The street to this yr’s first CS2 Main is heating up, because the IEM Dallas 2025 shapes as much as be a preview for among the world’s strongest groups clashing from Might 19 to 25.
Staff Vitality, contemporary off their Intel Excessive Masters Grand Slam victory, goals to maintain their profitable streak in a troublesome 16-team area. However the Niko and m0NESY-led Staff Falcons are hungry for revenge after falling quick in back-to-back nail-biting grand ultimate encounters towards Vitality at IEM Melbourne and Blast Rivals Spring.
The occasion additionally marks an enormous second in CS2 historical past, as s1mple, usually known as the GOAT of Counter-Strike, makes his debut for FaZe Clan.
IEM Dallas 2025 is seen as the ultimate litmus take a look at earlier than the BLAST.television Austin Main the next week. So, anticipate to witness fiery matches, particularly as soon as the playoffs get going on the Kay Bailey Hutchison Conference Middle.
Right here’s all you must find out about IEM Dallas 2025.
IEM Dallas 2025 groups and format
Listed here are the 16 competing groups:
Staff Vitality Staff Falcons FaZe Clan MOUZ G2 Esports Staff Liquid The MongolZ FURIA Aurora Gaming NRG HEROIC GamerLegion 3DMAX BC.Recreation Esports Legacy Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming
Groups are divided into two GSL teams, battling in best-of-three matches underneath a double elimination format. The highest three groups from every group advance to the playoffs, whereas the remaining are eradicated. That is how the groups are grouped:
Group stage winners immediately advance to the semifinals. Runners-up enter the quarterfinals because the excessive seeds, whereas third-place groups turn out to be the low seeds.
All matches within the single-elimination playoffs are best-of-three. The 2 remaining groups battle in a best-of-five grand ultimate sequence.
IEM Dallas 2025 schedule and outcomes
Playoffs
Might 23 (Friday) – Quarterfinals
1:15pm CT | 8:15pm CEST: MongolZ 2-0 Aurora 4:15pm CT | 11:15pm CEST: Falcons 2-1 GamerLegion 13-8 Historical 9-13 Nuke 13-8 Inferno
The MongolZ and Staff Falcons advance to the semifinals.
Aurora Gaming and GamerLegion are eradicated.
Might 24 (Saturday) – Semifinals
1:15pm CT | 8:15pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 MongolZ 4:15pm CT | 11:15pm CEST: Vitality 2-1 Falcons 13-7 Mud 2 6-13 Practice 13-11 Inferno
MOUZ and Staff Vitality advance to the grand ultimate.
The MongolZ and Staff Falcons are eradicated.
Might 25 (Sunday) – Grand ultimate
2pm CT | 9pm CEST: Vitality 3-0 MOUZ 13-11 Mud 2 13-9 Mirage 13-8 Inferno
Staff Vitality win IEM Dallas 2025.
Group stage
Might 19 (Monday)
Group A spherical 1
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST: 3DMAX 1-2 GamerLegion 13-4 Anubis 9-13 Historical 11-13 Nuke 2pm CT | 9pm CEST: Vitality 2-0 Legacy 13-5 Inferno 13-11 Mud 2 4:30pm CT | 11:30pm CEST: LVG 0-2 G2 7pm CT | 2am, Might 20 CEST: MongolZ 2-0 FURIA
Group B spherical 1
11:30am CT | 6:30pm CEST: Liquid 2-0 FaZe 13-10 Historical 13-10 Inferno 2pm CT | 9pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 BC.Recreation 4:30pm CT | 11:30pm CEST: NRG 0-2 Falcons 7pm CT | 2am, Might 20 CEST: Aurora 1-2 HEROIC 13-9 Mud 2 10-13 Anubis 6-13 Mirage
Might 20 (Tuesday)
Group A decrease bracket quarterfinals
10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: Legacy 1-2 3DMAX 17-19 Inferno 13-5 Mud 2 11-13 Anubis 6pm CT | 1am, Might 21 CEST: FURIA 2-0 LVG
Legacy and Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming are eradicated.
Group A higher bracket semifinals
1pm CT | 8pm CEST: Vitality 2-0 GamerLegion 6pm CT | 1am, Might 21 CEST: MongolZ 2-0 G2
Staff Vitality and The MongolZ safe their playoff spots.
Group B decrease bracket quarterfinals
10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: BC.Recreation 0-2 FaZe 3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: Aurora 2-0 NRG
BC.Recreation and NRG are eradicated.
Group B higher bracket semifinals
1pm CT | 8pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 Liquid 3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: HEROIC 1-2 Falcons 9-13 Historical 16-13 Nuke 3-13 Mud 2
MOUZ and Staff Falcons safe their playoff spots.
Might 21 (Wednesday)
Group B decrease bracket semifinals
10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: HEROIC 2-1 FaZe 9-13 Historical 13-7 Anubis 16-14 Mirage 10:30am CT | 5:30pm CEST: Liquid 0-2 Aurora
FaZe Clan and Staff Liquid are eradicated.
Group A decrease bracket semifinals
1pm CT | 8pm CEST: G2 2-1 3DMAX 13-3 Inferno 10-13 Mud 2 13-9 Nuke 1pm CT | 8pm CEST: GamerLegion 2-1 FURIA 13-9 Practice 6-13 Mirage 13-8 Nuke
3DMAX and FURIA are eradicated.
Group B higher bracket ultimate
3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: MOUZ 2-0 Falcons
MOUZ safe semifinal spot, Staff Falcons get quarterfinal excessive seed.
Group B decrease bracket ultimate
3:30pm CT | 10:30pm CEST: HEROIC 1-2 Aurora 13-3 Practice 8-13 Mud 2 9-13 Mirage
Aurora Gaming advance as quarterfinal low seed. HEROIC are eradicated.
Group A higher bracket ultimate
6pm CT | 1am CEST, Might 22: Vitality 2-1 MongolZ 13-10 Inferno 7-13 Nuke 13-11 Mirage
Staff Vitality safe semifinal spot, The MongolZ get quartefinal excessive seed.
Group A decrease bracket ultimate
6pm CT | 1am CEST, Might 22: G2 1-2 GamerLegion 11-13 Historical 13-10 Mirage 10-13 Nuke
GamerLegion advance as quarterfinal low seed, G2 Esports are eradicated.
IEM Dallas 2025 ultimate rankings
The place to observe IEM Dallas 2025
Catch all of the matches dwell on ESL’s official streaming channels:
