The iconic CS2 esports event opens the next competitive season — up to the Budapest Major 2025. Everything about CS2 IEM Cologne 2025 is here.
The previous Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) Major finished around a month ago in Dallas, TX. It concluded the impressive first half of 2025 for Team Vitality: a seven-tournament streak. With CS2 Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 (IEM Cologne 2025) coming in late July, the community’s eyes are again on Team Vitality. Can they win one more in a row? Can anyone stop this roster?
Once again, we head to the cathedral of CS2 for another exciting event. Lots of matches in three tournament stages, $1,000,000 of the prize pool, triumphs and upsets — IEM Cologne 2025 is totally a lot of fun for CS2 fans!
How to watch CS2 esports matches from IEM Cologne 2025: Stream
The official Twitch channel of ESL Counter-Strike broadcast the IEM Cologne 2025 tournament. You can watch the stream right here as well.
All CS2 teams qualified for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025
The event consists of three stages, and two sets of CS2 teams join the competition at different times.
- Play-In stage starts on July 23, and 16 teams play in the double-elimination brackets. These participants qualified thanks to their VRS Global standings.
- Group stage matches start on July 23, and 8 teams with even higher VRS Global standings join those 8 that advanced from the Play-In brackets.
- Playoffs are from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 — for the top 3 teams from two groups in the previous stage.
Play-In Teams | Play-In Teams | Group Stage Teams |
|---|---|---|
| GamerLegion | Astralis | Team Vitality |
| FaZe Clan | 3DMAX | MOUZ |
| HEROIC | Team Liquid | Team Falcons |
| Virtus.pro | FURIA | Natus Vincere |
| Complexity | TYLOO | Team Spirit |
| MIBR | B8 | The MongolZ |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | paiN Gaming | Aurora Gaming |
| BIG | FlyQuest | G2 Esports |
Results: All CS2 IEM Cologne 2025 matches and final standings
In this section, you’ll find all the results from the CS2 esports tournament Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025. 1xBet is the official betting sponsor of this event, so you can check out the odds on that platform.
Play-In
The 16 participants of this initial stage are split into pairs to play in the double elimination brackets. In the best scenario, they need two victories to advance to the groups. On the lower side, losers are eliminated from CS2 IEM Cologne 2025.
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Groups
When all the participants join the event, the 16 remaining teams are split into two groups. Again, we can witness double-elimination brackets. The top three teams from each group advance to the CS2 IEM Cologne 2025 final stage.
Playoffs
The top six teams at the CS2 esports event Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 play in front of the crowd in the final brackets.
Final standings at CS2 Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025
Here are the final standings at this CS2 esports tournament: teams, their placements, and prize money.
Placements | Teams | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | $400,000 |
| 2 | TBD | $180,000 |
| 3–4 | TBD, TBD | $80,000 |
| 5–6 | TBD, TBD | $40,000 |
| 7–8 | TBD, TBD | $24,000 |
| 9–12 | TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD | $16,000 |
| 13–16 | TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD | $10,000 |
17–20 | TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD | $4,500 |
| 21–24 | TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD | $2,500 |
Talent on the stream and at the venue
Check out the table below for all the talent covering CS2 IEM Cologne 2025, both on stream and live at the venue.
Position | Talent |
|---|---|
| Stage Host | Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere |
| Desk Hosts | Freya "Freya" Spiers Tres "stunna" Saranthus |
| Analysts | Janko "YNk" Paunović Joshua "steel" Nissan Jason "moses" O'Toole Jacob "Pimp" Winneche |
| Commentators | Alex "Machine" Richardson Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill Hugo "Hugo Byron" Byron Harry "JustHarry" Russell |
| Commentators (2nd stream) | Neo "Ne0kai" Caine Harvey "Skriv" Rodgers Garret "Phy " Schier Cole "xner" McHenry |
The next big CS2 esports event is BLAST Bounty Fall 2025. It happens from Aug. 14 to Aug. 17. Right after it, you can witness the CS2 Esports World Cup 2025 event from Aug. 20 to Aug. 24.
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