IEM Katowice Stage 1 matches revealed

The matchups for IEM Katowice 2025, that kicks off on 29th January boasting a prize pool of $1 mil have been revealed. To adhere to Valve's new guidelines, the Play-ins are now called Stage 1, that will have the APAC team FlyQuest participate in a double elimination Bo3.

Stage 1

Liquid vs HEROIC
Complexity vs Eternal Fire
3DMAX vs FlyQuest
Astralis vs MIBR
paiN vs Virtus.Pro
SAW vs GamerLegion
Wildcard vs BIG
Imperial vs FURIA

The top 8 teams will then proceed to the main event, or the Stage 2, where 8 invited teams will await them. The MongolZ, having received direct invite, find themselves in Group B alongside MOUZ, NAVI, and Spirt. The second stage kicks off on February 1st.Here is a complete breakdown of the Groups in Stage 2: