IEM Katowice schedule released

26-2-2016 20:50

ESL has announced the full schedule for IEM Katowice's male CS:GO competition.

From March 2-5, ESL will host at Spodek Arena, in Katowice, the final event of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) season, called the World Championship, featuring 12 teams from all over the world and a minimum prize pool of $250,000.

The tournament will kick off with a round-robin group stage, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams from both groups will progress to the quarter-final stage, which will determine the final two sides making it to the last-four round.

fnatic will face Na`Vi in the opening match

With the group draw having been known at the start of the month, ESL has now released the complete tournament schedule, which can be found below:

Wednesday, March 2
12:20	fnatic	vs.	Natus Vincere
12:20	MOUZ	vs.	Ninjas in Pyjamas
13:40	Luminosity	vs.	Natus Vincere
13:40	MOUZ	vs.	The MongolZ
15:00	fnatic	vs.	Luminosity
15:00	Ninjas in Pyjamas	vs.	The MongolZ
16:20	fnatic	vs.	Ninjas in Pyjamas
16:20	MOUZ	vs.	Natus Vincere
17:40	Luminosity	vs.	The MongolZ
17:40	Ninjas in Pyjamas	vs.	Natus Vincere
19:00	MOUZ	vs.	Luminosity
19:00	fnatic	vs.	The MongolZ
20:20	Natus Vincere	vs.	The MongolZ
20:20	Luminosity	vs.	Ninjas in Pyjamas
20:20	fnatic	vs.	MOUZ
Thursday, March 3
12:20	Envy	vs.	Astralis
12:20	E-frag.net	vs.	FaZe
13:40	Virtus.pro	vs.	Astralis
13:40	E-frag.net	vs.	Tempo Storm
15:00	Envy	vs.	Virtus.pro
15:00	FaZe	vs.	Tempo Storm
16:20	Envy	vs.	FaZe
16:20	E-frag.net	vs.	Astralis
17:40	Virtus.pro	vs.	Tempo Storm
17:40	FaZe	vs.	Astralis
19:00	E-frag.net	vs.	Virtus.pro
19:00	Envy	vs.	Tempo Storm
20:20	Astralis	vs.	Tempo Storm
20:20	Virtus.pro	vs.	FaZe
20:20	Envy	vs.	E-frag.net
Friday, March 4
12:30	Quarter-final #1 (bo3)
15:50	Quarter-final #2 (bo3)
19:10	Semi-final #1 (bo3)
22:30	Semi-final #2 (bo3)
Saturday, March 5
18:00	Grand final (bo5)

LETS GO MONGOLZ

2016-02-26 20:51

6 replies

YOU BAITED ME

4 replies

;)

2016-02-26 20:52

3 replies

WHERE IS USA? WHERE IS USA? WHERE IS USA? WHERE IS USA? WHERE IS USA? WHERE IS USA? WHERE IS USA? WHERE IS USA?

2016-02-27 05:02

2 replies

no usa = good cs

2016-02-29 16:47

LG GAMING QUALIFY :D Cloud 9 and CLG didnt

2016-03-01 14:13

ez4 mongols

SO nice

are you mad? because im not!

2016-02-28 17:56

TA PATI LEGENDA, PRELIDENS

2016-02-29 19:30

good read.

Go Mongolz! ez win

1 reply

from italian players is n1

2016-02-29 16:48

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AWESOME!!! Fantastic to see such a great event. Really looking forward.

expexted

ez fnatic cheats

LG ez

Can't wait!

nice

Oh fuck YES GO FNATIC

1st

EZ for NA

2016-02-29 16:43

dafuq

ez fnatic

8 Bots confirmed

yes

GO USA!

funny

2016-03-01 18:02

TheMongolz FTW!

thats alot of matches

good old system <3

ez 4 mongolz

mongolz lmao

No major no hype

too easy for fnatic

HOLY SHIT NICE!

VP again easiest group, and still they won't be even in playoff. GG

not 1 :C

eFrag champions of BO1

2016-02-26 20:53

SO MUCH CS

LG and TS 4 THE WIN

2016-02-26 20:55

NIP LET'S DO THIS !!!! #GONINJAS

wtf 100 games each day and two games at the same time every time?

