Your CS2 esports guide to IEM Beijing 2026
The ESL Pro Tour returns to China with Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Beijing 2026. It’s a massive, S-Tier event featuring the best Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams in the world, fighting for a significant prize pool and the coveted trophy.
Let’s take a look at the critical tournament details so CS2 esports fans don’t miss out on a second of the action.
IEM Beijing 2026 event details
As the name suggests, IEM Beijing 2026 will take place in China. The venue is the Bloomage Biotech Biohyalux ECM Arena. The tournament runs from 2 to 8 November 2026, featuring a full week of awesome CS2 esports action for fans to look forward to.
There are a total of 16 teams competing for their share of the $1,250,000 prize pool. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R20.7 million. Nice!
Teams competing:
- FURIA Esports
- MOUZ
- Aurora Gaming
- Team Falcons
- Legacy
- G2 Esports
- BetBoom Team
- Natus Vincere (NAVI)
- PARIVISION
- 9z Team
- FaZe Clan
- The MongolZ
- Team Liquid
- Heroic
- B8 Esports
- TYLOO
IEM Beijing 2026 begins with a Group Stage, featuring two double-elimination format groups of eight teams each. All matches in the Group Stage are BO3, with the top team from each group advancing to the Semifinals. Runners-up and 3rd-place finishers advance to the Quarterfinals as High or Low seeds, depending on their placement.
The tournament concludes with a single-elimination Playoffs Stage bracket, where all matches are BO3 except the Grand Final, which is BO5.
CS2 esports fans can watch all the top-tier CS2 action live via the official ESL Counter-Strike YouTube and ESLCS Twitch channels. Stay tuned to Esports Central as we plan on bringing you a highlights video and the complete results of IEM Atlanta 2026.
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