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CS2 IEM Dallas 2025: Teams & complete schedule
Image credit: ESL TL;DR IEM Dallas 2025 begins on May 19 and runs through May 25, with the Playoffs held live at DreamHack Dallas in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. It’s the third international Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) tournament of the 2025 competitive CS2 circuit, following IEM Katowice and IEM Melbourne. The tournament begins … Continued The post CS2 IEM Dallas 2025: Teams & complete schedule appeared first on Esports Insider.
TL;DR
- IEM Dallas 2025 begins on May 19 and runs through May 25, with the Playoffs held live at DreamHack Dallas in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
- It’s the third international Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) tournament of the 2025 competitive CS2 circuit, following IEM Katowice and IEM Melbourne.
- The tournament begins with the initial Group Stage featuring all 16 teams, split into two groups of eight (A and B). Each group will follow a standard double-elimination (GSL) format, with all matches played as best-of-three (Bo3).
- There’s a $300,000 prize pool, split among all 16 teams competing. Teams will also receive monetary club bonuses based on their performances.
The stage is set for one of the biggest Counter-Strike 2 events of the year – Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Dallas 2025 kicks off today (May 19) under the aegis of ESL. Sixteen of the world’s top teams will travel to Dallas and fight it out for the 300K prize pool, but only one will lift the IEM trophy in Texas.
In this article, we’ll go over everything you need to know about CS2 IEM Dallas 2025, including a format explainer, all 16 invited teams, the complete match schedule, and who the favourites are.
What is CS2 IEM Dallas? Tournament format overview
Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is one of the longest-running and most prestigious tournament series in Counter-Strike esports. Organised by ESL and sponsored by Intel, IEM events have been a pillar of competitive CS for over a decade, continuing the legacy with the transition to CS2. Each IEM event contributes to the ESL Pro Tour (EPL), giving top-tier teams the chance to earn prize money, ranking points, and, of course, international bragging rights.
CS2 IEM Dallas is the third international event of the 2025 CS2 season, following IEM Katowice and IEM Melbourne. It kicks off May 19 and runs through May 25, with the Playoffs held live at DreamHack Dallas in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
The tournament begins with the initial Group Stage featuring all 16 teams, split into two groups of eight (A and B). Each group will follow a standard double-elimination (GSL) format, with all matches played as best-of-three (Bo3).
Here’s how teams progress from the Group Stage to the Playoffs:
