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G2 Esports advances to IEM Katowice 2023 Grand Finals

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The G2 Esports team defeated Team Liquid with a score of 2:0, thanks to which they advanced to the grand final of IEM Katowice 2023. Here, Swani's wards will meet with the Danes from Heroic, who turned out to be stronger than NAVI in their semi-finals with a similar score. In turn, the North American team finishes the tournament, taking 3rd-4th place and earning $80,000.

counterstrike3630perepelovskyHeroic becomes the first Grand Finalist of IEM Katowice 2023In the semifinals of the championship, the Danish team confidently defeated NAVI with a score of 2:0 and got a chance to win a major trophy.IEM Katowice 2025HeroicESLIEMRead more...

The final semi-final of the event started on the Anubis map, which became the choice of the North American team. However, the "samurai" quickly seized the initiative on the server, having managed to win the opening firefight. However, closer to the changeover, Team Liquid managed to level the gap and snatch the minimum advantage — 8:7. After the side switch, the Liquid managed to win the pistol round, but here the Europeans made a powerful coup and killed any chances of the opponent. As a result, G2 Esports confidently finished playing on defense, thanks to which they took the lead in the series — 16:10.

Then the teams moved to the Inferno map, which turned out to be the choice of G2 Esports. Here the European team immediately took control of the game, gradually increasing the advantage. In turn, Team Liquid only had enough for single glimmers of hope, which never turned into full-fledged series. As a result, "samurai" confidently played in the attack to resolve all issues in advance - 11:4. After the switchover, the North Americans tried to get back into the game, but it was too late. Well, G2 Esports got the required rounds to resolve the issue of reaching the grand final of the tournament — 16:11.

IEM 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.

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Interim results of IEM Katowice 2023

  • 1st place: $400,000 + ticket to IEM Cologne 2023
  • 2nd place: $180,000
  • 3rd-4th place: NAVI and Team Liquid — $80,000
  • 5th-6th place: Outsiders and Vitality - $40,000
  • 7th-8th place: FaZe Clan and Complexity Gaming — $24,000
  • 9th-12th place: IHC Esports, OG, fnatic and Team Spirit — $16,000
  • 13th-16th place: BIG, Ninjas in Pajamas, MOUZ and Cloud9 — $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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