IEM Cologne 2025: Schedule of Group Stage Revealed

The IEM Cologne 2025 tournament officially kicked off on July 23, and after three days of intense competition, Stage 1 has concluded. With all sixteen teams locked in, the full schedule for Stage 2 — Group Stage — is now available.

Group A – Saturday, July 26

• 13:30: G2 vs FURIA
• 13:30: Falcons vs GamerLegion
• 16:00: Vitality vs Astralis
• 16:00: The MongolZ vs 3DMAX

Group B – Sunday, July 27

• 13:30: MOUZ vs Liquid
• 13:30: Spirit vs Heroic
• 18:30: Natus Vincere vs FaZe
• 18:30: Aurora vs Ninjas in Pyjamas

IEM Cologne 2025 is held in Cologne, Germany, and runs from July 23 to August 3. The total prize pool stands at $1,000,000, with $400,000 for the champions, $180,000 for second place, and $80,000 for the third-place finishers.

This is the second event of the Intel Grand Slam Season 6, following Vitality’s victory at IEM Dallas 2025. The reigning Grand Slam winners have once again started strong and remain serious contenders to go all the way. If they manage to claim three more titles this season — four in total — they’ll earn a $1,000,000 gold bar bonus awarded to Grand Slam winners.