250k MingLee

2016-02-26 20:56

ez envy

2016-02-26 20:57

LG vs Na`Vi gonna be awesome as always

2016-02-26 21:01

2016-02-29 16:44

yeah hard match both

2016-02-29 16:49

when quarter - final 3 and 4 ?

First in the groups go directly to semi finals

2016-02-26 22:00

as already know.. thanks

2016-02-27 13:05

1st match Fnatic VS NAVI. its gon be gud.

2016-02-26 21:02

2016-02-26 21:04

I want all four quater-finals.

2016-02-26 21:06

TEMPO > E-FRAG TEMPO > FAZE TEMPO > VP TEMPO < ENVYUS TEMPO < ASTRALIS

2016-02-26 21:08

28 replies

XAXAXAXAXA

2016-02-26 21:32

2016-02-26 21:34

5 replies

tempo cant even beat g2 nt

2016-02-26 21:35

well, it's my opinion.

right

2016-02-29 16:51

5-16 5-16 vs flipsid3

2016-02-29 19:40

TEMPO < FAZE TEMPO < VP TEMPO < ASTRALIS TEMPO < ENVY TEMPO > E-FRAG

2016-02-29 16:50

TEMPO < E-FRAG

2016-02-27 11:35

very funny

2016-02-27 12:55

You know that we'll see after they played a match between themselves , you cannot tell who is better just by looking at the recent matches results

2016-02-27 14:24

Tempo still better than e-frag.

2016-02-27 15:30

Nope

2016-02-27 17:04

right man, ts fanboys sucks efrag > tempo

2016-02-29 16:53

Nice joke fanboy :D

2016-03-01 05:43

how can Tempo storm be better than E-frag >? The brazilian team has been at only brazilian tournaments lol...

2016-02-27 19:26

13 replies

First match against Europe team, G2, get 13 rounds... Tempo > E-Frag

2016-02-27 19:49

11 replies

1 map dude..

2016-02-28 00:12

10 replies

well, if they move to Europe to training, they gonna win e-frag ez.

2016-02-28 03:26

9 replies

you're a good example why everyone hates Brazilians

2016-02-29 10:50

And? Do you guys think we need your love? Hahaha We only support brazilian teams. I cant see any brazilian insulting other nations cuz they support their teams

yes normal people aim at being liked and respected can't expect anything normal from a favela monkey obviously you know which people proclaim themselves as big at something, mr.big shit talker? those with little penis nice 1 m8

2016-02-29 16:59

Being liked and respected by 15yo nerd guys from arrogant places is irrelevant

2016-02-29 17:05

how can a place be arrogant? and if you can't make children like you how are you gonna make a grown up do?

2016-02-29 17:06

#167 prove my point at a second line Children are naive and speak anything on the internet to raise the own ego of his country or himself, as time goes by they will see that the world does not revolve around the ego.

2016-02-29 17:27

relax Ts fanboys

2016-02-29 16:52

stfu noob omg

2016-02-29 16:54

stfu you retard.

2016-03-01 00:28

LOL are u retard or what?lmao

2016-03-01 05:45

Gonna be at work for more than half the event :'( ... But w/e csgo > job :D

2016-02-26 21:10

HYPE BOIS

2016-02-26 21:11

Haha NIP will not get out of groups :D

2016-02-26 21:12

WTF MIRAA, stop calling these tournaments male tournaments? There is no rule that says it's for men only (unlike, female tournaments which are restricted). Edit : And this isn't even the first time... i.imgur.com/7QUv68l.png

2016-02-26 21:24

2016-02-26 21:15

i think he did so because there will be some "special" female tournament at katowice. or he/she is trying to imply csgo players/staff are sexists and doesnt want females in the scene.

2016-02-26 21:25

Yeah, but that doesn't automatically make this is a "male only" tournament.

2016-02-26 21:26

Have you ever seen a single woman in big tournament like this with big teams? So I dont think it is bad to call it a male tournament. He wrote that obviously in order to tell apart this from a female tournament also taking place in Katowice at that time. No reason to be salty

2016-02-26 21:48

It's irrelevant if a woman has ever played in these tournaments. Other than being technically incorrect, it gives ammunition to so-called-feminists that "male tournaments" have huge prize money and females are oppressed in e-sports and have smaller prize pools and how they're sexist. I've had enough of feminists fucking with video games, I just want us (CS community) to play it right and play it safe when it comes to these things.

