The ESL has just announced the schedule for the male Intel Extreme Masters Katowice CS:GO tournament.
The Spodek Arena in Katowice will once again host the ESL Intel Extreme Masters World Championship, which will kick-off at March 2nd, featuring twelve teams from around the globe for competing for a minimum prize pool of 250,000 US-Dollar. The tournament will start with a round-robin group stage, with the winners of each group advancing to the semi-finals. Both the second and third placed teams of the round-robin phase will have to progress through the quarter-final stage, determining the final two for the last round before the grand final on saturday. The full schedule for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive World Championship male competition can be found below, all times are CET.
Schedule for the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship:
Wednesday, March 2nd
12:20
fnatic
vs.
Natus Vincere
12:20
mousesports
vs.
NiP
13:40
Luminosity
vs.
Natus Vincere
13:40
mousesports
vs.
TheMongolZ
15:00
fnatic
vs.
Luminosity
15:00
NiP
vs.
TheMongolZ
16:20
fnatic
vs.
NiP
16:20
mousesports
vs.
Natus Vincere
17:40
Luminosity
vs.
TheMongolZ
17:40
NiP
vs.
Natus Vincere
19:00
mousesports
vs.
Luminosity
19:00
fnatic
vs.
TheMongolZ
20:20
Natus Vincere
vs.
TheMongolZ
20:20
Luminosity
vs.
NiP
20:20
fnatic
vs.
mousesports
Thursday, March 3rd
12:20
EnVyUs
vs.
Astralis
12:20
E-frag
vs.
FaZe
13:40
Virtus.pro
vs.
Astralis
13:40
E-frag
vs.
Tempo Storm
15:00
EnVyUs
vs.
Virtus.pro
15:00
FaZe
vs.
Tempo Storm
16:20
EnVyUs
vs.
FaZe
16:20
E-frag
vs.
Astralis
17:40
Virtus.pro
vs.
Tempo Storm
17:40
FaZe
vs.
Astralis
19:00
E-frag
vs.
Virtus.pro
19:00
EnVyUs
vs.
Tempo Storm
20:20
Astralis
vs.
Tempo Storm
20:20
Virtus.pro
vs.
FaZe
20:20
EnVyUs
vs.
E-frag
Friday, March 4th
12:30
Quarter-final #1 (Best-of-Three)
15:50
Quarter-final #2 (Best-of-Three)
19:10
Semi-final #1 (Best-of-Three)
22:30
Semi-final #2 (Best-of-Three)
Saturday, March 5th
18:00
Grand final (Best-of-Five)
Check back for more Intel Extreme Masters World Championship coverage at gosugamers.net in the coming days.
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