Tasteless on Oliveira’s historical win: “This might be the biggest upset in Starcraft 2 history”
Chinese Terran player Li “Oliveira” Peinan pulls off an historical upset in the Grand Finals of IEM Katowice over Cho “Maru” Seong-ju, 4-1.
Esports.gg Editorial Team
IEM Katowice & IEM Cologne 2023 Dates Announced
ESL has confirmed the dates of their two flagship CS:GO championships for 2023.
Arnav Shukla
G2 JACKZ on mONESY: “This kid is insane. He was born to play CS”
The first playoffs match between Virtus.Pro and G2 was an exciting start to the matches in the Spodek Arena.
Rohan
Twistzz: “I think everyone in this team plays under the pressure well. People can expect a good FaZe showing in the playoffs.”
FaZe Clan has reached the top 6 at IEM Katowice despite not always playing with their full roster. How far can the team go?
Rohan
VP Yekindar: “Heroic’s style is quite unique. They are not playing the same style as any other team in the top 10”
The Virtus.Pro players also give their thoughts on the biggest surprises and disappointments so far at Katowice.
Rohan
Yekindar on EU-CIS RMR: “CIS teams don’t really need experience. It’s the EU teams that need the experience”
Virtus.Pro are aiming for the trophy at Katowice. Can they do it?
Rohan
CadiaN: “Everyone is talking about teams other than Heroic. I think that can be very beneficial to us”
Can Heroic be the team that goes under the radar and surprises everyone in 2022?
Rohan
S1mple on G2 and Vitality rosters: “In the beginning everything will be fine. It’s more interesting to see what will happen in 3 months”
Navi are the favorites to win IEM Katowice. But recent roster shuffles have created two worthy contenders in Vitality and G2 esports.
Rohan
Hooxie: “The roster acquisition rumors after the Stockholm Major took away the team’s focus”
It’s a journey back to form for the Copenhagen Flames players as they look to prove critics wrong.
Rohan
IEM Katowice 2022 to feature a $1.5 million prize pool in front of a live audience
Fans will return to the Spodek Arena after two years.
Rohan