IEM KATOWICE GROUPS DRAWN

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Feb
25

The draw for the group stage of IEM Katowice has been made, with the 16 teams having been split into two double-elimination groups.

The $500,000 Polish event will run from February 27 to March 4 and will feature the new format designed by ESL for its 16-team competitions, starting with two double-elimination groups of eight teams.

The two group winners will automatically progress to the semi-finals, while the losing the finalist and the team coming out of the lower bracket will be placed in the quarter-finals. The playoffs will take place in front of a live audience at the Spodek Arena and will culminate with the best-of-five grand final, on Sunday at 18:00.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A Group B
Brazil SK Europe FaZe
Denmark Astralis Sweden NiP
North America Liquid France G2
China TyLoo Sweden fnatic
United States Cloud9 Denmark Heroic
Kazakhstan Gambit Poland Virtus.pro
Australia Renegades Denmark North
Kazakhstan AVANGAR Australia ORDER

Main Tournament Schedule

Group play: February 27, 28, March 1
Playoffs round 1: March 2
Playoffs semi finals: March 3
Grand final: March 4

FEBRUARY 27

Stream A schedule:

12:00 CET / 6 am EST Renegades vs. Astralis
13:10 CET / 7:10 am EST Liquid vs. Gambit
14:20 CET / 8:20 am EST NiP vs. North
15:30 CET / 9:30 am EST G2 vs. Virtus.pro
16:40 CET / 10:40 am EST Group A Upper Semi #1
20:10 CET / 2:10 pm EST Group A Upper Semi #2

Stream B schedule:

12:00 CET / 6 am EST SK Gaming vs. AVANGAR
13:10 CET / 7:10 am EST TyLoo vs. Cloud9
14:20 CET / 8:20 am EST FaZe vs. ORDER
15:30 CET / 9:30 am EST Heroic vs. Fnatic
16:40 CET / 10:40 am EST Group A Lower Game #1
20:10 CET / 2:10 pm EST Group A Lower Game #2

FEBRUARY 28

Stream A schedule:

12:00 CET / 6 am EST Group B Lower Bracket
15:30 CET / 9:30 am EST Group B Upper Semi Final
19:00 CET / 1pm EST Group B Upper Bracket Semi Final

Stream B schedule:

12:00 CET / 6 am EST Group B Lower Bracket
15:30 CET / 9:30 am EST Group A Lower Bracket
19:00 CET / 1pm EST Group A Lower Bracket

MARCH 1

Stream A schedule:

12:00 CET / 6 am EST Group B Lower Bracket
15:30 CET / 9:30 am EST Group A Lower Bracket Final
19:00 CET / 1pm EST Group B Lower Bracket Final

Stream B schedule:

12:00 CET / 6 am EST Group B Lower Bracket
15:30 CET / 9:30 am EST Group A Upper Bracket Final
19:00 CET / 1pm EST Group B Upper Bracket Final
* matches on March 1 might be switched between Stream A and Stream B depending on which teams play in them.

MARCH 2

Stream A schedule:

13:00 CET / 7 am EST Playoffs Match 1
16:50 CET / 10:50 am EST Playoffs Match 2

MARCH 3

Stream A schedule:

11:00 CET / 5 am EST Polish Super Cup (ESL Poland stream)
15:00 CET / 9 am EST Semi Final 1
18:50 CET / 12:50 pm EST Semi Final 2

MARCH 4

Stream A schedule:

17:00 CET / 11 am EST Grand Final (best of 5)

Format

16 teams will compete for 8 spots in the playoffs.

  • Two GSL groups of 8 teams
  • Group 2nds play group 3rds in the first round of playoffs
  • Group winners are seeded directly into the semifinals

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