The CS:GO IEM Katowice tournament that will be held soon (to be exact, from January 31st to February 12th) will be one of the most anticipated events for those who are fond of this game. And the list of 24 teams has already been introduced by ESL which is the operator of all of this fun.
Key Info about the Participants of IEM Katowice 2023
In order to be able to realize what the contenders will look like, it is essential to keep in mind what the event was about last year. Well, eight teams received the direct invitation. The rest 16 teams are going to play at Play-in. The winners will get the chance to move forward.
Three teams got the opportunity to be called the participants of IEM Katowice because they won the so-called Big Events in 2022. Here they are:
- FaZe (they were the champions in IEM Cologne);
- Vitality (ESL Pro League Season 16 is what they were the leaders in);
- Outsiders (these are the champions of IEM Rio Major).
FaZe Clan is an American professional esports and entertainment organization that was born in May 2010. They were the first ones to win a Global Offensive Major. Twistzz, rain, broky, karrigan, and ropz are the names characterizing the roster of the team.
Team Vitality is an amazing crew from France. Nicolas Maurer and Fabien Devide are its founders. As for CS: GO, they are relatively new in this world (from 2018). Today’s active squad consists of apex, Spinx, zonic, dupreeh, ZywOo, and Magisk.
And, finally, the Outsiders are from Russia and they are also one of the best teams in playing CS:GO. Qikert, Jame, FL1T, n0rb3r7, fame, and dastan are in the active squad now.
The next five teams receive the chance to take part in IEM Katowice thanks to their positions in the ranking from ESL. It is evident that each of the teams was able to boast great results during the year 2022. Here are their names:
- MOUZ
- Heroic
- Team Liquid
- G2 Esports
- Natus Vincere
Play-in: Revealing the Names
The key goal of the Play-in stage is evident: they want to present as many participants with the chance to compete as possible. At the same time, there is not that much time to do this. That is why Play-in is thought to be an ideal solution speaking of the period of time it occupies and the opportunities it is about to provide everyone who wants to join with.
So, fnatic got the chance to be here thanks to their victory at Elisa Masters Espoo. Besides, it is important to mention Permitta. By the way, they have managed to win the ESL Polish Championship Autumn 2022, and they will surely get a lot of support from their Polish fans.
Here are the rest of the teams who became the participants in the Play-in:
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Cloud9
- OG
- BIG
- Team Spirit
- Grayhound Gaming
- ENCE
- Complexity Gaming
- FURIA Esports
- MIBR
- Sprout
- Evil Geniuses
- paiN Gaming
- IHC Esports
All of the teams are worthy and have a nice chance to win. There are quite a few debates today regarding who will be the winner and what exactly this is going to look like.
All battles of this competition are available for free on GetEsports.net. The platform provides streams and live results of CS:GO matches in the corresponding section https://getesports.net/en/csgo-matches/. It is enough just to find them in the schedule. Providing statistics and ratings of teams and players makes this site useful for those who are interested in more detailed information about eSports.
Some Extra Info About the Event
IEM Katowice 2023 is going to take place in Spodek Arena. This place has already been chosen as a spot for holding the CS:GO tournaments, and it was a brilliant choice to make. The play-in stage is about to last from January 31st to February 1st. The most exciting matches of the tournament will begin on February 2nd.
The overall winner of the tournament will automatically qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 which will take place in July. The prize pool of the event is one million dollars.
The sale of tickets to be able to watch the event was launched on September 22nd. It is real to find out the details of getting one of them on the official website of the event.
