CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023: Schedule, livestream details, live results, and more

IEM Cologne, one of CS:GO's most popular international events, returns for its fourth edition in 2023. The tournament features exceptional games and star-studded rosters and is heralded as a highly sought-after event for players and teams to win. The best teams from all over the world participate in a two-week contest to determine the champions.

This edition of CS:GO IEM Cologne features several top-tier teams that have undergone roster changes during the season break. Fans will be highly excited to see the performance of these teams with a brand-new look.

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All teams participating in CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023

A total of 16 CS:GO teams will be participating in the main event of CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023. Eight teams were directly seeded into the group stage, while eight others had to fight their way through the play-in stage to qualify. The sixteen teams are:

• G2 Esports
• FaZe Clan
• Team Vitality
• ENCE
• Heroic
• Cloud9
• Natus Vincere
• GamerLegion
• MOUZ (Play-in)
• 9INE (Play-in)
• The MongolZ (Play-in)
• Ninjas in Pyjamas (Play-in)
• Fnatic (Play-in)
• Monte (Play-in)
• OG (Play-in)
• Astralis (Play-in)

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CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023: Format

The group stages are divided into two groups of eight teams and feature a double GSL format in a single group. The winner of each group stage directly advances to the semifinals of the playoffs bracket. The runners-up of each group will advance to the quarterfinal as the higher seed, while the third-placed team from each group will proceed to the quarterfinal as the lower seed.

The playoffs stage will be a single-elimination bracket where the quarterfinals and semifinals are best-of-threes. The Grand Final of CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023 will be a best-of-five matchup instead.

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CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023: Schedule and results

The group stage of CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023 will be held from July 29, 2023, to August 1, 2023, while the playoffs stage will be held from August 4, 2023, to August 6, 2023. Notable teams to look out for in the tournament include Cloud9, FaZe Clan, Heroic, and Natus Vincere.

The full schedule and results for CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023 can be found listed below:

Playoffs

Day 5 – August 4, 2023

• Team Vitality vs. Cloud9 (2-0): Mirage (16-11); Inferno (19-17)
• Heroic vs. Astralis (0-2): Ancient (7-16); Inferno (11-16)

Day 6 – August 5, 2023

• ENCE vs. Team Vitality (2-1): Mirage (16-14); Nuke (14-16); Vertigo (16-7)
• G2 Esports vs. Astralis (2-0): Ancient (16-12); Inferno (16-9)

Day 7 – August 6, 2023

• ENCE vs. G2 Esports (1-3): Nuke (4-16); Mirage (10-16); Anubis (16-13); Ancient (9-16)

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Group Stage

Day 1 – July 29, 2023

• Monte vs. GamerLegion (2-0): Mirage (16-8); Overpass (16-11)
• Cloud9 vs. Fnatic (1-2): Vertigo (16-13); Anubis (10-16); Ancient (16-19)
• 9INE vs. ENCE (1-2): Vertigo (16-4); Nuke (11-16); Mirage (15-19)
• G2 Esports vs. Astralis (2-1); Ancient (12-16); Inferno (16-13); Nuke (16-9)
• Heroic vs. The MongolZ (2-1): Mirage (11-16); Overpass (22-18); Inferno (16-10)
• MOUZ vs. Natus Vincere (2-0): Ancient (16-9); Overpass (16-12)

Day 2 – July 30, 2023

• Team Vitality vs OG (2-0): Mirage (16-6); Anubis (16-13)
• Cloud9 vs 9INE (2-1): Vertigo (10-16); Ancient (16-4); Anubis (19-17)
• Fnatic vs ENCE (0-2): Overpass (13-16); Nuke (11-16)
• FaZe Clan vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-1): Mirage (14-16); Overpass (16-5); Nuke (16-7)
• Heroic vs Monte (2-0): Mirage (16-14); Overpass (16-11)
• The MongolZ vs GamerLegion (1-2): Mirage (16-8); Inferno (8-16); Overpass (15-19)

Day 3 – July 31, 2023

• Team Vitality vs. MOUZ (2-0): Inferno (16-4); Mirage (16-5)
• Astralis vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-0): Vertigo (16-6); Ancient (16-6)
• G2 Esports vs. FaZe Clan (2-0): Inferno (16-4); Ancient (16-12)
• Natus Vincere vs. OG (2-1): Anubis (16-13); Inferno (11-16); Ancient (16-10)
• Fnatic vs. GamerLegion (1-2): Vertigo (16-5); Inferno (12-16); Ancient (17-19)
• Cloud9 vs. Monte (2-0): Anubis (16-14); Ancient (16-11)

Day 4 – August 1, 2023

• FaZe Clan vs. Natus Vincere (0-2): Mirage (6-16); Overpass (17-19)
• MOUZ vs. Astralis (0-2): Ancient (8-16); Nuke (11-16)
• Cloud9 vs. GamerLegion (2-1): Inferno (16-11); Ancient (11-16); Mirage (17-19)
• Team Vitality vs. G2 Esports (1-2): Inferno (19-17); Vertigo (10-16); Mirage (8-16)
• ENCE vs. Heroic (2-1): Nuke (16-12); Overpass (16-8); Mirage (14-16)
• Natus Vincere vs. Astralis (1-2): Ancient (23-25); Nuke (16-9): Overpass (12-16)

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Play-in (Results)

Day 1 – July 26, 2023

• MOUZ vs The MongolZ (1-0): Nuke (22-19)
• Into The Breach vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (0-1): Ancient (5-16)
• Fnatic vs Complexity (1-0): Inferno (19-17)
• OG vs 9INE (0-1): Overpass (17-19)
• Monte vs Imperial Esports (1-0): Nuke (16-9)
• Astralis vs Team Liquid (1-0): Ancient (16-10)
• Apeks vs BIG (1-0): Mirage (16-10)
• Grayhound Gaming vs FURIA (0-1): Ancient (11-16)
• MOUZ vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-0): Nuke (16-12); Inferno (16-7)
• Fnatic vs 9INE (2-0): Ancient (16-12); Vertigo (16-10)

Day 2 – July 27, 2023

• Astralis vs Apeks (2-1): Overpass (16-10); Anubis (10-16); Mirage (16-19)
• Into the Breach vs TheMongolZ (0-2): Mirage (8-16); Ancient (8-16)
• Team Liquid vs BIG (2-1): Vertigo (16-13); Mirage (17-19); Overpass (16-9)
• Imperial vs Grayhound (2-1): Inferno (16-5); Mirage (14-16); Nuke (16-8)
• Monte vs FURIA (2-1): Mirage (16-13); Overpass (5-16); Ancient (16-7)
• Complexity vs OG (0-2): Mirage (11-16), Overpass (12-16)

Day 3 – July 28, 2023

• FURIA Esports vs. TheMongolZ (2-0): Inferno (19-15); Overpass (16-8)
• Apeks vs. OG (0-2): Mirage (6-16); Inferno (10-16)
• 9INE vs. Liquid (2-1): Ancient (10-16); Vertigo (16-6); Overpass (16-12)
• Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Imperial (2-1): Overpass (13-16); Ancient (16-6); Nuke (19-15)

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Where to watch CS:GO IEM Cologne 2023?

CS:GO fans can watch IEM Cologne 2023 matches on the official ESL Twitch Channel. There will also be a B as multiple matches will be held simultaneously. Fans can choose the matches they want to watch from the two ESL Twitch channels.