IEM Katowice 2022: Schedule, Results, Format, How to Watch, Other Details

Everything about the IEM Katowice 2022.

Updated On: 28 Feb 2022, 04:59 AM UTC

Highlights
The IEM Katowice 2022 is scheduled to take place from 15th to 27th February with a total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD.
IEM Katowice 2022 will be played in a LAN setup but the Playoffs will be taking place in front of a live audience at the Spodek Arena.
Here is the schedule, results, streams, and other details for the IEM Katowice 2022.

The ongoing IEM Katowice 2022 is the first big CS:GO tournament of the ongoing competitive season with 24 teams participating in the event. It has been divided into three stages - Play-In, Group Stage, and Playoffs, scheduled to take place from 15^th to 27^th February with a total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD (INR 7,50,09,600).

While the entire tournament is being played in a LAN setup, only the Playoffs will be taking place at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland. It will be held in front of a live audience with the top six teams getting a chance to play on the big stage.

Fans will have the pleasure of witnessing almost two weeks of top-tier CS:GO action as the best teams from around the world go up against each other, fighting for the coveted trophy, prize money, and EPT (ESL Pro Tour) circuit points.

Here are complete details about the IEM Katowice 2022, everything from schedule, results, standings, brackets, streams, format, prize pool split, teams, lineups, and all other details.

IEM Katowice 2022: Complete Details and Information

It might not be a CS:GO Major, but IEM Katowice is definitely one of the biggest annual tournaments which serves as a big part of the Counter-Strike circuit. Here is everything you need to know about the tournament where the best teams from around the world go up against each other.

IEM Katowice 2022: How to Watch, Streams

The IEM Katowice 2022 will be taking place across three streams in English, Russian, and Chinese. As multiple matches will be taking place at the same time, multiple streams will be running on different Twitch channels.

Here are the links to all the streams across different languages,

English

Primary English Stream: ESL CS:GO
Secondary English Stream: ESL CS:GO B
Tertiary English Stream: ESL CS:GO C

Russian

Primary Russian Stream: CS:GO Maincast_RU
Secondary Russian Stream: CS:GO Maincast_RU 2
Tertiary Russian Stream: CS:GO Maincast_RU 3

IEM Katowice 2022: Schedule and Results (Timezone: IST)

16 of the 24 teams start out with the Play-In Stage, but only eight of those teams make it through this stage of the tournament to book a slot in the Group Stage.

Play-In Stage - 15^th February, Tuesday to 16^th February, Wednesday

Day 1: 15^th February

Match	Stage	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
NIP vs Wisla	UB Round 1	15:30	Ancient \| 16-12	N/A	N/A	NIP
CPHF vs Fnatic	UB Round 1	15:30	Overpass \| 16-7	N/A	N/A	CPHF
GODSENT vs MOUZ	UB Round 1	15:30	Nuke \| 8-16	N/A	N/A	MOUZ
Sprout vs FaZe	UB Round 1	16:45	Overpass \| 12-16	N/A	N/A	FaZe
OG vs Renegades	UB Round 1	17:25	Mirage \| 19-16	N/A	N/A	OG
ENCE vs Entropiq	UB Round 1	17:25	Overpass \| 16-9	N/A	N/A	ENCE
Movistar vs BIG	UB Round 1	19:45	Nuke \| 16-13	N/A	N/A	BIG
Astralis vs MIBR	UB Round 1	18:15	Nuke \| 16-11	N/A	N/A	Astralis
NIP vs CPHF	UB Round 2	19:50	Nuke \| 3-16	Mirage \| 12-16	Overpass \| -	CPHF \| 2-0
MOUZ vs FaZe	UB Round 2	21:50	Nuke \| 16-7	Inferno \| 10-16	Mirage \| 14-16	FaZe \| 2-1
OG vs ENCE	UB Round 2	00:15 (16 Feb)	Mirage \| 16-10	Ancient \| 16-9	Overpass \| -	OG \| 2-0
BIG vs Astralis	UB Round 2	23:00	Ancient \| 9-16	Dust 2 \| 16-5	Overpass \| 13-16	Astralis \| 2-1
Wisla vs Fnatic	LB Round 1	20:30	Nuke \| 4-16	Inferno \| 12-16	Ancient \| -	Fnatic \| 2-0
GODSENT vs Sprout	LB Round 1	2:00 (16 Feb)	Vertigo \| 16-12	Inferno \| 16-9	Overpass \| -	GODSENT \| 2-0

