IEM Cologne 2025 group stage to continue on old patch

Remaining matches of the IEM Cologne 2025 group stage will be held on the previous version of Counter-Strike 2, without taking into account the changes of the latest patch. The organizers of the tournament officially announced this via X social media.

After last night's update the tournament will continue to use the previous patch for the remainder of Stage 2.

We will be assessing the situation heading into playoffs to see if it's appropriate to move to the new patch.

Note that on the night of July 28-29, the developers released a large patch in Counter-Strike 2 – it improved the animation as well as changed several maps, including Train, Inferno and Overpass. The full list of changes can be found via the link.

Origin: x.com