One of the most prestigious CS2 events is back.
One of the oldest trophies in Counter-Strike was up for grabs in February with IEM Katowice 2025 kicking off Jan. 29. For two weeks teams battled for a spot in the Spodek Arena. The best six made it to Feb. 6's stage matches where the coveted Katowice trophy, a 20,000-strong crowd, and a huge prize pool awaited them.
Here's everything you need to know about IEM Katowice 2025: Event schedule, teams, results, and how to watch from home.
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IEM Katowice 2025 format and teams
IEM Katowice 2025 was a 24-team VRS-ranked event. The teams were all invited based on their ranking and seeding accordingly: the top eight invites awaited the eight that survive the play-in, while eight more packed their bags early. Each play-in team got two lives: land two wins, and they were in the group stage. Lose two, and they were gone.
The top six from the group stage headed to the playoffs, with the top team in each group skipping the quarterfinals. All matches at IEM Katowice 2025 were best-of-three (including the play-in), with the grand final a best-of-five. VRS points and a massive $400,000 USD prize awaited the champion.
Here are the teams that attended IEM Katowice 2025 and the stage they started their campaign in.
Stage | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Group stage | G2 Esports Team Spirit The MongolZ Team Vitality FaZe Clan MOUZ Natus Vincere Team Falcons |
| Play-in | Team Liquid FURIA paiN Gaming MIBR 3DMAX Eternal Fire GamerLegion Complexity SAW BIG FlyQuest Astralis Wildcard Virtus.pro Imperial Fe HEROIC |
IEM Katowice 2025 schedule, results, and standings
Playoffs
Friday, Feb. 7
- 3:45pm: MongolZ 2-0 Eternal Fire
- Quarterfinal.
- 7pm: VP 0-2 Spirit
- Quarterfinal.
Saturday, Feb. 8
- 3:45pm: Vitality 2-0 MongolZ
- Semifinal.
- 7pm: NaVi 0-2 Spirit
- Semifinal.
Sunday, Feb. 9
- 5pm: Vitality 3-0 Spirit
- Grand final (best-of-five).
Standings
Below you'll find the standings for IEM Katowice 2025.
Placement | Prize ($ USD) | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $400,000 | Team Vitality |
| 2nd | $180,000 | Team Spirit |
| 3rd-4th | $80,000 | MongolZ, NaVi |
| 5th-6th | $40,000 | Eternal Fire Virtus.pro |
| 7th-8th | $24,000 | FaZe Clan GamerLegion |
| 9th-12th | $16,000 | G2 3DMAX Astralis Liquid |
| 13th-16th | $10,000 | Falcons BIG FURIA MOUZ |
| 17th-20th | $4,500 | Wildcard paiN MIBR HEROIC |
| 21st-24th | $2,500 | Complexity FlyQuest SAW Imperial Fe |
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Play-in
All match times are in Central European Time (CET).
Wednesday, Jan. 29
- 10:30am: 3DMAX 2-0 FlyQuest | paiN 2-0 VP
- 1pm: Astralis 0-2 MIBR | SAW 0-2 GamerLegion
- 3:30pm: Wildcard 2-0 BIG | Imperial Fe 0-2 FURIA
- 6pm: Liquid 1-2 HEROIC | Complexity 0-2 Eternal Fire
Thursday, Jan. 30
- 1:30pm:
- VP 2-0 SAW
- Loser is eliminated.
- paiN 0-2 GamerLegion
- Winner proceeds to group stage.
- VP 2-0 SAW
- 4pm:
- FlyQuest 1-2 Astralis
- Loser is eliminated.
- 3DMAX 2-0 MIBR
- Winner proceeds to group stage.
- FlyQuest 1-2 Astralis
- 6:30pm:
- BIG 2-0 Imperial Fe
- Loser is eliminated.
- Eternal Fire 2-0 HEROIC
- Winner proceeds to group stage.
- BIG 2-0 Imperial Fe
Friday, Jan. 31
- 1:30pm:
- Complexity 0-2 Liquid
- Loser is eliminated.
- Wildcard 1-2 FURIA
- Winner proceeds to group stage.
- Complexity 0-2 Liquid
- 4pm: paiN 0-2 Astralis | HEROIC 0-2 BIG
- Winners proceed to the group stage, losers are eliminated.
- 6:30pm: Wildcard 0-2 Liquid | MIBR 0-2 VP
- Winners proceed to the group stage, losers are eliminated.
Group stage
Saturday, Feb. 1
- 1:30pm:
- G2 0-2 VP
- Falcons 0-2 Eternal Fire
- 4pm:
- Vitality 2-0 3DMAX
- FaZe 2-1 BIG
- 6:30pm:
- NaVi 2-0 FURIA
- MOUZ 0-2 GamerLegion
Sunday, Feb. 2
- 1:30pm:
- Spirit 2-0 Astralis
- MongolZ 2-1 Liquid
- 4pm:
- Eternal Fire 1-2 VP
- Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
- Falcons 1-2 G2
- Loser is eliminated.
- Eternal Fire 1-2 VP
- 6:30pm:
- Vitality 2-1 FaZe
- Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
- 3DMAX 2-0 BIG
- Loser is eliminated.
- Vitality 2-1 FaZe
Monday, Feb. 3
- 1:30pm:
- FURIA 1-2 Astralis
- Loser is eliminated.
- MOUZ 0-2 Liquid
- Loser is eliminated.
- FURIA 1-2 Astralis
- 4pm:
- NaVi 2-1 Spirit
- Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
- GamerLegion 0-2 MongolZ
- Winner proceeds to upper bracket final.
- NaVi 2-1 Spirit
- 6:30pm:
- FaZe 2-1 G2
- Loser is eliminated.
- Eternal Fire 2-1 3DMAX
- Loser is eliminated.
- FaZe 2-1 G2
Tuesday, Feb. 4
- 1:30pm:
- GamerLegion 2-0 Astralis
- Loser is eliminated.
- Spirit 2-0 Liquid
- Loser is eliminated.
- GamerLegion 2-0 Astralis
- 4pm:
- FaZe 0-2 Eternal Fire
- Winner proceeds to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
- VP 0-2 Vitality
- Winner proceeds to semifinals, loser proceeds to quarterfinals.
- FaZe 0-2 Eternal Fire
- 6:30pm:
- GamerLegion 1-2 Spirit
- Winner proceeds to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
- NaVi 2-0 MongolZ
- Winner proceeds to semifinals, loser proceeds to quarterfinals.
- GamerLegion 1-2 Spirit
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