{"id":40884,"date":"2025-02-01T00:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T05:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=40884"},"modified":"2025-02-01T00:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T05:38:24","slug":"iem-katowice-2025-stage-2-groups-matches-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/iem-katowice-2025-stage-2-groups-matches-set\/","title":{"rendered":"IEM Katowice 2025 Stage 2 groups &#038; matches set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the conclusion of Stage 1 at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/iem-katowice\/cs2\/\" title=\"IEM Katowice betting guide\">Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2025<\/a> on January 31, the first round of Stage 2 matchups have been determined, setting the stage for an action-packed competition.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 1 featured 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> teams in a double-elimination bracket with best-of-three matches, where eight teams secured spots in Stage 2.<\/p>\n<p>Four teams advanced through the upper bracket, while four battled their way through the lower bracket.<\/p>\n<p>Eternal Fire secured victories over Complexity and HEROIC, while 3DMAX swept FlyQuest and MIBR.<\/p>\n<p>GamerLegion outplayed SAW and paiN Gaming, while FURIA Esports defeated Imperial fe and Wildcard Gaming.<\/p>\n<p>In the lower bracket, Team Liquid bounced back with wins against Complexity and Wildcard.<\/p>\n<p>Virtus.pro dominated SAW and MIBR, while BIG took down Imperial fe and HEROIC.<\/p>\n<p>Astralis fought past FlyQuest and swept paiN Gaming to secure their spot in the next phase.<\/p>\n<h2>IEM Katowice Stage 2 groups<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flexLists\">\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<h3>Group A<\/h3>\n<li>G2 Esports<\/li>\n<li>FaZe Clan<\/li>\n<li>Team Vitality<\/li>\n<li>Team Falcons<\/li>\n<li>Virtus.pro<\/li>\n<li>BIG<\/li>\n<li>Eternal Fire<\/li>\n<li>3DMAX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<h3>Group B<\/h3>\n<li>Team Spirit<\/li>\n<li>The MongolZ<\/li>\n<li>Natus Vincere<\/li>\n<li>MOUZ<\/li>\n<li>Astralis<\/li>\n<li>Team Liquid<\/li>\n<li>FURIA Esports<\/li>\n<li>GamerLegion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p>Stage 2, running from February 1-5, follows a double-elimination format and features the eight Stage 1 teams alongside some of the world\u2019s top-ranked squads, including Team Spirit, Natus Vincere, G2 Esports, Team Vitality, FaZe Clan, The MongolZ, MOUZ, and Team Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>Each match will be a best-of-three series, with the top three teams from each group moving on to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The group winners will advance directly to the semifinals; 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