Day 2: 16^th February

Match	Stage	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
Renegades vs Entropiq	LB Round 1	17:00	Nuke \| 6-16	Ancient \| 5-16	Vertigo	Entropiq \| 2-0
Movistar vs MIBR	LB Round 1	17:00	Ancient \| 16-10	Inferno \| 16-8	Nuke	Movistar \| 2-0
BIG vs Fnatic	LB Round 2	20:30	Ancient \| 17-19	Vertigo \| 16-13	Overpass \| 8-16	Fnatic \| 2-1
ENCE vs GODSENT	LB Round 2	20:30	Nuke \| 16-5	Ancient \| 19-22	Mirage \| 16-11	ENCE \| 2-1
MOUZ vs Entropiq	LB Round 2	00:30 (17 Feb)	Vertigo \| 16-14	Ancient \| 16-6	Mirage	MOUZ \| 2-0
NIP vs Movistar	LB Round 2	00:25 (17 Feb)	Vertigo \| 16-9	Overpass \| 16-6	Ancient	NIP \| 2-0

The eight CS:GO teams that have qualified through the Play-In of IEM Katowice 2022 are,

Copenhagen Flames
FaZe Clan
OG
Astralis
Fnatic
ENCE
MOUZ
Ninjas in Pyjamas

The eight qualifying teams from the Play-In Stage will join eight other directly invited teams in the Group Stage. The 16 teams will be divided into two groups of eight teams each, with three teams from each group qualifying ahead into the Playoffs.

Group Stage - 17^th February, Thursday to 20^th February, Sunday

Day 1: 17^th February

Match	Stage	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
OG vs Heroic	Group A: UB Round 1	17:00	Ancient \| 16-14	Overpass \| 12-16	Inferno \| 13-16	Heroic \| 2-1
VP vs CPHF	Group A: UB Round 1	17:00	Vertigo \| 16-9	Inferno \| 16-10	Overpass	VP \| 2-0
Vitality vs MOUZ	Group A: UB Round 1	21:05	Vertigo \| 22-19	Inferno \| 17-19	Nuke \| 16-10	Vitality \| 2-1
NIP vs Gambit	Group A: UB Round 1	20:30	Ancient \| 16-13	Vertigo \| 11-16	Overpass \| 16-8	NIP \| 2-1
Astralis vs FURIA	Group B: UB Round 1	00:30 (Feb 18)	Overpass \| 12-16	Mirage \| 11-16	Nuke	FURIA \| 2-0
Liquid vs FaZe	Group B: UB Round 1	01:45 (Feb 18)	Mirage \| 16-11	Ancient \| 6-16	Inferno \| 9-16	FaZe \| 2-1

Day 2: 18^th February

Match	Stage	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
NAVI vs ENCE	Group B: UB Round 1	17:00	Mirage \| 16-8	Nuke \| 4-16	Overpass \| 16-14	NAVI \| 2-1
Fnatic vs G2	Group B: UB Round 1	17:00	Nuke \| 2-16	Mirage \| 16-7	Inferno \| 16-11	Fnatic \| 2-1
MOUZ vs OG	Group A: LB Round 1	20:50	Nuke \| 16-12	Ancient \| 16-9	Mirage \| -	MOUZ \| 2-0
Vitality vs Heroic	Group A: UB Round 2	20:30	Mirage \| 12-16	Inferno \| 18-22	Vertigo \| -	Heroic \| 2-0
CPHF vs Gambit	Group A: LB Round 1	00:00 (19 Feb)	Overpass \| 12-16	Inferno \| 16-13	Vertigo \| 6-16	Gambit \| 2-1
VP vs NIP	Group A: UB Round 2	00:00 (19 Feb)	Overpass \| 16-9	Vertigo \| 12-16	Ancient \| 16-8	VP \| 2-1

