ESL, the biggest esports organizer in CS:GO is all set to kick off its first top-tier tournament of the 2023 circuit, IEM Katowice 2023, which is all set to take place from 1st to 12th February with a massive total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD (INR 8,16,32,500).
The tournament has been split into three stages, Play-In, Group Stage, and Playoffs, with the first two taking place in an offline studio format while the latter will take place in front of a live audience at the iconic Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland.
Here is the complete information for the IEM Katowice 2023, everything from teams, groups, schedule, results, format, prize pool, where to watch, and all other details.
The first proper top-tier CS:GO tournament of the 2023 competitive season is about to start next week onwards with some of the best teams from around the world stepping forward to deliver their best.
A total of 24 participants will be competing in this tournament, a mix of qualified and invited teams. Out of these, 16 will start out with the Play-In Stage, while eight teams will directly begin from the Group Stage.
Invited and Qualified Teams
A total of 24 invited and qualified teams will be competing in the IEM Katowice 2023. Out of these, eight teams have directly qualified for the Group Stage while the remaining 16 teams will start out from the Play-In Stage.
S. No. | Team | Status | Stage |
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1 | FaZe Clan | IEM Cologne 2022 | Group Stage |
2 | Team Vitality | EPL Season 16 | Group Stage |
3 | Outsiders | IEM Rio Major 2022 | Group Stage |
4 | Heroic | ESL World Ranking | Group Stage |
5 | Team Liquid | ESL World Ranking | Group Stage |
6 | NAVI | ESL World Ranking | Group Stage |
7 | G2 Esports | ESL World Ranking | Group Stage |
8 | MOUZ | ESL World Ranking | Group Stage |
9 | NIP | ESL World Ranking EU | Play-In Stage |
10 | Team SPirit | ESL World Ranking EU | Play-In Stage |
11 | Cloud9 | ESL World Ranking EU | Play-In Stage |
12 | Complexity Gaming | ESL World Ranking NA | Play-In Stage |
13 | FURIA Esports | ESL World Ranking NA | Play-In Stage |
14 | MIBR | ESL World Ranking SA | Play-In Stage |
15 | IHC Esports | ESL World Ranking AS | Play-In Stage |
16 | Grayhound Gaming | ESL World Ranking OCE | Play-In Stage |
17 | OG | ESL World Ranking | Play-In Stage |
18 | ENCE | ESL World Ranking | Play-In Stage |
19 | BIG | ESL World Ranking | Play-In Stage |
20 | Sprout | ESL World Ranking | Play-In Stage |
21 | paiN Gaming | ESL World Ranking | Play-In Stage |
22 | Evil Geniuses | ESL World Ranking | Play-In Stage |
23 | Fnatic | Elisa Masters Espoo 2022 | Play-In Stage |
24 | Permitta Esports | Mistrzostwa Polski | Play-In Stage |
Results and Schedule
The tournament has been divided into three distinct stages, Play-In, Group Stage, and Playoffs, all of them taking place between 1st to 12th February.
Out of the 24 teams, only 16 will start from the Play-In Stage while the remaining eight will directly start from the Group Stage.
Play-In Stage (1st to 3rd Feb)
Match | Date | Time (IST) | Stage | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
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ENCE vs paiN | 1 Feb | 15:30 | UB Round 1 | Vertigo | 16-7 | N/A | N/A | ENCE |
C9 vs IHC | 1 Feb | 15:30 | UB Round 1 | Mirage | 16-9 | N/A | N/A | Cloud9 |
MIBR vs NIP | 1 Feb | 16:45 | UB Round 1 | Nuke | 13-16 | N/A | N/A | NIP |
Spirit vs GH | 1 Feb | 16:45 | UB Round 1 | Nuke | 16-6 | N/A | N/A | Team Spirit |
Fnatic vs EG | 1 Feb | 18:00 | UB Round 1 | Inferno | 16-8 | N/A | N/A | Fnatic |
