Aussie Counter-Strike followers shall be handled to the very best CS2 motion as ESL heads Down Beneath in March for IEM Melbourne 2025. The Victorian capital was to play host to an IEM-level occasion manner again in 2020 earlier than COVID noticed the event canceled.
Now, after practically 5 years and a number of other smaller ESL Challenger occasions, Melbourne’s Rod Laver Area opens its doorways to 16 of the world’s finest groups. Who will go away Australia as champions?
Right here’s every thing you might want to find out about IEM Melbourne 2025: Schedule, group checklist, standings, and how one can watch!
Desk of contents
Format and groups
Schedule, outcomes, and standings
Group Stage
Playoffs
Standings
Easy methods to watch: All streams
IEM Melbourne 2025 format and groups
IEM Melbourne sees top-flight CS2 return to Australia for the second time in three years after IEM Sydney kicked off a brand new period of Counter-Strike in 2023.
All groups obtained invitations to IEM Melbourne by way of VRS rankings on Feb. 2. The 16 groups shall be break up into two teams of eight, the place they’ll play out a GSL double-elimination bracket. The 2 higher bracket groups will play for a spot within the semis with the loser touchdown within the quarters. The decrease bracket winner will be part of them within the quarterfinal, that means three groups per group progress to the finals.
The highest six will enter Rod Laver Area on March 25 and play a single-elimination best-of-three bracket, with the grand closing a best-of-five. The champion will stroll dwelling $125,000 richer.
The house crowd shall be represented by FlyQuest, with the Aussie squad touchdown an invitation whereas Justin “jks” Savage flies the native flag on Workforce Liquid. Listed below are the groups attending IEM Melbourne:
IEM Melbourne 2025 schedule, outcomes, and standings
Group Stage
All match occasions are in CEST (UTC+2).
Monday, April 21
3:15am: FaZe 2-0 paiN | MongolZ 1-2 Complexity
5:45am: MOUZ 2-1 BIG | 3DMAX 0-2 GamerLegion
8:15am: Vitality 2-0 FlyQuest | Liquid 2-1 VP
10:45am: Falcons 2-0 SAW | NaVi 2-1 MIBR
Tuesday, April 22
3:15am: MOUZ 2-0 GamerLegion | paiN 0-2 Complexity
5:45am: BIG 0-2 3DMAX | FaZe 0-2 MongolZ
8:15am: FlyQuest 2-0 VP | Vitality 2-0 Liquid
10:45am: Falcons 2-1 NaVi | SAW 1-2 MIBR
Wednesday, April 23
3:15am: FaZe 2-0 3DMAX | Complexity 0-2 GamerLegion
Group A decrease bracket. Loser is eradicated.
5:45am: FlyQuest 1-2 NAVI | Liquid 2-0 MIBR
Group B decrease bracket. Loser is eradicated.
8:15am: FaZe 0-2 GamerLegion
Group A decrease bracket closing. Winner proceeds to quarterfinals, loser is eradicated.
8:15am: MOUZ 2-0 MongolZ
Group A higher bracket closing. Winner proceeds to semifinals, loser proceeds to quarterfinals.
10:45am: Vitality 2-0 Falcons
Group B decrease bracket closing. Winner proceeds to quarterfinals, loser is eradicated.
10:45am: Liquid 2-1 NaVi
Group B higher bracket closing. Winner proceeds to semifinals, loser proceeds to quarterfinals.
Playoffs
Friday, April 25
9am: GamerLegion vs. Falcons
Quarterfinal.
12pm: MongolZ vs. Liquid
Quarterfinal.
Saturday, April 26
9am: MOUZ vs. TBD
Semifinal.
12pm: Vitality vs. TBD
Semifinal.
Sunday, April 27
8:30am: TBD vs. TBD
Grand closing (best-of-five).
Standings
Right here is the total standings and prize cash on supply at IEM Melbourne 2025:
Easy methods to watch IEM Melbourne 2025: All streams
IEM Melbourne is streamed reside on Twitch and YouTube throughout two streams: Stream A and B. Full replays shall be out there after every matchday concludes by way of the above channels.
For these in search of broadcasts in different languages, head to the occasion’s Liquipedia web page for extra. Tickets to attend the occasion reside at the moment are bought out: go to Ticketek for particulars.
For extra CS2 esports protection go to esports.gg.
