fight through the Play-In Stage, which will run from January 29 to January 31. The Group Stage will start on February 1, with the Grand Finals set for February 9.
IEM Katowice 2025 Format
Play-In
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
- The top eight teams advance to the Group Stage
Group Stage
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- Each group has eight teams
- All matches are Bo3
- The top three teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
- Group stage winners advance to the Semifinals
- Group stage runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds
- Group stage 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds
Playoffs
- Single-Elimination bracket
- The Quarterfinals & Semifinals are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5
IEM Katowice 2025 Teams
Group Stage Teams
- G2 Esports
- Team Spirit
- TheMongolZ
- Team Vitality
- FaZe Clan
- MOUZ
- Natus Vincere
- Falcons
Play-In Teams
- Team Liquid
- FURIA
- paiN
- MIBR
- 3DMAX
- Eternal Fire
- GamerLegion
- Complexity
- SAW
- BIG
- FlyQuest
- Astralis
- Wildcard
- Virtus.pro
- Imperial fe
- HEROIC
IEM Katowice 2025 Schedule
Play-In Schedule
January 29
- 3DMAX vs. FlyQuest and paiN vs. Virtus.pro starting at 10:30 CET
- Astralis vs. MIBR and SAW vs. GamerLegion starting at 13:00 CET
- Wildcard vs. BIG and Imperial fe vs. FURIA starting at 15:30 CET
- Liquid vs. HEROIC and Complexity vs. Eternal Fire starting at 18:00 CET
January 30
- Lower Bracket Round 1 #1, #2. #3 and #4 starting at 13:30 CET
- Upper Bracket Quarter-final #1, #2. #3 and #4 starting at 16:30 CET
January 31
- Lower Bracket Round 2 #1, #2. #3 and #4 starting at 16:00 CET
Group Stage Schedule
February 1
- G2 vs. TBD, Falcons vs. TBD, Vitality vs. TBD, FaZe vs. TBD starting at 13:30 CET
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