Team Spirit and The MongolZ win their debut matches in IEM Katowice 2025 group stage

Last two matches of the Group B opening round at IEM Katowice 2025 in Poland have ended, leaving two more teams one step away from advancing to the playoffs.

In the first round of the tournament bracket, Team Spirit defeated Astralis (13:5 on Nuke, 13:4 on Dust2), while The MongolZ bested Liquid (10:13 on Nuke, 13:8 on Mirage, 13:11 on Ancient). The losing teams dropped to the lower bracket of the group, while the winners advanced to the next winners' round.

Next on the schedule are four Group A matchups: in the lower bracket, G2 will face Falcons, while 3DMAX will compete against BIG; in the winners', Virtus.pro and Eternal Fire, Vitality and FaZe will fight for tickets to the next stage of the event.

Note that three squads from each group will advance to the IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs: the winners will go straight to the semi-finals, while the teams that secure second and third places will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Current Group B bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcast of IEM Katowice 2025 can be found on the tournament page via this link.