IEM Cologne: $1,000,000 is up for grabs as 24 teams descend to Cologne for the second IEM of 2022

Teams from Europe, Americas and APAC will be competing to see who will head into the grand finale and win the IEM Cologne title.  

Twenty-four of the best CS:GO teams from all over the world will be heading to Cologne this July to see who will win the IEM Cologne trophy. IEM Cologne is also part of the Intel Grand Slam, where teams aim to win four S-tier tournaments within ten consecutive events.

The teams will be playing for a chance to win a slice of the $1,000,000 prize money, along with BLAST Premier circuit points.

Teams flying to Cologne

The 24 teams that will be playing at the tournament are:

Directly Qualified Teams

• FaZe Clan
• Natus Vincere
• Cloud9
• G2 Esports
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• ENCE
• FURIA Esports
• Team Liquid

Play-in Teams

• Heroic
• Team Vitality
• Outsiders
• GODSENT
• compLexity Gaming
• MIBR
• ORDER
• TyLoo
• BIG
• Astralis
• Team Spirit
• Imperial Esports
• Movistar Riders
• paiN Gaming
• MOUZ
• Sprout

Format and schedule

For the Play-in stage

• Teams will play in a double-elimination bracket
  • Opening matches are Bo1
  • All other matches are Bo3
• Top eight will move to the Group Stage

For the Group stage

• Teams will play in two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
  • Each group will have 8 teams
  • All matches are Bo3
  • Top three teams from each group move to the Playoffs
• Group winners will be semifinal seed
• Group runner-ups will be High Seeds in the quarterfinals
• Group stage 3rd place team will be the Low Seeds in the quarterfinals

For the Playoffs stage

• Teams will play in a single-elimination bracket
• Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be Bo3
• Grand Final will be Bo5

 

 

Where to watch

Get the latest info and scores on our IEM Cologne Hub page, right HERE. Fans can also head to the following streams to watch the matches:

English –            Primary ESL 

                            Secondary ESL 

Brazilian –          Gaules 

Russian –           CSGOMC 

                            TV Arena Esport 

Serbian -            TV Arena Esport 

                            TV Arena Esport 

Slovenian -         TV Arena Esport 

Spanish -            ESL Spanish 

Vietnamese -     500Bros