ESL Counter-Strike Calendar 2025: All Championships & Masters Events

The last IEM event of the year has wrapped up, with Natus Vincere walking away as Champions of IEM Rio 2024. And while 2024 was an eventful year in CS2, with upsets, comebacks, and exciting roster changes, all eyes are looking ahead to 2025.

ESL have recently laid out their calendar for next year's Championships and Masters events, brining fans back to Katowice, Dallas, Cologne, and more. 

All ESL CS2 Championships & Masters Events in 2025

The ESL calendar for 2025 is currently shaping up to be the following:

• IEM Katowice 2025, Poland — January 29 - February 9
• ESL Pro League Season 21, Europe — February 25 - March 16
• IEM Spring 2025 — April 21 - 27
• IEM Dallas 2025, USA — May 19 - 25
• IEM Cologne 2025, Germany — July 23 - August 3
• ESL Pro League Season 22, Europe — September 23 - October 12
• IEM Chengdu 2025, China — November 3 - 9

The events are split into two categories: ESL Pro Tour Championships, and the ESL Pro Tour Masters. 

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EPT Championships take place twice a year and feature the 24 best teams from around the world. For 2025,  the EPT Championships include:

ESL Pro Tour Winter Championship

• IEM Katowice 2025

  • January 29 - February 9 in Katowice, Poland.

  • The final three days of the competition will take place in front of a live audience in the iconic Spodek Arena.

  • The ticket sale starts on October 22, 2024 3pm CEST

ESL Pro Tour Summer Championship

• IEM Cologne 2025

  • July 23 - August 3 in Cologne, Germany

  • The final three days of the competition will be hosted live in the LANXESS arena

  • The ticket sale starts on October 24, 2024 3pm CEST.

As for the EPT Masters, once again we'll see top teams from around the world battle it out on international stages in order to secure enough points to make it to the EPT Championships. All EPT Masters matches will be played in a Bo3 format, except the Grand Final, which is Bo5.

ESL Pro Tour Masters

The EPT Masters in 2025 include:

• ESL Pro League Season 21: February 25 - March 16 in Europe

• IEM Spring 2025: April 21 - 27. Location to be announced.

• IEM Dallas 2025: May 19 - 25 in Dallas, Texas, USA

• ESL Pro League Season 22: September 23 - October 12 in Europe

• IEM Chengdu 2025: November 3 - 9 in Chengdu, China