Katowice

Live at the free IEM Expo in Katowice 2023

🏆 WELCOME TO KATOWICE 2023 🏆

Looking back at a successful year one, we're raising the bar even further,
making our first stop no other location than the Hall of Heroes.
Join us at our first ESL Impact standalone event of 2023: Live at the free-to-enter IEM Expo, alongside IEM Katowice, on February 10 - 12. The stakes are high, walking among the greatest CS:GO legends of our time, there is no better place
for our participants to build their own legacy.

Teams ⚔️

SEE YOU AT KATOWICE?

Join us and the crowd live at IEM Katowice in Poland and support your favorite players and teams! Tickets for IEM Katowice 2023 are on sale now and automatically grant access to ESL Impact!

The Formatqualifier & main event

Format - main event

group stage:

2 Groups of 4 Teams
GSL Groups
Opening Matches Bo1 (all on day one)
Winner's Matches Bo1 (all on day one)
Group A Elimination Match Bo3 (day one)
Remaining group stage and playoff matches Bo3 (day two)
Top 4 teams qualify to Playoffs (day three)

PlayOffs

prize pool

PLACE	Prize Money
Total	$100,000
1st	$50,000
2nd	$20,000
3rd-4th	$10,000
5th-6th	$3,000
7th-8th	$2,000

Rules

Sign ups are open

All women are welcome to sign up. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take and who knows, maybe you'll be the next one to lift the trophy!

Open Qualifier #1

Europe	North America	SOUTH America
1 advances to Katowice	1 advances to Deciders	1 advances to Deciders
December 14-15	December 14-15	December 14-15
Sign up now	Sign up now	Sign up now

Open Qualifier #2

Europe	North America	SOUTH America
1 advances to Katowice	1 advances to Deciders	1 advances to Deciders
December 17-18	December 16-17	December 16-17
Sign up now	Sign up now	Sign up now

Schedule 🗓

Qualifier	Day	Timeslot #1	Timeslot #2	Timeslot #3
EU Qualifier #1	14th December	19:00 CET - Ro32 [Bo1]	20:00 CET - Ro16 [Bo1]	21:00 CET - Ro8 [Bo1]
EU Qualifier #1	15th December	19:00 CET - Ro4 [Bo1]	20:00 CET - Final [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Katowice
EU Qualifier #2	17th December	19:00 CET - Ro32 [Bo1]	20:00 CET - Ro16 [Bo1]	21:00 CET - Ro8 [Bo1]
EU Qualifier #2	18th December	19:00 CET - Ro4 [Bo1]	20:00 CET - Final [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Katowice
NA Qualifier #1	14th December	20:00 EST - Ro32 [Bo1]	21:00 EST - Ro16 [Bo1]	22:00 EST - Ro8 [Bo1]
NA Qualifier #1	15th December	20:00 EST - Ro4 [Bo1]	21:00 EST - Final [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Decider match
NA Qualifier #2	16th December	20:00 EST - Ro32 [Bo1]	21:00 EST - Ro16 [Bo1]	22:00 EST - Ro8 [Bo1]
NA Qualifier #2	17th December	20:00 EST - Ro4 [Bo1]	21:00 EST - Final [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Decider match
NA Decider	18th December	20:00 EST - NA Decider [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Katowice
SA Qualifier #1	14th December	19:00 BRT - Ro32 [Bo1]	20:00 BRT - Ro16 [Bo1]	21:00 BRT - Ro8 [Bo1]
SA Qualifier #1	15th December	19:00 BRT - Ro4 [Bo1]	20:00 BRT - Final [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Decider match
SA Qualifier #2	16th December	19:00 BRT - Ro32 [Bo1]	20:00 BRT - Ro16 [Bo1]	21:00 BRT - Ro8 [Bo1]
SA Qualifier #2	17th December	19:00 BRT - Ro4 [Bo1]	20:00 BRT - Final [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Decider match
SA Decider	18th December	19:00 BRT - SA Decider [Bo3] Winner qualifies to Katowice

Matches

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meet the teams

8 Teams coming to Katowice

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the broadcast team 🐔

Schedule

Day	Time CEST	Rounds	Group/Bracket	Watch
1. Thursday 12th
1. Thursday 12th	12:00 - 22:30	Bo2	Group A, Group B	Stream A \| B \| C
2. Friday 13th	12:00 - 22:30	Bo2	Group A, Group B	Stream A \| B \| C
3. Saturday 14th	12:00 - 22:30	Bo2	Group A, Group B	Stream A \| B \| C
4. Sunday 15th	12:00 - 20:00	Bo2	Group A, Group B	Stream A \| B \| C
5. Monday 16th	11:00 - 00:30	Bo3	UB1 (Ro8) #1, #2, #3, #4	Stream A
6. Tuesday 17th	12:00 - 22:00	Bo3	LB1 (Ro8b) #1, #2, #3	Stream A
7. Wednesday 18th	12:00 - 22:00	Bo3	LB1 (Ro8b) #4 & UB2 (Ro4)	Stream A
8. Thursday 19th
9. Friday 20th	12:00	Bo3	LB2 (Ro4a)	Live at the Arena \| Stream A
	15:35	Bo3	LB2 (LB Ro4a)	Live at the Arena \| Stream A
	19:05	Bo3	LB3 (LB Ro4b)	Live at the Arena \| Stream A
10. Saturday 21st
	12:00	Bo3	LB3 (LB Ro4b)	Live at the Arena \| Stream A
	15:35	Bo3	UB3 (Ro2)	Live at the Arena \| Stream A
	19:05	Bo3	LB4 (Ro2a)	Live at the Arena \| Stream A
11. Sunday 22nd
	12:00	Bo3	LB4 (Ro2b)	Live at the Arena \| Stream A
	16:00	Bo5	Grand Final	Live at the Arena \| Stream A