The $250,000 Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 will see the participation of 16 teams around the world at DreamHack
The biggest, longest-running eSports event returns after a great Rio tour in April – this time without Team Vitality, who went on to win the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 after wielding the IEM Rio 2023 trophy.
This will be a week-long showcasing of some of the best Counter-Strike talents, with the Group Stage starting on May 29. Here’s everything you need to know about this S-tier competition, from the participating teams to schedules and updated results.
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 Stream – How to Watch
The Group Stage matches will start every day at 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 18:00 CEST. You can tune in to the games in these streams –
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 – List of Teams
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 will feature 16 teams from worldwide. Alongside ESL Partners, we will see the participation of invited squads and rosters from the Qualifier events and groups with a high ESL World Ranking.
The 16 teams will be divided into two groups below –
Group A
Even with teams like FaZe and Cloud9 at the event, Heroic are going to be the best name on paper after reaching the Paris Major Semifinals. With a 78.9% win rate in the last three months, the Germans will be hungry for a trophy after nearly missing one.
After an unsuccessful 0-2 run in IEM Rio 2023, the Argentinians will arrive at their 5th S-tier competition and 3rd IEM tournament. Right before this, 9z concluded their CCT South America Series 7 journey after losing the semi-final.
The Europeans are coming into this event after successfully qualifying for Gamers8 with a 4-match winning streak. They are taking Virtus.pro’s spot as the Russians declared their withdrawal from the tournament.
Not getting a single win in IEM Rio 2023 and Paris Major, MOUZ will try to end their 5-match losing streak. Both of their recent IEM appearances ended with a 0-2 group-stage elimination.
The Brazilians will be hoping for a change of pace after a disappointing winless run in the Major which was unexpected considering their excellent form in the Americas RMR.
OG will be playing this event without AWPer Abdulkhalik “degster” Gasanov, with substitute Iulian “regali” Harjău taking his place. The Danish roster’s Major appearance failed to impress the fans after an early exit from the Challengers Stage.
After getting an IEM trophy this year in Katowice, the Germans will fight for another. Their Paris Major run ended in the Legends Stage, although the Challengers Stage 3-0 looked hopeful.
The North Americans were picked from the regional qualifier event, and this will be their first shot at an S-tier tournament in their short CSGO career.
Group B
The Quarterfinals were the final destination of this legendary squad in the Paris Major after fighting hard through the two beginning stages. This event will be an opportunity for FaZe to have their second S-tier trophy of 2023 after the ESL Pro League S17 domination.
Even though EG’s 2023 performance hasn’t impressed many people, they still got the Local Hero Invite due to having more North American players on the roster than ATK.
A clean 3-0 record in the Challengers Stage concluded with a disappointing run in Legends for ENCE’s Major journey. Arriving at IEM without any significant achievements this year, ENCE will try to replicate their 2022 Dallas performance.
This year has looked far from pretty for the North Americans, with their most recent tournament being the Paris Major, where Complexity had a disappointing 1-4 record. Håkon “hallzerk” Fjærli may not be present for the opening matches due to visa issues, which is likely to bring the South African Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek as a stand-in.
Liquid are the best North American contender at IEM Dallas after reaching the Paris Major Playoffs. This will be former-captain Nick “nitr0” Cannella’s final event with the team as he recently announced his stepping down from the active roster.
The Danes are coming with the CCT South Europe Series 4 trophy, and they were the first team to secure Dallas in the European Qualifiers over Cloud9.
After not getting a spot in the Major, Cloud9 will fight for a big league trophy and try to bring back their IEM Dallas performance of 2022.
The only Australian roster at this event will attend their 4th S-tier tournament of the year after ending their Major run in the Challengers Stage.
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 – Prize
Prize pool – $250,000 USD
- 1st – $100,000
- 2nd – $42,000
- 3rd – 4th – $20,000
- 5th – 6th – $10,000
- 7th – 8th – $6,000
- 9th – 12th – $5,000
- 13th – 16th – $4,000
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 – Format
The 2023 IEM Dallas will start with Group Stage matches in Group A and B. Each group will hold battles in double-elimination (GSL) formats between 8 teams.
All Group Stage starting encounters will be Best of 1, and the rest of the tournament will hold Best of 3 matchups.
The top three teams from each group will qualify for the Playoffs, with the #1 roster getting a spot in the Semifinals and the remaining two fighting in the Quarterfinals. The Playoffs will have a single-elimination bracket, with all matches being Bo3s.
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 – Schedule
The Group Stage will kick off on Monday, May 29, with six teams qualifying for the Playoffs starting Friday, June 2. In total, this tournament will give us a week of exciting matches.
Group Stage
Day 1, Monday, May 29
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- FURIA vs OG – 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 18:00 CEST
- G2 vs Nouns – 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 18:00 CEST
- Heroic vs 9z – 10:15 PT / 13:15 ET / 19:15 CEST
- Fnatic vs MOUZ – 10:15 PT / 13:15 ET / 19:15 CEST
- FaZe vs Evil Geniuses – 11:30 PT / 14:30 ET / 20:30 CEST
- ENCE vs Complexity – 11:30 PT / 14:30 ET / 20:30 CEST
- Liquid vs Astralis – 12:45 PT / 15:45 ET / 21:45 CEST
- Cloud9 vs Grayhound – 12:45 PT / 15:45 ET / 21:45 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 14:00 PT / 17:00 ET / 23:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 14:00 PT / 17:00 ET / 23:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 17:30 PT / 20:30 ET / 02:30 CEST
Day 2, Tuesday, May 30
- TBA vs TBA – 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 18:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 18:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 12:30 PT / 15:30 ET / 21:30 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 12:30 PT / 15:30 ET / 21:30 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 16:00 PT / 19:00 ET / 01:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 16:00 PT / 19:00 ET / 01:00 CEST
Day 3, Wednesday, May 31
- TBA vs TBA – 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 18:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 09:00 PT / 12:00 ET / 18:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 12:30 PT / 15:30 ET / 21:30 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 12:30 PT / 15:30 ET / 21:30 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 16:00 PT / 19:00 ET / 01:00 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 16:00 PT / 19:00 ET / 01:00 CEST
Playoffs
Day 4, Friday, June 02
- TBA vs TBA – 11:30 PT / 14:30 ET / 20:30 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST
Day 5, Saturday, June 03
- TBA vs TBA – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST
- TBA vs TBA – 13:00 PT / 16:00 ET / 22:00 CEST
Day 6, Sunday, June 04
- TBA vs TBA – 09:30 PT / 12:30 ET / 18:30 CEST
Keep an eye on ESTNN to get previews on every match of Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 and also on future Counter-Strike tournaments!
