A fan’s guide to IEM Katowice 2017
IEM Katowice will be held from 1 to 5 March 2017. Eight invited teams and four squads that have advanced from the qualifiers will compete for a prize pool of $250,000. The Spodek Arena will be the venue for the playoff matches.
Broadcasts:
Coverage:
- HLTV.org: "The home crowd will sing as one once again"
- Na`Vi will be VP.G2A’s first opponent in Katowice
Group stage
Virtus.pro G2A got into Group B. On the first day of games, our CS:GO roster will play five matches. VP.G2A will consecutively face Natus Vincere, North’s updated lineup, Cloud9, SK Gaming, and Heroic. Below is a detailed schedule; all match times are CET.
Second tournament day, Group B (2 March):
- 11:00 — Natus Vincere G2A [16:9] Virtus.pro G2A @ Train
- 11:00 — Cloud9 vs SK Gaming @ bo1
- 12:15 — North vs Heroic @ bo1
- 12:15 — Natus Vincere G2A vs SK Gaming @ bo1
- 13:30 — Cloud9 vs Heroic @ bo1
- 13:30 — North vs Virtus.pro G2A @ bo1
- 14:45 — SK Gaming vs Heroic @ bo1
- 14:45 — Cloud9 vs Virtus.pro G2A @ bo1
- 16:00 — Natus Vincere G2A vs North @ bo1
- 16:00 — SK Gaming vs Virtus.pro G2A @ bo1
- 17:15 — Natus Vincere G2A vs Heroic @ bo1
- 17:15 — Cloud9 vs North @ bo1
- 18:30 — North vs SK Gaming @ bo1
- 18:30 — Heroic vs Virtus.pro G2A @ bo1
- 18:30 — Cloud9 vs Natus Vincere G2A @ bo1
First tournament day, Group A (1 March):
- 11:00 — Ninjas in Pyjamas vs fnatic @ bo1
- 11:00 — OpTic Gaming vs Astralis @ bo1
- 12:15 — FaZe Clan vs Immortals @ bo1
- 12:15 — Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Astralis @ bo1
- 13:30 — OpTic Gaming vs Immortals @ bo1
- 13:30 — FaZe Clan vs fnatic @ bo1
- 14:45 — Astralis vs Immortals @ bo1
- 14:45 — OpTic Gaming vs fnatic @ bo1
- 16:00 — Astralis vs fnatic @ bo1
- 16:00 — Ninjas in Pyjamas vs FaZe Clan @ bo1
- 17:15 — OpTic Gaming vs FaZe Clan @ bo1
- 17:15 — Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Immortals @ bo1
- 18:30 — FaZe Clan vs Astralis @ bo1
- 18:30 — Immortals vs fnatic @ bo1
- 18:30 — OpTic Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas @ bo1