IEM Katowice 2021 - teams, groups, results, schedule & format

Day three of IEM Katowice 2021 is underway with teams fighting for their tournament life. Below you can find the groups, match results, the full schedule, format, and more.

IEM Katowice 2021 groups:

Group A	Group B
Astralis	Vitality
Evil Geniuses	FaZe
G2	FURIA
Heroic	Natus Vincere
Gambit	OG
Sprit	Liquid
BIG	NIP
mousesports	Virtus.pro

IEM Katowice 2021 schedule & results:

Group A

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Upper Bracket R1	G2 Esports 1-2 Team Spirit	3AM	6AM	11AM	12PM
Upper Bracket R1	Evil Geniuses 2-0 Gambit	3AM	6AM	11AM	12PM
Upper Bracket R1	Astralis 2-0 mousesports	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM
Upper Bracket R1	Heroic 2-0 BIG	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM

Group B

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Upper Bracket R1	Vitality 2 – 0 OG	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM
Upper Bracket R1	FaZe Clan 0 – 2 Team Liquid	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM

Day 4 — February 19

Group B

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Upper Bracket R1	FURIA 2 – 0 NiP	3AM	6AM	11AM	12AM
Upper Bracket R1	Virtus.pro 0 – 2 NaVi	3AM	6AM	11AM	12AM

Group A

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Upper Bracket R2	Evil Geniuses 0 – 2 Astralis	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM
Lower Bracket R1	Gambit 2 – 0 mousesports	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM
Upper Bracket R2	Spirit 2-0 Heroic	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM
Lower Bracket R1	G2 2-0 BIG	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM

Day 5 — February 20

Group A

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Lower Bracket R2	Gambit vs. Heroic	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM
Lower Bracket R2	Evil Geniuses vs. G2	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM

Group B

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Lower Bracket R1	OG 0-2 FaZe	3AM	6AM	11AM	12PM
Lower Bracket R1	Virtus.pro 2-0 NiP	3AM	6AM	11AM	12PM
Upper Bracket R2	Team Liquid vs Vitality	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM
Upper Bracket R2	TBD vs TBD	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM

Day 6 — February 21

Group A

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Upper Bracket R3	TBD vs TBD	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM
Lower Bracket R3	TBD vs TBD	6:30AM	9:30AM	2:30PM	3:30AM

Group B

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Lower Bracket R2	TBD vs TBD	3AM	6AM	11AM	12PM
Lower Bracket R2	TBD vs TBD	3AM	6AM	11AM	12PM
Upper Bracket R3	TBD vs TBD	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM
Lower Bracket R3	TBD vs TBD	10AM	1PM	6PM	7AM

Playoffs

Day 7 — February 26

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Quarterfinals	TBD vs TBD	6AM	9AM	2PM	3PM
Quarterfinals	TBD vs TBD	9:30AM	12:30PM	5:30PM	6:30PM

Day 8 — February 27

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Semifinals	TBD vs TBD	6AM	9AM	2PM	3PM
Semifinals	TBD vs TBD	9:30AM	12:30PM	5:30PM	6:30PM

Day 9 — February 28

Round	Match	PST	EST	GMT	CEST
Grand Finals	TBD vs TBD	6AM	9AM	2PM	3PM

IEM Katowice 2021 format:

Three stages: Play-In, Group Stage, Playoffs
Play-In: Feb 16-17
- Double-elimination bracket
- Opening matches are best-of-1, all other matches are best-of-3.
- Top 8 teams advance to Group Stage
Group Stage: Feb 18-21
- 16 teams split into two groups
- Both groups feature double-elimination brackets
- Top-three teams from each group advance to Playoffs
  - Group winners start in semifinals
  - Group second-place teams start in quarterfinals (high seeds)
  - Group third-place teams start in quarterfinals (low seeds)
  - Playoffs: Feb 26-28
    - Single-elimination bracket\