Only a couple of days remain before the highly anticipated IEM Katowice 2025 Counter-Strike 2 event kicks off, and fans from throughout the world are eagerly looking forward to seeing their favorite CS2 teams in action once again.
The IEM Katowice 2025 CS2 event will feature 24 elite teams battling it out in front of a live audience at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, for the lion’s share of a $1,000,000 USD prize pool. The tournament is set to begin on January 29, 2025, and will feature eleven days of intense CS2 competition, culminating in the crowning of a winner on February 9.
If you’re looking for further details on the IEM Katowice 2025 CS2 event, including the participating teams, schedule, talent, and where to watch it live, you’ve come to the right place.
IEM Katowice 2025 Teams
The list of teams participating in IEM Katowice 2025 has already been confirmed. Take a look at them below:
Group Stage Qualifications
- G2 Esports
- Team Spirit
- The MongolZ
- Team Vitality
- FaZe Clan
- MOUZ
- Natus Vincere
- Team Falcons
Play-In Stage Qualifications
- Team Liquid
- FURIA Esports
- paiN Gaming
- MIBR
- 3DMAX
- Eternal Fire
- GamerLegion
- Complexity
- SAW
- BIG
- FlyQuest
- Astralis
- Wildcard
- Virtus.pro
- Imperial Female
- HEROIC
IEM Katowice 2025 Schedule
In case you missed it, ESL has officially revealed the opening matches for the IEM Katowice 2025 tournament.
Take a look at the tournament schedule below:
Play-In Stage (Jan 29 – Jan 31)
- Team Liquid vs HEROIC
- Complexity vs Eternal Fire
- 3DMAX vs FlyQuest
- Astralis vs MIBR
- paiN Gaming vs Virtus.pro
- SAW vs GamerLegion
- Wildcard vs BIG
- Imperial Female vs FURIA Esports
Group Stage (Feb 1 – Feb 4)
- G2 Esports vs TBD
- Team Falcons vs TBD
- Team Vitality vs TBD
- FaZe Clan vs TBD
- Team Spirit vs TBD
- Natus Vincere vs TBD
- MOUZ vs TBD
- The MongolZ vs TBD
Playoffs (Feb 5 – Feb 9)
The playoffs will see the top six teams from the group stage competing in a single-elimination bracket.
IEM Katowice 2025 Talent
On January 23, ESL unveiled the star-studded talent lineup for IEM Katowice 2025.
The lineup includes:
Stage Hosts
- OJ Borg (Oliver James Borg D’Anastasi)
- Iain Chambers (Iain Chambers)
Desk Hosts
- United Kingdom Freya (Freya Spiers)
- stunna (Tres Saranthus)
- Sjokz (Eefje Depoortere)
- James Banks (James Banks)
Analysts
- YNk (Janko Paunović)
- kassad (Aleksandar Trifunović)
- steel (Joshua Nissan)
- Pimp (Jacob Winneche)
Commentators
- SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
- Machine (Alex Richardson)
- moses (Jason O’Toole)
- Dinko (Adam Hawthorne)
- JustHarry (Harry Russell)
- Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
- Scrawny (Conner Girvan)
- launders (Mohan Govindasamy)
Where To Watch IEM Katowice 2025
Fans can catch all the action that unfolds during the IEM Katowice 2025 CS2 event by tuning into the official livestreams of ESL on Twitch and YouTube.
