IEM Dallas 2023: Everything you need to know

Before the CS:GO competitive scene transitions to Counter-Strike 2, some top-level events will still be played before the end of the 2023 season. Starting next Monday, May 29, 2023, IEM Dallas 2023 will kick off, and we will participate in 16 of the best teams in the world, fighting for a prize pool of $250,000 and qualification for IEM Cologne 2023.

While it is true that teams like NaVi and Virtus.pro, who were called to be protagonists of this tournament, will not be able to participate due to problems with the visa of some players, we will have G2 Esports, Heroic, FaZe, and many more. As a result, really exciting matches are expected from start to finish, and the reality is that we can’t miss this tournament for anything in the world.

A few days ago, Team Vitality managed to lift the title of champions of the BLAST.tv Paris Major is the last Valve-sponsored event in the CS:GO era. Moreover, the next Major will be played in March 2024, hosted by PGL in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will be played on CS2. However, before that, we will still enjoy several international CS:GO tournaments.

IEM Dalllas 2023 – Details

As mentioned, IEM Dallas will occur from May 29 to June 4, 2023, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas, USA.

The 16 participating teams will battle each other for a share of the juicy $250,000 prize pool and, most importantly for them, qualification for the next international event organized by ESL, IEM Cologne 2023.

Below, we will show you the 16 participating teams of IEM Dallas 2023 in their respective groups.

Group A

• Heroic
• 9z Team
• Fnatic
• MOUZ
• FURIA Esports
• OG
• G2 Esports
• Nouns Esports

Group B

• FaZe Clan
• Evil Geniuses
• ENCE
• Complexity Gaming
• Team Liquid
• Astralis
• Cloud9
• Grayhound Gaming

THE #IEM DALLAS 2023 GROUP STAGE! 🤠

GROUP A@heroicgg @9zTeam @mousesports @FNATIC @FURIA @OGcsgo @G2esports @nounsesports

GROUP B@FaZeClan @EGCSGO @ENCE @Complexity @AstralisCS @TeamLiquid @C9CSGO @grayhoundgaming

Check out all the initial matches! 👇 pic.twitter.com/MlC4Idd3k1

— Intel® Extreme Masters (@IEM) May 19, 2023

IEM Dallas – Format

The format used in the IEM Dallas 2023 will be GSL. As we noted, the 16 teams were divided into two groups of eight teams each. All opening matches are best-of-one (BO3), while the remaining matches are best-of-three (BO3).

Finally, the top three teams in each group will advance to the playoffs, where they will play in Single Elimination format, and all matches are best-of-three (BO3).

Schedule

As we have mentioned, the IEM Dallas is only hours away from starting, so we have little time to prepare for our high-level battles. Below, we will show you the match schedule for the first round of IEM Dallas 2023 in their respective groups.

Group A – May 29

• Heroic vs. 9z Team – 19:15 CEST
• Fnatic vs. MOUZ – 19:15 CEST
• FURIA Esports vs. OG – 18:00 CEST
• G2 Esports vs. Nouns Esports – 18:00 CEST

Group B – May 29

• FaZe Clan vs. Evil Geniuses – 20:30 CEST
• ENCE vs. Complexity – 20:30 CEST
• Team Liquid vs. Astralis – 21:45 CEST
• Cloud9 vs. Grayhound Gaming – 21:45 CEST

#IEM Dallas 2023 starts on Monday 👀🤠

Check out the schedule for all the initial BO1s below! 👇 pic.twitter.com/XXUp58UjoF

— Intel® Extreme Masters (@IEM) May 24, 2023

Talking about favoritism after we witnessed so many surprises at the Paris Major a few weeks ago might be somewhat counterproductive. However, we can’t overlook the fact that teams like Heroic, G2 Esports, and FaZe Clan may be the ones who have this label of favorites before the tournament starts.

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