Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023: Groups, Schedule and Extra

The $1,000,000 Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023 will see the participation of 24 groups from world wide 

With 1,000,000 {dollars} in prize pool and 24 groups, the IEM Cologne 2023 is ready to be this yr’s second-biggest CSGO occasion thus far after the Paris Main. LANXESS enviornment in Cologne, Germany, is making ready to witness historical past because the bests of Counter-Strike compete for twelve days at this ESL-organized match. 

Beginning on July 26, IEM Cologne 2023 would be the final one of many occasion’s sequence that shall be performed on CS:GO earlier than the world transitions to Counter-Strike 2. Right here is every thing you might want to learn about this occasion, together with viewing guides and schedules.

Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023 Stream – The way to Watch

The Group Stage matches will begin from 05:30 PT / 08:30 ET / 14:30 CEST on July 26. You may tune in to the video games in these streams –

Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023 – Checklist of Groups 

Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023 will function 24 groups from worldwide. Alongside teams with a excessive ESL World Rating, we’ll see the participation of squads who did properly at IEM Katowice 2023, ESL Professional League Season 17, IEM Rio, BLAST Main, IEM Dallas and Meisterschaft.

Out of the 24 groups, 16 squads shall be competing within the Play-In stage, whereas eight groups have already secured spots within the Group Stage. 

Play-In Groups

• MOUZ
• Apeks
• 9INE
• FURIA Esports
• Staff Liquid
• Imperial Esports
• The MongolZ
• Grayhound Gaming
• Fnatic
• Monte
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Astralis
• Into The Breach
• Complexity Gaming
• OG
• BIG

Group Stage Certified Groups

• G2 Esports
• FaZe Clan
• Staff Vitality
• ENCE
• Heroic
• Cloud9
• Natus Vincere
• GamerLegion

Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023 – Prize 

Prize pool – USD 1,000,000

• 1st – $400,000
• 2nd – $180,000
• third – 4th – $80,000
• fifth – sixth – $40,000
• seventh – eighth – $24,000
• ninth – twelfth – $16,000
• thirteenth – sixteenth – $10,000
• seventeenth – twentieth – $4,500
• twenty first – twenty fourth – $2,500

The winner of this occasion will instantly qualify for IEM Katowice 2024.

Credit score: IEM

Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023 – Format

The 2023 IEM Cologne will begin with the Play-In stage, the place 16 groups will compete in a double-elimination bracket. The highest 8 squads from the Play-In stage will transfer ahead to the Group Stage to satisfy the remainder of the 8 ready rosters. Whereas the opening matches of the Play-In stage shall be Bo1s, the remainder of them shall be Bo3s.

After the Play-In video games, the Group Stage matches will start, with two teams consisting of 16 groups in whole. The bracket of the Group Stage shall be in double-elimination GSL format, and the highest 3 groups from every group will transfer ahead to the Playoffs – whole 6 squads. All matches of the Group Stage, together with the opening encounters, shall be Bo3s. 

The Playoffs will happen in a single elimination bracket the place a single loss would be the finish of the journey for the taking part squads. All matches of this stage are Bo3, apart from the Bo5 Grand Last.

Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023 – Schedule

The Play-In matches will kick off on Wednesday, July 26, with eight groups qualifying for the Group Stage beginning July 29. Six groups from the Group Stage will safe Playoffs that can begin on August 4. In whole, this match will give us 12 days of thrilling matches. 

Play-In

Day 1, Wednesday, July 26

• MOUZ vs The MongolZ – 05:30 PT / 08:30 ET / 14:30 CEST
• Into The Breach vs Ninjas in Pyjamas – 05:30 PT / 08:30 ET / 14:30 CEST
• Fnatic vs Complexity – 06:45 PT / 09:45 ET / 15:45 CEST
• OG vs 9INE – 06:45 PT / 09:45 ET / 15:45 CEST
• Monte vs Imperial – 08:00 PT / 11:00 ET / 17:00 CEST
• Astralis vs Liquid – 08:00 PT / 11:00 ET / 17:00 CEST
• Apeks vs BIG – 09:15 PT / 12:15 ET / 18:15 CEST
• Grayhound vs FURIA – 09:15 PT / 12:15 ET / 18:15 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET / 19:30 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET / 19:30 CEST

Day 2, Thursday, July 27

• TBA vs TBA – 03:30 PT / 06:30 ET / 12:30 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 03:30 PT / 06:30 ET / 12:30 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 16:00 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 16:00 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET / 19:30 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET / 19:30 CEST

Day 3, Friday, July 28

• TBA vs TBA – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 16:00 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 16:00 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET / 19:30 CEST
• TBA vs TBA – 10:30 PT / 13:30 ET / 19:30 CEST

Schedules for the Group Stage and Playoffs shall be up to date as soon as introduced.

Keep watch over ESTNN to get previews on each match of Intel Excessive Masters Cologne 2023  and likewise on future Counter-Strike tournaments!