US EditionESL Counter-Strike will be returning to Katowice in 2026
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When the ESL stated that it would hold its annual annual Intel Extreme Masters event in Krakow onwards, ending Katowice’s career as a host city, many assumed that that meant the end of the Counter-Strike competition in the city. However, it will not be so. ESL has now revealed that it will organize a CS2 tournament in Katowice in 2026 and that it will also take place in Spodek Arena. We do not know what this tournament will consist of, when it w…
Return of the CS2 Giant: ESL Brings Katowice Back in 2026
Here’s the thing: after years of calling Spodek Arena home, ESL is pulling a last-minute U-turn and bringing Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) back to Katowice in 2026. The announcement went out on social media July 7, 2025, just as ESL moved the prestigious IEM Katowice tournament to Kraków, Poland, for January 2026. IEM Katowice has been a staple on the CS2 stage since 2013, with 2025’s edition drawing massive viewership and awarding a hefty US $1.25 mil…
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