Intel Extreme Masters llega a DreamHack Dallas

Get ready for IEM Dallas 2025! DreamHack Dallas is where esports and gaming come together for an unforgettable experience at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Hot on the heels of the explosive IEM Melbourne in April, IEM Dallas is the main event here, with the world’s top Counter-Strike teams battling it for a share of the $1,000,000 prize pot in a fan-packed arena brimming with all that good energy. If you can’t make it to the live show, follow every beat of the action live online via the ESLCS channel on Twitch from May 23-25.

A total of 16 of the best CS2 teams globally are first competing in the group stage of IEM Dallas which ends on May 22, with the top teams heading for the playoffs and the final best-of-5 showdown on the big stage. Among the teams giving it their best shot in Dallas are NRG from the US, Norwegian team HEROIC, Legacy from Brazil, and of course Vitality from France, the recent winners of IEM Melbourne who it seems can do no wrong this year. Could we see an upset in Dallas? We’ll have to watch to find out! 

The format of the competition breaks down like this:

Stage 1

• 2 x 8 Team Double-Elimination brackets
• All other matches best of 3
• Top 3 of each group advance to Playoffs
• Group stage winners advance to Semifinals
• Group stage runners-up advance to Quarterfinals as the High Seeds
• Group stage 3rd place teams advance to Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds

PlayOffs

• 6 team Single-Elimination bracket
• Quarterfinals and Semifinals best of 3
• Grand Final best of 5

The full line up of the 16 teams competing in the group stage of IEM Dallas is as follows:

With the group stage already nearing its end, be sure to check on the latest results from the qualifiers and see who’s looking good for the playoffs. 

Established by Intel and ESL, and with a history dating back to 2006, Intel® Extreme Masters is the longest-running global esports series in the world. Wherever you’re tuned in from, get ready to give it your all as the world’s best CS2 players give theirs. Dallas, it’s time to break out the BBQ!

For all the latest news, head to the official IEM Dallas website. Tune in to the official broadcast via the ESLCS Twitch channel on May 23-25.

As a special bonus to celebrate the Dallas Intel Extreme Masters, we’re offering you a chance to win an Intel CPU beginning Friday May 23. Be sure to tune in to enter, and good luck!