ESL announces new CS2 tournament in Katowice

Tournament operator ESL has announced a new Counter-Strike 2 tournament, which will take place in 2026 in Katowice at the Spodek Arena, which has historically been the venue for the IEM Katowice series of events.

"Counter-Strike is returning to Katowice & the Spodek Arena in 2026", claims the official statement posted on the company's X social media account. No other details about the competition were announced.

Note that ESL previously announced that in 2026 IEM Katowice would be moved to Krakow and will be held under the name IEM Krakow 2026. The final part of the competition (playoffs) will play out over three days at the Tauron Arena, where the PGL CS:GO Major took place in 2017.

Origin: x.com