Sprout vs OG | 1 Feb | 18:00 | UB Round 1 | Inferno | 16-19 | N/A | N/A | OG |
FURIA vs Permitta | 1 Feb | 19:15 | UB Round 1 | Mirage | 16-9 | N/A | N/A | FURIA Esports |
BIG vs COL | 1 Feb | 19:15 | UB Round 1 | Anubis | 16-12 | N/A | N/A | BIG |
NIP vs Spirit | 1 Feb | 20:30 | UB Round 2 | Nuke | 16-7 | Mirage | 16-8 | Vertigo | - | NIP |
C9 vs ENCE | 1 Feb | 20:30 | UB Round 2 | Anubis | 16-10 | Inferno | 8-16 | Vertigo | 16-13 | Cloud9 |
FURIA vs BIG | 2 Feb | 0:00 | UB Round 2 | Anubis | 16-11 | Mirage | 9-16 | Ancient | 9-16 | BIG |
Fnatic vs OG | 2 Feb | 0:00 | UB Round 2 | Overpass | 16-11 | Mirage | 6-16 | Inferno | 8-16 | OG |
paiN vs IHC | 2 Feb | 20:30 | LB Round 1 | Inferno | 12-16 | Nuke | 11-16 | Overpass | - | IHC Esports |
MIBR vs GH | 2 Feb | 20:30 | LB Round 1 | Inferno | 16-13 | Anubis | 14-16 | Vertigo | 16-2 | MIBR |
EG vs Sprout | 3 Feb | 0:00 | LB Round 1 | Ancient | 14-16 | Mirage | 13-16 | Inferno | - | Sprout |
Permitta vs COL | 3 Feb | 0:00 | LB Round 1 | Nuke | 8-16 | Overpass | 7-16 | Ancient | - | Complexity Gaming |
ENCE vs COL | 3 Feb | 20:30 | LB Round 2 | Anubis | 13-16 | Vertigo | 16-11 | Inferno | 8-16 | Complexity Gaming |
Spirit vs Sprout | 3 Feb | 20:30 | LB Round 2 | Overpass | 16-4 | Vertigo | 6-16 | Anubis | 16-10 | Team Spirit |
Fnatic vs MIBR | 4 Feb | 0:00 | LB Round 2 | Vertigo | 16-11 | Overpass | 16-9 | Inferno | - | Fnatic |
FURIA vs IHC | 4 Feb | 0:00 | LB Round 2 | Nuke | 14-16 | Mirage | 19-16 | Anubis | 10-16 | IHC Esports |
The eight teams that will advance to the next stage of the tournament are as follows,
NIP
Cloud9
BIG
OG
Complexity Gaming
Team Spirit
Fnatic
IHC Esports
Group Stage (4th to 7th Feb)
Group A
Match | Date | Time (IST) | Stage | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
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C9 vs NAVI | Feb 4 | 17:00 | UB QF 1 | Ancient | 13-16 | Inferno | 6-16 | Overpass | - | NAVI |
G2 vs BIG | Feb 4 | 17:00 | UB QF 2 | Anubis | 16-12 | Inferno | 16-8 | Mirage | - | G2 Esports |
Spirit vs FaZe | Feb 4 | 20:30 | UB QF 3 | Ancient | 5-16 | Nuke | 12-16 | Mirage | - | FaZe Clan |
Liquid vs IHC | Feb 5 | 0:00 | UB QF 4 | Inferno | 16-13 | Overpass | 16-6 | Mirage | - | Team Liquid |
BIG vs Spirit | Feb 5 | 20:50 | LB QF 1 | Nuke | 16-10 | Mirage | 11-16 | Anubis | 10-16 | Team Spirit |
IHC vs C9 | Feb 6 | 0:00 | LB QF 2 | Inferno | 16-14 | Mirage | 16-14 | Overpass | - | IHC Esports |
G2 vs FaZe | Feb 5 | 20:30 | UB SF 1 | Nuke | 16-14 | Ancient | 16-7 | Inferno | - | G2 Esports |
Liquid vs NAVI | Feb 6 | 0:00 | UB SF 2 | Inferno | 5-16 | Anubis | 17-19 | Overpass | - | NAVI |
FaZe vs IHC | Feb 7 | 0:30 | LB SF 1 | Inferno | 16-11 | Ancient | 16-3 | Nuke | - | FaZe Clan |
Liquid vs Spirit | Feb 7 | 0:45 | LB SF 2 | Nuke | 16-12 | Overpass | 13-16 | Anubis | 16-11 | Team Liquid |
G2 vs NAVI | Feb 7 | 1:15 | UB Final | Inferno | 16-8 | Nuke | 16-7 | Mirage | | G2 Esports |
FaZe vs Liquid | Feb 7 | 20:50 | LB Final | Inferno | 16-14 | Overpass | 11-16 | Mirage | 13-16 | Team Liquid |
Group B
Match | Date | Time (IST) | Stage | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Result |
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Vitality vs NIP | Feb 4 | 20:30 | UB QF 1 | Mirage | 16-10 | Inferno | 16-9 | Overpass | - | Team Vitality |
OG vs MOUZ | Feb 5 | 0:00 | UB QF 2 | Inferno | 9-16 | Overpass | 16-13 | Mirage | 22-19 | OG |
Heroic vs COL | Feb 5 | 17:00 | UB QF 3 | Inferno | 16-11 | Vertigo | 13-16 | Overpass | 16-8 | Heroic |
Fnatic vs Outsiders | Feb 5 | 17:00 | UB QF 4 | Vertigo | 16-12 | Mirage | 8-16 | Overpass | 19-16 | Fnatic |
