The first prestigious Counter-Strike 2 event of the year has concluded in Katowice, with Team Vitality taking home their very first trophy at the event. Here’s a quick recap of how it went down.
Katowice and Cologne are the two biggest CS events of the year outside of the Majors, and as Katowice is up first in the calendar, it acts as the curtain raiser, where teams hope to make their mark. Last year, Spirit took the trophy home, largely thanks to donk’s monster debut performance.
It’s been our first real chance to see all the new rosters in action too, such as a NiKo-less G2, a NiKo-led Falcons, and the new-look Vitality and FaZe following ropz’s switch.
However, despite a number of upsets throughout the main tournament stage, the finals matchup was no surprise: Team Vitality vs Team Spirit.
What was a surprise is Team Spirit getting 3-0ed by Team Vitality, with Spirit showing signs of life at the very last moment but ultimately losing 13-11 on the last map.
Here’s the full schedule for IEM Katowice 2025 and which teams are still in the running.
IEM Katowice Stream
The main broadcast was on ESL’s Twitch and YouTube channels. As always, co-streamers on Twitch broadcasted with their own commentary and reactions, too.
VODs were uploaded in full to ESL’s YouTube channel once they are complete too, so you can watch back any matches you missed there.
Schedule and Results
Playoffs (February 7 – 9)
QFs: February 7
| Quarter-finals | The MongolZ 2-0 Eternal Fire | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Quarter-finals | Virtus.pro 1-2 Team Spirit | 10 AM | 1 PM | 6 PM |
SFs: February 8
| Semi-finals | Team Vitality 2-0 The MongolZ | 6:45 AM | 9:45 AM | 2:45 PM |
| Semi-finals | NAVI 0-2 Team Spirit | 10 AM | 1 PM | 6 PM |
Final: February 9
| Grand Finals | Team Vitality 3-0 Team Spirit | 8 AM | 11 AM | 4 PM |
Play-In (January 29 – 31)
Day 1: January 29
| Upper Round 1 | 3DMAX 2-0 FlyQuest | 1:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| Upper Round 1 | paiN 2-0 Virtus.Pro | 1:30 AM | 4:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| Upper Round 1 | Astralis 0-2 MIBR | 4 AM | 7 AM | 12 PM |
| Upper Round 1 | SAW 0-2 GamerLegion | 4 AM | 7 AM | 12 PM |
| Upper Round 1 | Wildcard 2-0 BIG | 6:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
| Upper Round 1 | Imperial Fe 0-2 FURIA | 6:30 AM | 9:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
| Upper Round 1 | Liquid 1-2 Heroic | 9 AM | 12 PM | 5 PM |
| Upper Round 1 | Complexity 0-2 Eternal Fire | 9 AM | 12 PM | 5 PM |
Day 2: January 30
| Lower Round 1 | Virtus.Pro 2-0 SAW | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Upper Round 2 | paiN 0-2 GamerLegion | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Lower Round 1 | FlyQuest 1-2 Astralis | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Upper Round 2 | 3DMAX 2-0 MIBR | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Lower Round 1 | Imperial Fe 0-2 BIG | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Upper Round 2 | Eternal Fire 2-0 Heroic | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
Day 3: January 31
| Upper Round 2 | Furia 2-1 Wildcard | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Lower Round 2 | Complexity 0-2 Liquid | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Lower Round 2 | BIG 2-0 Heroic | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Lower Round 2 | Team Liquid 2-0 Wildcard | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Lower Round 2 | Virtus.Pro 2-0 MIBR | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Lower Round 2 | paiN 0-2 Astralis | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
Group Stage (February 1 – 4)
Day 1: February 1
