With a heavy heart we say goodbye to
@natusvincere
at
#IEM
Katowice
These players put everything aside for their fans to put on a performance on the biggest stage in Counter-Strike
We hope to see them again soon dominating the stage like we know they can
GGWP ❤
We are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine. Our current priority is to support the players, the talent and the staff who may be affected by it.
The SC2 & CSGO tournaments will continue as planned.
THIS IS YOUR
#IEM
RIO MAJOR LINEUP
Tears were shed. Bonds were strengthened. Every one of these teams fought HARD to get here this week.
SEE YOU IN BRAZIL ON OCTOBER 31ST! 🇧🇷
THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE IT.
@FURIA
MAKE THE TOP FOUR OF THE
#IEM
RIO MAJOR 🇧🇷🇧🇷
They ELIMINATE
@natusvincere
after winning 2-1!
14-16 Nuke
16-10 Ancient
16-10 Mirage
.
@FaZeClan
are the undisputed champions of
#IEM
Cologne
They take the championship best of five 3-2 against
@natusvincere
16:13 on Inferno
13:16 on Overpass
16:19 on Ancient
16:9 on Mirage
16:14 on Nuke
.
@FaZeClan
claim their first ever
#IEM
Katowice CS:GO title with a 3:0 sweep in the championship series against
@G2esports
19:15 on Inferno
31:27 on Mirage
16:14 on Dust2
🇧🇷🔥 Guess what? The Brazilians
@GODSENT
and
@TACOCS
have qualified for the Stockholm Major!
Another former Major Champion will be attending! 👏👏 Congratulations!
Slotting into multiple roles with just a number of days notice
@COL_jks
became the first Australian to win a tier 1 event. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
A stand out stand-in to say the least.
Thanks, Juzzy :)
FINALLY!
With G2's win over Fiend
@FaZeClan
are now QUALIFIED FOR THE MAJOR IN STOCKHOLM! &
@olofmeister
becomes the 5th player to have attended ever single CS:GO major.
3-0 in the
#IEM
Rio Legends Stage for
@FURIA
!
They take down
@BIGCLANgg
2-0 and advance to the Champions Stage without dropping a map.
16-9 Nuke
16-6 Vertigo
Due to the dynamic changes in the global health situation, the Gouverneur of Silesian Jarosław Wieczorek issued a decision to remove their approval regarding ESL hosting a mass event in Katowice, Poland.
#IEM
Due to pre-travel Covid-19 issues
@heroicgg
have been replaced by
@mibr
at
#IEM
Dallas
This is based on the replacement rules which can be found here:
@Team__Spirit
, do not have the required visas to travel to the US and are unable to accept an invite.
🔥🇧🇷 Congratulations to
@GODSENT
who turn a 1:16 loss into a reverse sweep over
@FURIA
and qualify to the Main Event of
#IEM
Winter.
Stellar job
@TACOCS
and team! 🥵
Regarding the recent
@CSGO
updates at
#IEM
Fall:
As a Valve-sanctioned tournament,
#IEM
Fall will run on the latest version of CS:GO. Dropping utility, the updated versions of Dust2 and Ancient and all other changes made by the latest updates will be in effect.
On behalf of all of us at ESL, thank you to all the players & to every single one of you who supported and watched
#IEM
Katowice throughout the week. ❤️️
And with that
@imperialesports
are now eliminated from the
#IEM
Rio Major.
We absolutely loved having you be a part of this win or lose. Thank you for everything! ❤️🇧🇷
That's all from
@9zTeam
at the
#IEM
Rio Major.
Flying the flag for the entirety of South America these boys proved that it doesn't matter where you come from if you work extremely hard.
Gracias ❤️🇧🇷🇺🇾🇨🇱🇦🇷
From Spring, Summer and Fall, we are onto Winter. The Last Chance to qualify for
#IEM
Katowice! 🏆
Are you ready for some fantastic Counter Strike? 🔥
Dec 2 - Dec 12
The opening matchups for
#IEM
Cologne are here!👇
📈Play-In Stage
🗓️July 26-28
🔥8 teams advance
🥇Group Stage
🗓️July 29-Aug 1
🏟️6 teams advance
🏆Play-offs
📅 August 4-6
🏟️LANXESS Arena
We are RETURNING TO RIO 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
#IEM
Rio 2023 will take place from April 17th to April 23rd!
🎟️Tickets will be available on March 6th at 12:00 BRT!
👇More info in the replies!