All the latest results can be found in the match schedule section, where there is of course a risk of spoilers.

1. Format
2. Teams
3. Streams
4. Game Schedule

The IEM in Cologne will be held in three stages:

• Play-in phase: July 5-6, 2022
• Group stage: July 7-10, 2022
• Play-offs: July 15 – 17, 2022

Sixteen of the event’s 24 teams will compete in the play-in stage to determine the eight teams that will be allowed to join the quintet already qualified for it in the group stage. Opening games are best-of-1 matches, after which the best-of-3 format takes over.

This consists of two groups of eight teams each and, just like the play-in phase, is played in the form of double-elimination brackets, with three teams each advancing to the final round. All games in this phase are played in a best-of-3 format.

The final round will switch to a single-elimination bracket, with the best-of-3 format continuing to be the choice for all series except the final – here fans can expect an extended best-of-5 series.

While play-ins and groups will take place at the luxury Hyatt Regency Cologne hotel, the play-offs will rise in front of a live audience at Cologne’s Lanxess Arena.

The following eight teams have qualified directly for the group stage of the IEM Cologne 2022:

• FaZe Clan (EU)
• Natus Vincere (EU)
• Cloud9 (EU)
• G2 Esports (EU)
• Ninjas in pajamas (EU)
• ENCE (EU)
• FURIA Esports [NA)
• Team Liquid (NA)

Team Liquid also has an empty seat after the recent postponements, which it temporarily fills with Latvian Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis.

The following 16 teams have qualified for the play-in phase of the IEM Cologne 2022:

• Heroic (EU)
• Team Vitality (EU)
• Outsiders (EU)
• 00 Nation (NA)
• Complexity Gaming [NA)
• MIBR (LA)
• ORDER [OZ)
• TYLOO (AS)
• BIG (ESL Word Ranking)
• Astralis (ESL World Ranking)
• Team Spirit (ESL World Ranking)
• Imperial Esports (ESL World Ranking)
• Movistar Riders (ESL World Ranking)
• paiN Gaming (ESL World Ranking)
• MOUZ (ESL World Ranking)
• Sprout (ESL Championship)

In this division it is worth highlighting that 00 Nation is made up of the former quintet of GODSENT – the organization has contracted the team to take their place in the tournament.

The entire Upper Bracket as well as the start of the Lower Bracket of the play-in stage was played on July 5, 2022 – these are the results of the opening games (Upper Bracket Round 1):

• Heroic 16:3 Sprout
• MOUZ 19:16 paiN
• Spirit 16:11 Complexity
• 00 16:6 Astralis
• BIG 16:7 ORDER
• Outsiders 16:6 Imperial
• MIBR 13:16 Movistar
• TYLOO 9:16 Vitality

Upper Bracket Round 2:

• Heroic 2:1 MOUZ
• Spirit 2:1 00
• BIG 0:2 Outsiders
• Movistar 2:0 Vitality

Heroic, Spirit, Outsiders and Movistar Riders have thus solved the tickets to the group stage.

Lower Bracket Round 1:

• Sprout 2:1 paiN
• Complexity 0:2 Astralis
• ORDER 1:2 Imperial
• MIBR 1:2 TYLOO

Lower Bracket Round 2:

• Team Vitality 2:1 Sprout
• BIG 1:2 Astralis
• 00 2:0 Imperial
• MOUZ 2:0 TYLOO

The four winners from the Lower Bracket Round 2 matches will also advance to the group stage, which began on July 7.

Group A, Upper Bracket Round 1:

• NAVI 2:1 MOUZ
• Heroic 0:2 NIP
• G2 0:2 Movistar
• Vitality 2:1 ENCE

Group B, Upper Bracket Round 1:

• FaZe 2:0 00
• Spirit 2:1 Liquid
• Cloud9 2:0 Outsiders
• Astralis 2:0 FURIA

Group A, Upper Bracket Round 2:

• NAVI 2:0 NIP
• Movistar 2:1 Vitality

Group A, Lower Bracket Round 1:

• MOUZ 2:0 Heroic
• G2 2:0 ENCE

Group B, Upper Bracket Round 2:

• FaZe 2:0 Spirit
• Cloud9 0:2 Astralis

Group B, Lower Bracket Round 1:

• 00 1:2 Liquid
• Outsiders 0:2 FURIA

The winners of the respective second rounds of the Upper Brackets already entered the final round, but played among themselves in Round 3 for direct semifinal entry.

Group A, Upper Bracket Round 3:

Group B, Upper Bracket Round 3:

Group A, Lower Bracket Round 2:

• Vitality 1:2 MOUZ
• NIP 2:0 G2

Group B, Lower Bracket Round 2:

• Cloud9 0:2 Liquid
• Spirit 1:2 FURIA

Group A, Lower Bracket Round 3:

Group B, Lower Bracket Round 3:

With this, MOUZ and Liquid have joined NAVI, Movistar Riders, FaZe Clan and Astralis in the final round, which will take place at Lanxess Arena – the “Cathedral of Counter-Strike”.

Quarterfinals:

• Astralis vs. MOUZ – July 15, 15:30
• Movistar vs. Liquid – July 15, 7 pm

Semifinals:

• NAVI vs. Astralis/MOUZ – July 16, 15:30
• FaZe vs. Movistar/Liquid – July 16, 7 pm

Finale:

• TBD vs. TBD – July 17, 4 p.m.

This article will be continuously updated with results.