Here’s all you need to know about IEM Cologne 2023, the final time Cologne will host a CS:GO event.
After more than a decade of hosting some of the biggest CS:GO events, IEM Cologne 2023 will host the beloved game one last time. IEM Cologne 2023 will feature the world’s best CS:GO teams at the Cathedral of Counter-Strike putting on a show for their beloved fans. Here’s all you need to know about the event including the live scores, results, standings schedule, and more.
IEM Cologne participating teams
The tournament will have 24 teams in participation. While the majority of the teams will battle it out in the first play-in stage, eight teams will be directly qualified to the main event. Here’s the list of all teams participating in IEM Cologne 2023.
Directly Qualified Teams
- G2 esports
- FaZe Clan
- Team Vitality
- ENCE
- Heroic
- Cloud9
- NAVI
- GamerLegion
Play-In Teams
- MOUZ
- Apeks
- 9INE
- FURIA esports
- Team Liquid
- Imperial Esports
- The MongolZ
- Grayhound Gaming
- Fnatic
- paIN Gaming
- Monte
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- FORZE esports
- Astralis
- Into the Breach
- BIG Academy
What does the IEM Cologne schedule look like?
IEM Cologne 2023 format
The IEM Cologne 2023 will have three stages - the Play-In Stage, the group stage, and the playoffs. The Play-In stage is the final opportunity for teams to make their way to the Group stage, which is when the event actually starts. Eight of the teams have qualified directly to the group stage and won’t need to go through the Play-In stage again.
Play In stage (July 26-28, 2023)
The Play-In stage features a double-elimination bracket where all opening matches are best of one series. All subsequent matches are best of three to ensure that all teams have a fair chance. While the Play-In stage will start with sixteen teams only eight will survive the stage.
The top eight teams from the Play-In stage will move forth to the Group stage. They will be joined by the pre-qualified eight teams. All matches in the group stage are the best-of-three series.
The winners of the group stage will advance to the Semifinals. The runners-up will move forth as the Quarterfinals High seeds while the 3rd placed team advance to the Quarterfinals as low seeds.
The Playoffs is when the teams and players get to experience the Lanxess Arena in its full show. The Cathedral of Counter-strike has hosted some of the most memorable games in CS:GO. It is a single-elimination bracket where all matches save for the Grand Finals
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Where to watch IEM Cologne 2023?
The IEM Cologne 2023 matches can be viewed live on Twitch. We have also embedded the live stream below for your convenience.
Live Score and Standings
Play-In Stage
Group Stage
Group A
Group B
Playoffs
Final Placements and Prize Pool
Placement | Team | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | |
| 2 | $180,000 | |
| 3 | $80,000 | |
| 4 | $80,000 | |
| 5 | $40,000 | |
| 6 | $40,000 | |
| 7 | $24,000 | |
| 8 | $24,000 | |
| 9 | $16,000 | |
| 10 | $16,000 | |
| 11 | $16,000 | |
| 12 | $16,000 | |
| 13 | $10,000 | |
| 14 | $10,000 | |
| 15 | $10,000 | |
| 16 | $10,000 | |
| 17 | $4,500 | |
| 18 | $4,500 | |
| 19 | $4,500 | |
| 20 | $4,500 | |
| 21 | $2,500 | |
| 22 | $2,500 | |
| 23 | $2,500 | |
| 24 | $2,500 |
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