A staple of the CS:GO calendar, IEM Katowice sees twenty-four of the world's best go head to head for a million-dollar prize pool.
The event takes place February 16-28, and covers two stages — the Play-In Stage and the Main Event.
Brought on board to bring you all the action are the following talented catsers and on-air personalities:
- Desk Host: Tres "stunna" Saranthus
- Analysts: Janko "YNk" Paunović, Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunović, Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
- Casters: Alex "Machine" Richardson, Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Harry Russell, Hugo Byron
- Interviewer: Frankie Ward
The Play-In Stage sees 16 teams go head to head for just eight spots in the Main Event, where they join the invited teams.
The Play-In contenders are as follows:
The victorious eight will join the following heavyweights:
- Heroic
- Team Vitality
- Astralis
- Natus Vincere
- G2 Esports
- FaZe Clan
- FURIA Esports
- Evil Geniuses
The Main Event starts with the teams split into two groups, where they'll face a BO3, double-elimination bracket. Six teams advance to the single-elimination Playoffs, which are BO3 until the Grand Final, which is BO5.
The schedule is as follows:
You can follow all the action on the official Twitch or YouTube channels.
ESL has announced changes for the 2021 edition of IEM Katowice, which includes the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament.
