Instead, the tournament will be played as a LAN-tournament on location in Europe.
“Should COVID-19 remain a major barrier to the safety of our talent, players and staff we will then revert to online play in Europe,” the tournament organizer announced today.
The Spodek Arena has hosted big e-sports tournaments since 2014, but will not be used in 2021. All ticket holders will have the chance of renewing their ticket for 2022 or get a refund according to ESL.
Important update on changes to #IEM Katowice 2021 and the SC2 & WC3 #ESLProTour:
— ESL (@ESL) December 14, 2020
IEM Katowice: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
ESL Pro Tour Masters Championship
Dates:
February 16-17 Play-In (unchanged)
February 18-21 Group Stage (unchanged)
February 26-28 Play offs (unchanged)
$1,000,000 prize purse
Intel Grand Slam status
24 team tournament (format unchanged)