NIP vs Outsiders | Feb 6 | 17:00 | LB QF 2 | Vertigo | 16-5 | Overpass | 12-16 | Inferno | 9-16 | Outsiders |
COL vs MOUZ | Feb 6 | 20:30 | LB QF 1 | Inferno | 16-9 | Nuke | 12-16 | Ancient | 16-12 | Complexity Gaming |
Heroic vs OG | Feb 6 | 17:00 | UB SF 1 | Inferno | 16-10 | Overpass | 16-12 | Mirage | - | Heroic |
Vitality vs Fnatic | Feb 6 | 20:30 | UB SF 2 | Overpass | 16-13 | Mirage | 8-16 | Nuke | 16-13 | Team Vitality |
Fnatic vs COL | Feb 7 | 17:00 | LB SF 1 | Inferno | 8-16 | Vertigo | 16-9 | Overpass | 3-16 | Complexity Gaming |
OG vs Outsiders | Feb 7 | 17:00 | LB SF 2 | Inferno | 7-16 | Overpass | 12-16 | Ancient | - | Outsiders |
Heroic vs Vitality | Feb 8 | 20:30 | UB Final | Inferno | 16-7 | Overpass | 16-4 | Nuke | - | Heroic |
COL vs Outsiders | Feb 8 | 0:00 | LB Final | Anubis | 15-19 | Overpass | 16-13 | Inferno | 13-16 | Outsiders |
The six teams that will advance to the next stage of the tournament are as follows,
Heroic
Team Vitality
Team Liquid
G2 Esports
NAVI
Outsiders
Playoffs (10th to 12th Feb)
Match | Date | Time (IST) | Stage | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Map 4 | Map 5 | Result |
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NAVI vs Outsiders | Feb 10 | 20:00 | Quarterfinals 1 | Overpass | 16-13 | Inferno | 16-12 | Mirage | - | N/A | N/A | NAVI |
Vitality vs Liquid | Feb 10 | 23:00 | Quarterfinals 2 | Overpass | 17-19 | Nuke | 16-7 | Mirage | 12-16 | N/A | N/A | Team Liquid |
Heroic vs NAVI | Feb 11 | 20:00 | Semifinals 1 | Inferno | 16-8 | Mirage | 16-8 | Nuke | - | N/A | N/A | Heroic |
G2 vs Liquid | Feb 11 | 23:00 | Semifinals 2 | Anubis | 16-10 | Inferno | 16-11 | Ancient | - | N/A | N/A | G2 Esports |
G2 vs Heroic | Feb 12 | 20:00 | Grand Final | Nuke | 16-12 | Mirage | 16-13 | Inferno | 11-16 | Ancient | 16-7 | Vertigo | - | G2 Esports |
Format
Play-In Stage
16 out of 24 team will compete in a double-elimination bracket.
All the opening matches will follow a best-of-one series.
Every other match will feature a best-of-three series.
The top eight teams will advance to the Group Stage.
Group Stage
The eight qualified teams along with the eight directly qualified teams will once again comprise of a 16 team bracket.
These teams will be divided into two groups of eight teams each.
Both the groups will following a double-elimination bracket.
Every match in this stage will feature a best-of-three series.
The top three teams from each group will qualify to the Playoffs.
The winners from each group will directly qualify for the semifinals while the second and third-placed teams will qualify for the quarterfinals.
Playoffs
This stage will follow a single elimination bracket.
Both the quarterfinals and semifinals will follow a best-of-three series.
The grand finals will feature a best-of-five series.
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Prize Pool
The total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD will be divided between all the 24 participating teams on the basis of their overall placement.
Placement | Prize Money (USD) | Team(s) |
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1st | $400,000 | G2 Esports |
2nd | $180,000 | Heroic |
3rd-4th | $80,000 | NAVI, Team Liquid |
5th-6th | $40,000 | Outsiders, Team Vitality |
7th-8th | $24,000 | FaZe Clan, Complexity Gaming |
9th-10th | $16,000 | Fnatic, OG |
11th-12th | $16,000 | IHC Esports, Team Spirit |
13th-14th | $10,000 | NIP, MOUZ |
15th-16th | $10,000 | Cloud9, BIG |
17th-18th | $4,500 | ENCE, Sprout |
19th-20th | $4,500 | MIBR, FURIA Esports |
21st-22nd | $2,500 | Permitta Esports, Evil Geniuses |
23rd-24th | $2,500 | paiN Gaming, Grayhound Gaming |