| Group A U. 1 | Falcons 0-2 Eternal | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group A U. 1 | Vitality 2-0 3DMAX | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group A U. 1 | G2 0-2 Virtus.pro | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group A U. 1 | FaZe 2-1 BIG | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group B U. 1 | NAVI 2-0 FURIA | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Group B U. 1 | MOUZ 2-0 GamerLegion | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
Day 2: February 2
| Group B U. 1 | The MongolZ 2-1 Team Liquid | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group B U. 1 | Team Spirit 2-0 Astralis | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group B U. 2 | Virtus.pro 2-1 Eternal Fire | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group A L. 1 | G2 Esports 2-1 Team Falcons | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group B U. 2 | Team Vitality 2-1 FaZe Clan | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Group A L. 1 | 3DMAX 2-0 BIG | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
Day 3: February 3
| Group B L. 1 | Team Liquid 2-0 MOUZ | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group B U. 2 | GamerLegion 0-2 The MongolZ | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group B L. 1 | Astralis 2-1 FURIA | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group B U. 2 | Team Spirit 1-2 NAVI | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group A L. 2 | FaZe Clan 2-1 G2 Esports | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Group A L. 2 | 3DMAX 1-2 Eternal Fire | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
Day 4: February 4
| Group A U. 1 | Team Liquid 0-2 Spirit | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group A U. 1 | GamerLegion 2-0 Astralis | 4:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| Group A LBF | Eternal Fire 2-0 FaZe Clan | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group A UBF | Virtus.Pro 0-2 Vitality | 7 AM | 10 AM | 3 PM |
| Group B LBF | GamerLegion 1-2 Spirit | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Group B UBF | The MongolZ 0-2 NAVI | 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
Final Standings
| 1 | Team Vitality | $400,000 |
| 2 | Team Spirit | $180,000 |
| 3-4 | The MongolZNAVI | $80,000 |
| 5-6 | Eternal FireVirtus.pro | $40,000 |
| 7-8 | Gamers LegionFaZe Clan | $24,000 |
| 9-12 | G23DMAX | $16,000 |
| 13-16 | FalconsBIGFuriaMOUZ | $10,000 |
| 17-20 | WildcardpaiNMIBRHeroic | $4,500 |
| 21-24 | Imperial FeSAWFlyQuestComplexity | $2,500 |
Teams
All teams in attendance have qualified through their position in Valve’s ranking system. This includes female teams too, which means the all-female roster of Imperial fe will be in attendance.
| G2 Esports | m0NESY, huNter-, MalbsMd, Snax, HungryGod (TaZ) |
| Team Spirit | donk, chopper, magixx, zont1x, sh1ro (hally) |
| The MongolZ | bLitz, Techno4K, 910, mzinho, Senzu (maaRaa) |
| Vitality | apEX, ZywOo, FlameZ, mezii, ropz (XTQZZZ) |
| FaZe | Karrigan, rain, FROZEN, broky, EliGE (NEO) |
| MOUZ | torszi, xertioN, Spinx, Jimpphat, Brollan (sycrone) |
| NAVI | jL, Aleksib, iM, w0nderful, b1t (B1ad3) |
| Falcons | Magisk, NiKo, TeSeS, kyxsan, degster (zonic) |
| Liquid | NAF, Twistzz, Ultimate, JKS, NertZ (mithR) |
| Furia | yuurih, KSCERATO, FalleN, chello, skullz (sidde) |
| paiN | biguzera, kauez, nqz, snow, dav1deuS (rikz) |
| MIBR | exit, insani, drop, saffee, Lucaozy (nak) |
| 3DMAX | Lucky, Djoko, Ex3rcice, Maka, Gravit (wasiNk) |
| Eternal Fire | XANTARES, MAJ3R, Wicadia, woxic, jottAAA (Fabre) |
| GamerLegion | volt, sl3nd, ztr, Tauson, REZ (ashhh) |
| Complexity | JT, Grim, hallzerk, cxzi, nicx (T.c) |
| SAW | MUTiRiS, rmn, story, Ag1l, she (Golden) |
| BIG | tabseN, krimbo, JDC, hyped, kyuubii (kakafu) |
| FlyQuest | INS, Liazz, Vexite, dexter, regali (erkaSt) |
| Astralis | dev1ce, staehr, stavn, jabbi, cadiaN (ruggah) |
| Wildcard | stanislaw, JBa, Sonic, susp, phzy (vinS) |
| Virtus.Pro | fl1t, fame, electroNic, FL4MUS, ICY (PASHANOJ) |
| Imperial fe | ANa, twenty3, tory, Kat, zAAz (bubble) |
| Heroic | SunPayus, xfl0ud, LNZ, yxngstxr, tN1R (sAw) |
