Navi and Vitality will start from the semi -finals on the opposition of the battle.

Iem Katowice entered the playoffs phase, where Spirit had the opportunity to defend the title at Spodek after surpassing the surprise opponent Gamerlegion in the lower branch of Group B.

6 teams will compete for the championship trophy and a step forward in the Intel Grand Slam race from 7-9 February, including five of the world's top eight teams-except G2, Faze and Mouz. Virtus.pro is also strongly rising under the guidance of Denis "⁠electronic⁠" Sharipov.

Natus Vincere and Vitality will start the journey in the playoffs from the semi -finals after defeating The Mongolz and Virtus.pro in the finals.

Garidmagnai "⁠blitz⁠" Byambasuren and his teammates will face Eternal Fire, marking the first meeting since Iem Rio 2024, where The Mongolz won 2-1 with two overwhelming maps.

The Mongolian team had a 3-1 confrontation record (3-2 if the whole loss of Bo1 at Copenhagen Major) against Eternal Fire last year, but this time they would face a reinforced squad thanks to The appearance of Samet "⁠jottaaa⁠" köklü.

Spirit and Virtus.pro will encounter the remaining branch, marking the second confrontation since Spirit recruited Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov and Virtus.pro supplemented with electronic.

The winning team will meet Natus Vincere, opening up the possibility of recreating the intense match in the group stage between the defending champion Katowice and the team they are leading 7-2 in the confrontation record to win tickets In the final.