IEM Katowice

IEM Katowice is always the first big Counter-Strike tournament of the year and one of the most prestigious annual CS tournaments. With CS2 releasing in fall 2023, this will be the first IEM Katowice in which teams will compete in CS2 rather than CS:GO. G2 Esports, the defending Katowice champions, headline the list of eight directly qualified teams. Recent CS2 champions FaZe Clan and Team Vitality are among the eight, and Complexity Gaming will be the sole Americas representative among the directly qualified teams.