2016-02-26 21:53

Alright :) Btw its sexist than women actually have their special female only tournament and men must attend unisex one. I feel oppressed :>

2016-02-26 22:10

doesnt work that way in their feminist world buddy.

2016-02-26 22:22

Who knows but feminist what is in their world?

2016-02-28 00:15

You probably shouldn't be calling him out in public but you're 100% right

2016-02-27 11:01

I did try just PMing him last time (screenshot is from the CPH games post) instead of calling out in public, but that didn't catch his attention. Seems like it's no different this way either.

2016-02-27 11:06

Yeah good point

2016-02-28 11:27

Wednesday??? really???

2016-02-26 21:14

GOOD LUCK MONGOLZ , HOPE YOU TEACH FUCKING USA TO ACCEPT YOUR FUCKING VISA NEXT TIME

2016-02-26 21:17

MIRAA sexist? there is no male tournament!! b2t shitty schedule by esl

2016-02-26 21:23

Guys, what's the expected delay for IEM? Please.

bo1 = shit

Wow final md5 better than major

RIP viewers. These matches being played on work days. 30K viewers inc.

2016-02-26 21:27

Yes bro im like wtf ? I'll watch only semis and grand final. Worst schedule to an big tournament ive ever see

Nice

2016-02-26 21:28

rip navi=( Fnatic win

2016-02-26 21:29

sick

2016-02-26 21:30

HYPE

2016-02-26 21:31

OH MY GOD SO MANY GAMES WTF

lol no na teams qualified

2016-02-26 21:33

good luck Mongolz on the raft, trying to get to Poland

2016-02-26 21:36

EZ for Faze

2016-02-26 21:37

last Pashito tournamnet in VP jersey # VP team roster changes

2016-02-26 21:38

So many good matches on first day

2016-02-26 21:39

LG is so fucked. Terrible group for them.

2016-02-26 21:40

Shouldn't there be 4 Quarters?, or its some upper bracket-lower bracket shit going around here?

1st from each group goes directly to semi i think

2016-02-26 22:01

nice.

2016-02-26 21:54

BO5 final fuck yes. I really hope Valve changes the format of majors and makes the finals BO5.

2016-02-26 22:11

+++ At last.....

2016-02-27 02:04

sad cuz no major

2016-02-26 22:20

LG can prove themself right here. Lets see if they can still compete with the big boys in the yard. But I arent think that. They are going to get shit on so bad. No chance.

2016-02-26 22:32

first game for LG LG vs NAVI, thats funny af..

2016-02-26 22:33

How can they have 2 quarters and 2 semis? im confused AF.

2016-02-27 00:02

the mongolz might not get polish visa on time. they applyning visa on monday. it will take at least 3 days.

2016-02-27 02:57

they wasted too much time with us visa!!!!

2016-02-27 02:58

MONGOLZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2016-02-27 09:26

GoGoGo Nip

2016-02-27 09:30

To all people calling this not major THIS IS ESL KATOWICE MAJOR

2016-02-27 11:16

GONNA BE GUD

2016-02-27 12:44

ah no american team what a nice tournament.

ez for machinegun

2016-02-27 14:55

Ez for f0rest

2016-02-27 17:57

1st day looks promising! Cant wait

2016-02-28 03:30

good luck and have fun everyone, it will be a good tournament!

2016-02-28 23:48

It gonno be good

2016-02-29 01:40

drops? stickers?

2016-02-29 01:43

Not a major.

2016-02-29 10:56

99% of the tournament is from Wednesday till Friday the majority of the people won't be able to watch it how could they make something so dumb? this tournament already failed

2016-02-29 10:53

Go Nip Go <3

2016-02-29 11:09

#goninjas

2016-02-29 16:46

no g2, no party

2016-02-29 17:19

Virtus.Pro <3

2016-02-29 17:24

Group 1:____Group 2: - Fnatic ___- EnvyUs - Navi _____- Astrallis - LG ______- VP - NiP _____ - TS Semis: - Fnatic - LG - Navi - EnvyUs Final: - LG x EnvyUs

2016-02-29 19:29