IEM Kraków 2026 invites announced

Tournament operator ESL has announced the full list of teams invited to participate in the upcoming IEM Kraków 2026 Counter-Strike 2 event, which kicks off at the end of January.

FURIA, Vitality, MOUZ, Team Spirit, Falcons, NAVI, and many others have received invites to the competition (based on Valve's official ranking) – a total of 24 squads, eight of which have been invited directly to the second stage.

The tournament will be divided into three parts: Play-In (Double Elimination, the eight strongest rosters advance), the group stage (Double Elimination, three rosters from each group advance, with the winners going directly to the semi-finals), while the playoffs (Single Elimination, BO5 in the final).

IEM Kraków 2026 will take place from January 28 to February 8, 2026, in Krakow, Poland. The event's total prize pool will amount to one million US dollars.

Origin: x.com