CS2 IEM Chengdu 2024: Schedule, teams, livestream details, and more

Modified Apr 14, 2024 15:54 GMT

IEM Chengdu 2024 (Image via Sportskeeda || Assets via ESL, MOUZ, G2 Esports, Astralis, and Team Liquid)

IEM Chengdu 2024 is set to start next week as ESL prepares to return to China with an international Counter-Strike event after five years. The post-PGL Major Copenhagen drought of tier-one matches will not last for long as some of the top teams in the world will travel to the city of Chengdu to determine the winner in the prestigious quest to secure the IEM Grand Slam cash prize of USD 1,000,000.

IEM Chengdu will be interesting to observe as several underdog teams along with the usual favorites are present. This competition will offer a real chance for newer teams to make a splash while also allowing the big dogs to have a chance at securing a tier-one title.

IEM Chengdu 2024: Format, teams, venue, and prize pool

Team Liquid and Wildcard Gaming were announced as last-minute replacements (Image via @IEM on X)

Format

IEM Chengdu 2024 will be split into two stages - the Group Stage and the Playoffs. The former will feature two groups following a double GSL format. The opening matches in both groups will be best-of-ones while the remaining ones are best-of-threes.

The top three teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs, where the placement determines the seeding. The first-placed team from each group makes it directly into the semis while the second and third-placed teams are seeded as the high and low seeds of the quarter-finals respectively. The Playoffs will be a single-elimination bracket with all matches being best-of-threes

Teams

Listed below are the 16 teams that will be present at IEM Chengdu:

Astralis
FURIA Esports
FaZe Clan
MOUZ
HEROIC
G2 Esports
Steel Helmet (replacing Monte)
Virtus.pro
Team Liquid (replaced M80)
Cloud9
Lynn Vision Gaming
TYLOO
Wildcard Gaming (replaced Complexity Gaming)
9z Team
FlyQuest
Nemiga Gaming

Venue

Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre will host all the playoff games of IEM Chengdu 2024.

Prize Pool

A cash prize of $250,000 will be split amongst the 16 teams at the event. The winner of the tournament will also be guaranteed a spot at IEM Cologne 2024 later this year.

Place	$USD	Qualifies To	BLAST Premier Points	Participant
1st	$100,000	IEM Cologne 2024	1400
2nd	$42,000	-	1000
3rd-4th	$20,000	-	600
5th-6th	$10,000	-	400
7th-8th	$6,000	-	300	FlyQuest HEROIC
9th-12th	$5,000	-		FURIA Esports Nemiga Gaming Cloud9 Lynn Vision Gaming
13th-16th	$4,000	-		TYLOO Steel Helmet 9z Team Wildcard Gaming

IEM Chengdu 2024: Playoff Stage Schedule and results

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Listed below is the full schedule for the playoff stage of IEM Chengdu 2024:

Day 1 - April 12, 2024

Virtus.pro vs G2 Esports (0-2) - Anubis (6-13), Overpass (10-13)
Team Liquid vs FaZe Clan (1-2) - Nuke (13-16), Anubis (13-11), Mirage (10-13)

Day 2 - April 13, 2024

MOUZ vs G2 Esports (2-1) - Nuke (13-8), Ancient (7-13), Overpass (13-10)
Astralis vs FaZe Clan (1-2) - Nuke (10-13), Ancient (13-5), Inferno (7-13)

Day 3 - April 14, 2024

MOUZ vs FaZe Clan (0-2) - Overpass (13-10), Nuke (13-6)

FaZe Clan win the CS2 IEM Chengdu 2024.

Where to watch IEM Chengdu 2024: Livestream details

CS2 esports fans across the globe can watch IEM Chengdu 2024 on ESL's official Twitch and YouTube channels. There will be two streams on both streaming platforms simultaneously during certain days, such as the opening games of the Group Stage.

The livestream links for IEM Chengdu 2024 are listed below:

IEM Chengdu 2024 on Twitch: A stream | B stream
IEM Chengdu 2024 on YouTube: Watch here

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