IEM Cologne 2025 seeding announced
Organizers of the prestigious IEM Cologne 2025 Counter-Strike 2 tournament have published the seeding of the participants. The matchups in the Play-In stage, as well as the distribution of teams in the group stage, have been revealed.
The event will kick off with the Play-In stage (Double Elimination), where sixteen squads will compete – the eight strongest of which will advance to the group stage.
In the group stage (Double Elimination), along with the best teams from Play-In, eight more rosters that received direct invites will fight for spots in the playoffs. Each of the two groups will feature three berths in the decisive stage of the event (Single Elimination), while the winners of each group will advancestraight to the semi-finals. The final of the competition will be BO5, all other matches – BO3.
IEM Cologne 2025 will take place from July 23 to August 3, 2025 in Cologne, Germany. The total prize pool of the tournament will be one million US dollars, which will be divided between 24 squads.
Play-In Bracket:
Group A Bracket:
Group B Bracket:
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