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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.
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