{"id":12147,"date":"2021-01-31T22:21:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T22:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/iem-katowice-2021-season-xv-cs-go-schedule-teams-format-prize-pool-and-how-to-watch"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:30:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:30:07","slug":"iem-katowice-2021-season-xv-cs-go-schedule-teams-format-prize-pool-and-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/iem-katowice-2021-season-xv-cs-go-schedule-teams-format-prize-pool-and-how-to-watch","title":{"rendered":"CS:GO IEM Katowice 2021: Schedule, teams, format, prize pool, and how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year again, IEM Katowice 2021 is just around the corner, one of the biggest and longest-standing esports festivals.<\/p>\n<p>And one of the biggest esports tournament in Katowice is CS:GO Intel Extreme Masters World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this year&#8217;s IEM World Championship won&#8217;t be held in legendary Spodek Arena, due to COVID-19 and measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of a LAN event, the Season XV finals will be held online.<\/p>\n<p>While that&#8217;s unfortunate and nothing can replace the atmosphere with the live crowd, we have no doubt that we will watch some outstanding games and see many legendary plays by top-tier players.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let&#8217;s take a look at everything you need to know about the event.<\/p>\n<h2>CS:GO IEM Katowice Season XV schedule<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/48vodsg2domvnE1IqV5K3UcYFAfmIxfRXGAU-m0n9gI\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL05ld0ZvbGRlcl8xL2NzZ29fa2F0b3dpY2VfMjAyMS9jc2dvX2llbV9rYXRvd2ljZV8yMDIxX3NjaGVkdWxlX2RhdGVzLmpwZw\" alt=\"csgo iem katowice 2021 stream schedule\" width=\"805\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Picture: ESL)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>IEM Katowice 2021 World Championship will be held from 16th February to 28th February.<\/p>\n<p>The exact schedule of all stages is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<h2>CS:GO IEM Katowice Season XV format<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Play-In:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16 Teams<\/li>\n<li>Double-Elimination bracket<\/li>\n<li>Opening matches are Bo1<\/li>\n<li>All other matches Bo3<\/li>\n<li>The top 8 teams will progress to the main event (the Group Stage)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Group Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16 teams<\/li>\n<li>2 groups with 8 teams<\/li>\n<li>Double-elimination format groups(GSL)<\/li>\n<li>All matches are Bo3<\/li>\n<li>Winner of each group will advance to the semifinals<\/li>\n<li>Teams that end up second in groups advance to the quarterfinals as the High Seeds<\/li>\n<li>3rd place teams from groups advance to the quarterfinals as the low seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single-Elimination bracket<\/li>\n<li>Quarterfinals &amp; 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width: 99.6169%; max-width: 100%; height: 170px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">Place<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">Prize money<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">Pro Tour points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">1st<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;400,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">1800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">2nd<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;180,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">1400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">3rd-4th<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;80,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">1100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">5th-6th<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;40,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">825<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">7th-8th<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;24,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">9th-12th<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;16,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">13th-16th<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;10,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">17th-20th<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; height: 17px;\">&#36;4,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6923%; 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