Day 3: 19^th February

Match	Stage	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
ENCE vs Astralis	Group B: LB Round 1	17:00	Mirage \| 19-16	Overpass \| 12-16	Ancient \| 13-16	Astralis \| 2-1
Liquid vs G2	Group B: LB Round 1	17:00	Vertigo \| 8-16	Mirage \| 5-16	Dust 2 \| -	G2 \| 2-0
NAVI vs FURIA	Group B: UB Round 2	20:30	Mirage \| 16-2	Nuke \| 16-12	Inferno \| -	NAVI \| 2-0
FaZe vs Fnatic	Group B: UB Round 2	20:30	Overpass \| 16-5	Inferno \| 10-16	Mirage \| 16-9	FaZe \| 2-1
NIP vs MOUZ	Group A: LB Round 2	01:00 (20 Feb)	Vertigo \| 16-11	Ancient \| 16-6	Nuke \| -	NIP \| 2-0
Vitality vs Gambit	Group A: LB Round 2	00:00 (20 Feb)	Mirage \| 7-16	Inferno \| 12-16	Overpass \| -	Gambit \| 2-0

Day 4: 20^th February

Match	Stage	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
Fnatic vs Astralis	Group B: LB Round 2	17:00	Inferno \| 11-16	Overpass \| 16-6	Ancient \| 15-19	Astralis \| 2-1
FURIA vs G2	Group B: LB Round 2	17:00	Nuke \| 13-16	Mirage \| 16-13	Inferno \| 10-16	G2 \| 2-1
Heroic vs VP	Group A: UB Round 3	20:50	Mirage \| 16-5	Vertigo \| 16-10	Overpass \| -	Heroic \| 2-0
NIP vs Gambit	Group A: LB Round 3	21:00	Ancient \| 10-16	Vertigo \| 12-16	Mirage \| -	Gambit \| 2-0
NAVI vs FaZe	Group B: UB Round 3	00:00 (21 Feb)	Overpass \| 13-16	Dust 2 \| 16-12	Mirage \| 22-19	NAVI \| 2-1
Astralis vs G2	Group B: LB Round 3	00:00 (21 Feb)	Ancient \| 16-12	Dust 2 \| 5-16	Inferno \| 1-16	G2 \| 2-1

The final six teams that qualified through the Group Stage and will be playing in front of a live audience at the Spodek Arena are as follows,

Heroic - Group A Winners
VP - Group A Runners-up
Gambit - Group A Third
NAVI - Group B Winners
FaZe - Group B Runners-up
G2 - Group B Third

Playoffs - 25^th February, Friday to 27^th February, Sunday

Match	Stage	Time (IST)	Date (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Map 4	Map 5	Winner
VP vs G2	Quarterfinals - 2	20:00	25 Feb	Mirage \| 22-25	Ancient \| 5-16	Inferno \| -	N/A	N/A	G2 \| 2-0
FaZe vs Gambit	Quarterfinals - 1	23:45	25 Feb	Dust 2 \| 16-5	Inferno \| 16-11	Mirage \| -	N/A	N/A	FaZe \| 2-0
NAVI vs G2	Semifinals - 2	20:00	26 Feb	Inferno \| 12-16	Mirage \| 13-16	Dust 2 \| -	N/A	N/A	G2 \| 2-0
Heroic vs FaZe	Semifinals - 1	23:30	26 Feb	Inferno \| 11-16	Nuke \| 5-16	Overpass \| -	N/A	N/A	FaZe \| 2-0
Faze vs G2	Grand Final	21:30	27 Feb	Inferno \| 15-19	Mirage \| 27-31	Dust 2 \| 14-16	Ancient \| -	Nuke \| -	FaZe \| 3-0

FaZe Clan sweeps G2 Esports in the grand final of IEM Katowice 2022 to lift the coveted trophy and walk away with $400,000 in prize money. With several games going into multiple overtimes, FaZe fought hard to defeat G2 in three consecutive maps - Inferno, Mirage, Dust II.

