Vitality win IEM Katowice 2025

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's squad won the big LAN tournament IEM Katowice 2025, which was held from January 29 to February 9 in Katowice, Poland.

In the final, Vitality bested Team Spirit with a scoreline of 3:0 – 13:6 on Dust2, 13:5 on Nuke, 13:11 on Mirage.

En route to the final, the team knocked The MongolZ out of the event. Team Spirit, in turn, prevailed over NAVI and Virtus.pro. Before advancing to the playoffs, Vitality took first place in its group.

For first place, Vitality received $400,000. The runner-up earned $180,000. The MongolZ and NAVI, which shared 3rd-4th place, secured $80,000 each. The total prize pool of the event amounted to one million US dollars.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Vitality  – $400,000
2.  Team Spirit – $180,000
3-4.  NAVI – $80,000
3-4.  The MongolZ – $80,000
5-6.  Virtus.pro – $40,000
5-6.  Eternal Fire – $40,000
7-8.  GamerLegion – $24,000
7-8.  FaZe – $24,000
9-12.  Liquid – $16,000
9-12.  Astralis – $16,000
9-12.  G2 – $16,000
9-12.  3DMAX – $16,000
13-16.  FURIA – $10,000
13-16.  MOUZ – $10,000
13-16.  BIG – $10,000
13-16.  Falcons – $10,000
17-20.  Wildcard – $4,500
17-20.  paiN – $4,500
17-20.  MIBR – $4,500
17-20.  HEROIC – $4,500
21-24.  Complexity – $2,500
21-24.  SAW – $2,500
21-24.  Imperial fe – $2,500
21-24.  FlyQuest – $2,500