IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 Event: Teams, Schedule, & Where To Watch

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The highly anticipated IEM Katowice 2024 Counter-Strike 2 event is underway, and fans of the competitive shooter from throughout the globe are tuning into the livestream of the tournament to catch their favorite CS2 teams in action. For the uninitiated, IEM Katowice 2024 features 24 of the best CS2 teams who are battling it out in front of a live audience for a shot at the lion’s share of the humongous prize pool of $1,000,000.

If you’re an avid fan of CS2, then you shouldn’t miss out on this prestigious event, as the IEM Katowice 2024 marks the first big international tournament in the 2024 competitive season of the title.

In this article, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about the IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 tournament, including the participating teams, format, schedule, streams, and more.

IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 Event: All Participating Teams

As mentioned earlier, the IEM Katowice 2024 features 24 CS2 teams fighting it out in hopes of making it to the playoffs.

Without further ado, let’s check out the list of all participating teams in IEM Katowice 2024:

Invited Teams

TEAM	PLAYERS
NAVI	Aleksib, b1t, jL, iM, w0nderful
FaZe	rain, broky, karrigan, ropz, frozen
Team Flacons	BOROS, Snappi, Magisk, made, SunPayus
Complexity	JT, floppy, Grim, hallzerk, EliGE
MOUZ	torzsi, xertioN, siuhy, jimpphat, Brollan
G2 Esports	NiKo, m0NESY, huNter-, nexa, HooXi
Vitality	ZywOo, apEX, flameZ, Spinx, mezii
Monte	Woro2k, DemQQ, kRaSnaL, sdy, br0

Play-In Teams

TEAM	PLAYERS
Rebels Gaming	olimp, sNx, Flayy, Kisserek, casey
Cloud9	Ax1Le, HObbit, electroNic, Perfecto, Boombl4
Virtus.pro	Jame, FL1T, fame, n0rb3r7, mir
Heroic	TeSeS, sjuush, NertZ, nicoodoz, kyxsan
FURIA Esports	yuurih, arT, KSCERATO, FalleN, chelo
M80	Swisher, reck, malbsMd, maNkz, slaxz-
Rooster	asap, nettik, chelleos, TjP
The MongolZ	bLitz, Techno4K, 910, mzinho, Senzu
BIG	tabseN, Krimbo, prosus, s1n, mantuu
GamerLegion	isak, acoR, Keoz, volt, Snax
Apeks	nawwk, jkaem, CacaNito, sense, STYKO
Astralis	blameF, dev1ce, Staehr, stavn, jabbi
Eternal Fire	XANTARES, Calyx, MAJ3R, Wicadia, woxic
BetBoom	nafany, KaiR0N-, s1ren, zorte, daniztzz
ENCE	dycha, gla1ve, Goofy, Kylar, hades
Team Spirit	chopper, magixx, zont1x, donk, sh1ro

IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 Event: Format

Sixteen teams who have managed to qualify for the Play-In stage of the event face off in a double-elimination format to make it to the group stages. The opening matches will be best-of-ones while all others will be best-of-threes.

The top eight teams from the Play-In stage proceed to the Group Stage of the tournament, which will include two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups including the invited teams and teams qualified from the Play-In stage.

The Playoffs will consist of six teams qualifying from the group stage and will feature a single-elimination bracket. All matches will be best-of-three with the Grand Finals being best-of-five.

IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 Event: Schedule

Here’s the detailed schedule of the IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 event:

Group Stage (3rd – 6th February)

Day 1: February 3

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STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Group A U. 1	FaZe Clan vs FaZe Clan	12:30 AM
Group A U. 1	Team Falcons vs Eternal Fire	12:30 AM
Group A U. 1	NAVI vs Team Spirit	3:30 PM
Group A U. 1	Complexity vs Apeks	3:30 PM
Group B U. 1	Team Vitality vs ENCE	6:30 PM
Group B U. 1	G2 Esports vs Heroic	6:30 PM

Day 2: February 4

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Group B U. 1	Monte vs GamerLegion	12:30 AM
Group B U. 1	MOUZ vs Cloud9	12:30 AM
Group A U. 2	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Group A L. 1	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Group A U. 2	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM
Group A L. 1	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM

Day 3: February 5

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Group B L. 1	TBD vs TBD	12:30 AM
Group B L. 1	TBD vs TBD	12:30 AM
Group B U. 2	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Group B U. 2	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Group A L. 2	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM
Group A L. 2	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM

Day 4: February 6

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Group B L. 2	TBD vs TBD	12:30 AM
Group B L. 2	TBD vs TBD	12:30 AM
Group A U. 3	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Group A L. 3	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Group B U. 3	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM
Group B L. 3	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM

Playoffs (9th – 11th February)

Day 1: February 9

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Quarter-finals	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Quarter-finals	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM

Day 2: February 10

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Semi-finals	TBD vs TBD	3:30 PM
Semi-finals	TBD vs TBD	6:30 PM

Day 3: February 11

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Grand final	TBD vs TBD	4 PM

Play-In (31st January – 2nd February)

Day 1: January 31

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Upper Round 1	Eternal Fire 13-1 BetBoom	2:30 PM
Upper Round 1	Heroic 13-11 Astralis	2:30 PM
Upper Round 1	Cloud9 10-13 Rebels Gaming	3:30 PM
Upper Round 1	ENCE 9-13 BIG	3:30 PM
Upper Round 1	Spirit 13-0 Apeks	4:30 PM
Upper Round 1	Gamer Legion 13-10 M80	4:30 PM
Upper Round 1	FURIA 14-16 TheMongolz	5:30 PM
Upper Round 1	Rooster 4-13 VP	5:30 PM
Upper Round 2	Eternal Fire 2-0 Rebels	6:30 PM
Upper Round 2	Heroic 2-1 BIG	6:30 PM

Day 2: February 1

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Upper Round 2	Spirit 2-0 TheMongolz	12:30 AM
Upper Round 2	GamerLegion 2-1 VP	12:30 AM
Lower Round 1	BetBoom 1-2 Cloud9	3:30 PM
Lower Round 1	M80 2-0 Rooster	3:30 PM
Lower Round 1	Astralis 0-2 ENCE	6:30 PM
Lower Round 1	Apeks 2-1 Furia	6:30 PM

Day 3: February 2

STAGE	MATCH	GMT
Lower Round 2	VP 1-2 Cloud9	3:30 PM
Lower Round 2	The MongolZ 1-2 ENCE	3:30 PM
Lower Round 2	BIG 1-2 Apeks	6:30 PM
Lower Round 2	Rebels 2-0 M80	6:30 PM

IEM Katowice 2024 CS2 Event: Where To Watch

Ready to tune into the IEM Katowice 2024 live stream and enjoy the action for yourself? Interested fans can catch the event live on the official Twitch and YouTube handles of ESL.