With this, FaZe Clan managed to go undefeated through the playoffs of IEM Katowice 2022, winning seven straight maps to be hailed as the champions of Katowice in a packed Spodek Arena.

IEM Katowice 2022 - Overall Schedule

IEM Katowice 2022: Teams, Players, Rosters

A total of 24 CS:GO teams are participating in the IEM Katowice 2022. Out of all the participants, eight have directly qualified into the Group Stage while the remaining teams have to fight through the Play-In Stage to make it further into the event.

Here is a list of all the participating teams and the roster they are fielding for the event.

Team	Players	Coach
NAVI	s1mple, electroNic, Boombl4, Perfecto, b1t	B1ad3
Gambit	nafany, sh1ro, interz, Ax1Le, HObbit	groove
G2	JACKZ, huNter, NiKo, m0NESY, Aleksib	XTQZZZ
Vitality	apEX, ZywOo, misutaaa, dupreeh, Magisk	zonic
Heroic	stavn, cadiaN, TeSeS, refrezh, sjuush	Xizt
VP	buster, Qikert, Jame, YEKINDAR, FL1T	dastan
FURIA	yuurih, arT, KSCERATO, drop, saffee	guerri
Liquid	EliGE, NAF, oSee, shox, nitr0	adreN
NIP	REZ, Plopski, hampus, es3tag, phzy	djL
Astralis	Xyp9x, gla1ve, Lucky, k0nfig, blameF	ave
FaZe	rain, broky, Twistzz, karrigan, jks	RobbaN
GODSENT	TACO, felps, latto, b4rtiN, dumau	cky
MIBR	exit, WOOD7, Tuurtle, JOTA, brnz4n	nak
Renegades	Sico, INS, Hatz, aliStair, Liazz	Kingfisher
BIG	tabseN, tiziaN, syrsoN, k1to, faveN	enkay J
Entropiq	El1an, Lack1, NickelBack, Krad, Forester	hooch
OG	valde, mantuu, niko, flameZ, nexa	ruggah
CPH Flames	Jabbi, nicoodoz, roeJ, HooXi, Zyphon	vorborg
Fnatic	KRIMZ, Brollan, ALEX, mezii, smooya	keita
ENCE	Snappi, Spinx, dycha, hades, maden	sAw
MOUZ	frozen, dexter, torzsi, NBK, JDC	sycrone
Sprout	Spiidi, slaxz, raalz, Staehr, Marix	BERRY
Movistar	mopoz, ALEX, DeathZz, SunPayus, dav1g	bladE
Wisla Kraków	SZPERO, jedqr, Goofy, snatchie, Sobol	Loord

IEM Katowice 2022 - Prize Pool Distribution

The total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD will be divided between all the 24 CS:GO teams taking part in the tournament.

Position	Prize Money (USD)
1st	$400,000
2nd	$180,000
3rd-4th	$80,000
5th-6th	$40,000
7th-8th	$24,000
9th-12th	$16,000
13th-16th	$10,000
17th-20th	$4,500
21st-24th	$2,500

IEM Katowice 2022 - EPT Circuit Points

Along with the prize money, the top 20 teams participating teams will also be earning ESL Pro Tour Circuit Points while the top eight teams will be additionally earning BLAST Premier Circuit Points, which will be divided as follows,

Position	EPT Points	BLAST Premier
1st	1,800 pts	3200 pts
2nd	1,400 pts	1600 pts
3rd-4th	1,100 pts	1000 pts
5th-6th	825 pts	300 pts
7th-8th	575 pts	300 pts
9th-12th	325 pts	-
13th-16th	125 pts	-
17th-20th	60 pts	-

Published On: 16 Feb 2022, 01:12 PM UTC

Aditya Singh Rawat

Aditya is the in-house CS:GO writer at AFK Gaming. While his understanding of the esports space is not restricted by geographical borders, his current focus lies in the Asian region. Understands and follows almost all major esport titles.