Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, Team Vitality, Outsiders, Heroic, Team Liquid, and MOUZ were immediately invited to the group stage of the championship. Another 16 teams will start their performance at the competition from the Play-In stage. Fnatic, Ninjas in Pajamas, Team Spirit, Cloud9, FURIA Esports, OG, ENCE, BIG, and Evil Geniuses are among them. The tournament will be held from January 31 to February 12. The teams will draw a prize fund of one million dollars.

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The previous IEM Katowice took place in February 2022. FaZe became the champion after beating G2 in the final with a score of 3:0. Finn Karrigan Andersen's team earned $400,000.