Event organiser ESL has revealed that its Intel Excessive Masters (IEM) 2025 occasion in Chengdu, China will function a crowd in the course of the Group Stage.
ESL shared that in the course of the Counter-Strike 2 event this November, 60% of video games will probably be performed with ‘hundreds watching’.
The rationale solely 60% of matches will probably be performed in entrance of attendees is probably going as a result of in the course of the Group Stage, a number of matches are run on the identical time. Because of this some sequence could find yourself being performed off-stage.
Having a reside crowd within the Group Stage is a drastic change for the occasion. The inaugural event, which happened in April 2024, solely featured a reside crowd in the course of the Playoffs in the previous couple of days of the occasion.
What to Count on from IEM Chengdu 2025
The Group Stage is scheduled to start on November third, 2025, the place the highest 16 Counter-Strike 2 groups will battle it out for a spot within the Playoffs, which is able to conclude with the Grand Finals on November ninth. Much like different large IEM occasions, the full prize pool is $1m (~£740,000).
The IEM Chengdu Counter-Strike 2 competitors is without doubt one of the final aggressive occasions to happen earlier than all eyes flip to the StarLadder Budapest Main in late November to conclude the season.
Early hen tickets for IEM Chengdu will probably be out there via ESL’s official web site.
For the Group Stage, tier-one (closest to the stage) will value ¥688 CNY ($96), and tier-two (additional again from the stage) will value ¥388 CNY (~$54/£40). Three-day tickets for the Playoffs will even be out there for as much as ¥1,488 CNY (~$166/£154).
