Virtus.pro and Vitality through to IEM Katowice 2025 playoffs

Second day of the IEM Katowice 2025 group stage has ended, determining the first participants of the final stage of the tournament.

In the upper bracket of Group A, Virtus.pro defeated Eternal Fire (9:13 on Anubis, 13:10 on Dust2, 16:13 on Train), while Vitality prevailed over FaZe (13:3 on Nuke, 10:13 on Anubis, 19:16 on Dust2). The losers dropped to the lower bracket, while the winners advanced to the playoffs – on February 4, they will face off for a higher seeding in the bracket.

In the first losers' round, Falcons were defeated by G2 (9:13 on Ancient, 13:7 on Dust2, 11:13 on Mirage), while BIG lost to 3DMAX (11:13 on Ancient, 6:13 on Inferno). The losing teams shared 13th-16th places at the event and earned $10,000 in prize money each; the winners advanced to the next round.

Current Group A bracket looks as follows:

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