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How to watch IEM Katowice: Streams, schedule, results, more

Joe O'Brien
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Many of the world’s best CS:GO teams are set to clash at the IEM World Championship in Katowice from February 24 to March 1, and here’s everything you need to know to catch all the action.

IEM Katowice acts as the World Championship event of the IEM series, offering a $500,000 prize pool which is double that of other IEM events.

Sixteen teams will compete for the lion’s share of that prize, with a double-elimination group stage running from February 24 to February 27, before the top six teams compete in a single-elimination playoff from February 28 to March 1.

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IntelESL
Katowice once again hosts the IEM World Championship.

IEM Katowice is also one of the premier events in the Intel Grand Slam that teams must win if they wish to collect the $1,000,000 bonus prize with only four event wins. If a team’s run of victories does not include IEM Katowice, ESL One Cologne, or an ESL or DreamHack-run Major, they must instead win six of the other qualifying events within the window in order to claim the grand slam.

As it stands, five teams have one victory each in the grand slam – Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, Astralis, and Mousesports. All five teams will be in attendance at IEM Katowice.

Here’s everything you need to know about the event.

Stream

Throughout the group stage, there will be two matches streamed simultaneously, before the broadcast moves entirely to the A stream for the playoffs.

A Stream

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Schedule & Results

Group Stage

Monday, February 24

Round Match PST EST GMT
Group A, UBR1 Astralis 2 – 0 Cloud9 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group A, UBR1 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0 – 2 Team Vitality 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group A, UBR1 Na`Vi 2 – 1 FaZe Clan 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group A, UBR1 Renegades 0 – 2 Fnatic 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group B, UBR1 Mousesports 2 – 0 TyLoo 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM
Group B, UBR1 100 Thieves 0 – 2 G2 Esports 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM

 

Tuesday, February 25

Round Match PST EST GMT
Group B, UBR1 Team Liquid 2 – 0 Virtus.pro 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group B, UBR1 MAD Lions 1 – 2 Evil Geniuses 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group A, UBR2 Astralis 2 – 0 Cloud9 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group A, LBR1 Cloud9 0 – 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group A, UBR2 Na`Vi 1 – 2 Fnatic 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM
Group A, LBR1 FaZe Clan 2 – 0 Renegades 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM

 

Wednesday, February 26

Round Match PST EST GMT
Group B, LBR1 100 Thieves 2-0 TyLoo 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group B, LBR1 Virtus.pro 1-2 MAD Lions 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group B, UBR2 G2 Esports 2-1 mousesports 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group A, LBR2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0-2 Na`Vi 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group B, UBR2 Team Liquid 2-1 Evil Geniuses 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM
Group A, LBR2 Vitality 1-2 FaZe Clan 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM

 

Thursday, February 27

Round Match PST EST GMT
Group B, LBR2 Evil Geniuses 1-2 100 Thieves 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group B, LBR2 mousesports 2-0 MAD Lions 3 AM 6 AM 11 AM
Group A, UBR3 Astralis 2-0 Fnatic 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group A, LBR3 FaZe Clan 1-2 Na’Vi 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM
Group B, UBR3 Team Liquid 0-2 G2 Esports 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM
Group B, LBR3 100 Thieves 2-1 mousesports 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM

 

Playoffs

Friday, February 28

Round Match PST EST GMT
Quarterfinals Team Liquid 0-2 Na’Vi 6 AM 9 AM 2 PM
Quarterfinals 100 Thieves 0-2 Fnatic 9:55 AM 12:55 PM 5:55 PM

 

Saturday, February 29

Round Match PST EST GMT
Semifinals G2 Esports 2-1 Fnatic 6 AM 9 AM 2 PM
Semifinals Astralis 0-2 Na’Vi 9:55 AM 12:55 PM 5:55 PM

 

Sunday, March 1

Round Match PST EST GMT
Final Na’Vi vs G2 Esports 8 AM 11 AM 4 PM

 

ESLESL
Astralis won IEM Katowice in 2019 when the event was also a CS:GO Major.

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Coverage

Check out all our interviews with players, coaches and staff at IEM Katowice 2020.

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Teams

Group A

  • Astralis
  • Cloud9
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas
  • Team Vitality
  • Natus Vincere
  • FaZe Clan
  • Renegades
  • Fnatic

 

Group B

  • Mousesports
  • TyLoo
  • 100 Thieves
  • G2 Esports
  • Team Liquid
  • Virtus.pro
  • MAD Lions
  • Evil Geniuses

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