All participants of the IEM Katowice 2023 group stage have been determined
The Play-In stage at IEM Katowice 2023 has ended, following which the teams Cloud9, Ninjas in Pajamas, BIG, OG, IHC Esports, fnatic, Complexity Gaming and Team Spirit advanced to the group stage of the tournament. In turn, the teams paiN Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Permitta Esports, Grayhound Gaming, MIBR, ENCE, Sprout and FURIA could not cope with the pressure, saying goodbye to the championship.
According to the results of the first gaming day, the teams Cloud9 and Ninjas in Pajamas went further, which on their way beat IHC Esports and ENCE, as well as MIBR and Team Spirit, respectively. Following them, the OG team got into the group stage, which got two victories over Sprout and fnatic. The last undefeated participant of the Play-In was the BIG team, which outplayed Complexity Gaming and FURIA.
The lower grid brought some loud surprises. First of all, the IHC Esports team, starting with a defeat from Cloud9, managed to sensationally outplay paiN Gaming and FURIA, getting into the main part of the tournament. The North American team Complexity Gaming also created a sensation, which, after losing to BIG on the first day of the competition, turned out to be stronger than Permitta and ENCE.
The teams fnatic and Team Spirit also made it to the group stage, which had enough wins over MIBR and Sprout in the lower bracket of the Play-In, respectively.
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VitalityIEM Katowice 2023#4NaVi10.02.23 09:30Bo32:0
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Team Spirit03.02.23 14:10Bo32:1#537
SproutIEM Katowice 2023 Play-In
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ENCE03.02.23 13:30Bo31:2
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Complexity GamingIEM Katowice 2023 Play-In
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FURIA03.02.23 10:00Bo31:2
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Permitta02.02.23 13:30Bo30:2#17Complexity GamingIEM Katowice 2023 takes place from 1 to 12 February in Katowice at the Spodek Arena. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Oceania are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as a ticket to IEM Cologne 2023 for the winner.
Interim results of IEM Katowice 2023
- 1st place: $400,000 + ticket to IEM Cologne 2023
- 2nd place: $180,000
- 3rd-4th place: $80,000
- 5th-6th place: $40,000
- 7th-8th place: $24,000
- 9th-12th place: $16,000
- 13th-16th place: $10,000
- 17th-20th place: MIBR, ENCE, Sprout and FURIA - $4,500
- 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Permitta Esports and Grayhound Gaming — $2,500
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jks, NiKo and huNter- entered the symbolic team of IEM Katowice 2023The best players of the last championship included representatives of G2 Esports (jks, NiKo and huNter-) and Heroic (Jabbi and cadiaN).5360perepelovskyHeroic — G2 Esports Grand Final became the most popular match at IEM Katowice 2023The final match of the championship at its peak gathered a little more than 708 thousand people, not counting the Chinese venues.7854perepelovskyhuNter- recognized as the best player of IEM Katowice 2023The 27-year-old Bosnian wins the second MVP award of his career after a successful performance at cs_summit 5.9420perepelovskyG2 Esports wins IEM Katowice 2023The team continued their amazing winning streak, declassing Heroic in the grand final 3-1.6595perepelovskyHeroic vs G2 Esports: who will be the winner of IEM Katowice 2023?We look forward to the main match of the championship along with an analytical review of the playing teams.5888perepelovskyG2 Esports advances to IEM Katowice 2023 Grand FinalsNow the wards of Swani will meet with the Danes from Heroic, who turned out to be stronger than NAVI in their semi-finals.94fauesdeNRG off to a confident start in Group C: Kraken Seas left with no chance in the Fragadelphia Miami 2026 openerThe Group C opener at Fragadelphia Miami 2026 saw NRG showcase their ambitions, overwhelming Kraken Seas in a one-sided start to the event.97fauesdeFragadelphia Miami 2026: M80 convincingly defeat Dark Knight in the opening Group B matchFragadelphia Miami 2026 Group B opened with M80 in full control as they swept Dark Knight, leaving no chance for an upset.1976stawraith
Vitality Crowned Champions of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025Team Vitality have claimed the title at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, defeating FaZe Clan 3–1 in the grand final and becoming champions of the fourth Major in the Counter-Strike 2 era.2056stawraithFaZe Defeat NaVi 2:1 to Reach the Grand Final of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025FaZe Clan defeated NAVI 2:1 in the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 semifinal and advanced to the grand final, where they will face Team Vitality.2006stawraithVitality eliminate Spirit from the Major and advance to the grand final of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025he series was played in a BO3 format (best of three), and in the end, the French team secured a convincing 2-0 victory, advancing to the grand final, while Spirit took 3rd–4th place and earned prize1982fauesdeNAVI eliminate FURIA from the Major and advance to the semifinals of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025NAVI knock tournament favorites FURIA out of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 after wins on Mirage and Train, securing a semifinal matchup with FaZe Clan.
