In the last big tournament before the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, we get to see 16 teams descend upon Dallas, Texas. Each of them vying for their share of the $300,000 prize pool and some valuable momentum heading in to the Major.
After Team Vitality completing their ESL Grand Slam at IEM Melbourne 2025, this tournament will see the start of Season VI of the ESL Grand Slam. To read all about the previous season, check out this article.
Participants
Hover or click on team logo for player information
G2 Esports
huNter-
malbsMd
Snax
HeavyGod hades TaZ (C)
Team Vitality
apEX ZywOo flameZ
mezii
ropz XTQZZZ (C)
FaZe Clan
karrigan
frozen
EliGE
s1mple
skullz NEO (C)
Aurora Gaming
XANTARES MAJ3R Wicadia woxic jottAAA Fabre (C)
MOUZ
torzsi xertioN
Jimpphat
Brollan Spinx sycrone (C)
Team Liquid
NAF Twistzz ultimate NertZ siuhy DeMars DeRover (C)
FURIA yuurih KSCERATO FalleN
molodoy
YEKINDAR sidde (C)
The MongolZ
bLitz Techno4K 910 mzinho Senzu maaRaa (C)
Team Falcons Magisk NiKo TeSeS
kyxsan
m0NESY zonic (C)
BC.Game Esports
pr1metapz nawwk
nexa CYPHER CacaNito cube (Coach)
3DMAX Lucky Ex3rcice Maka Graviti bodyy wasiNk (C)
GamerLegion ztr Tauson
PR REZ acoR ashhh (C)
HEROIC
SunPayus LNZ yxngstxr xfl0ud
tN1R sAw (Coach)
NRG oSee HexT nitr0 Jeorge br0 daps (Coach)
Legacy latto dumau saadzin n1ssim lux chucky (Coach)
Lynn Vision
westmelon z4kr EmiliaQAQ Starry C4LLM3SU3 Gum (Coach)
Schedule
All times are converted in to your local time.
Opening Matches
- : 3DMAX v GamerLegion (A)
- : Liquid v FaZe (B)
- : Vitality v Legacy (A)
- : MOUZ v BC.Game (B)
- : Lynn Vision v G2 (A)
- : NRG v Falcons (B)
- : MongolZ v FURIA (A)
- : Aurora v HEROIC (B)
Rest of Group Stage
- : Group A Upper Bracket Semifinal #1
- : Group A Lower Bracket Quarterfinal #1
- : Group A Upper Bracket Semifinal #2
- : Group A Lower Bracket Quarterfinal #2
- : Group B Upper Bracket Semifinal #1
- : Group B Lower Bracket Quarterfinal #1
- : Group B Upper Bracket Semifinal #2
- : Group B Lower Bracket Quarterfinal #2
- : Group A Lower Bracket Semifinal #1
- : Group A Lower Bracket Semifinal #2
- : Group B Lower Bracket Semifinal #1
- : Group B Lower Bracket Semifinal #2
- : Group A Upper Bracket Final
- : Group A Lower Bracket Final
- : Group A Upper Bracket Final
- : Group A Lower Bracket Final
Playoffs
- : Quarterfinal #1
- : Quarterfinal #2
- : Semifinal #1
- : Semifinal #2
- : Grand Final
Format
The Group Stage sees the sixteen teams randomly drawn into two groups of eight. Each group will be played in a double-elimination bracket, where you need to lose twice to be eliminated. All games will be played as a best-of-three (BO3).
The top three teams from each group advance the playoffs. The winners of each group will advance to the Semifinals, while second place will face third place from the other group and vice versa.
The playoffs will be played in a single-elimination bracket, with the Semifinals being a BO3, while the Grand Final will be a best-of-five (BO5).
Prize Pool
The $300,000 USD prize pool will be distributed a follows:
- 🥇1st: $125,000
- 🥈2nd: $50,000
- 🥉3rd/4th: $25,000
- 5th-6th: $12,500
- 7th-8th: $7,000
- 9th-12th: $5,000
- 13th-16th: $4,000
Where to Watch
You can watch Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 in 
English live on the ESLCS Twitch channel (embedded below).
Other streaming options include:
https://www.twitch.tv/croissantstriketv https://www.youtube.com/@METAMN/live https://www.twitch.tv/DACHCS https://www.twitch.tv/cs2_paragon_ru https://www.twitch.tv/cs2_paragon_kz
