Preview: IEM Dallas 2025

Dallas, Texas, is once again the destination for one of ESL’s prestigious Intel Extreme Masters tournaments, marking the fourth consecutive year the circuit visits the US metropole.

IEM Dallas will feature some of the absolute elite of the scene, with teams like Vitality, Falcons, MOUZ and FaZe all attending the $1 million event.

Vitality enter the tournament as clear favourites, with the chance to win their sixth consecutive title. NiKo and Falcons currently look like their biggest challenger, especially after adding m0NESY to the roster last month.

IEM Dallas also serves as the final big event before the BLAST.tv Austin Major kicks off.

Below is all the key info you need ahead of the tournament.

Dates and location

️ May 19–25, 2025
 Dallas, Texas
️ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

Attending teams

Vitality
MOUZ
Falcons
Aurora
The MongolZ
G2
FaZe
Liquid

GamerLegion
3DMAX
HEROIC
FURIA
Legacy
Lynn Vision
NRG
BC.Game

Format

Group Stage:

• • Two double-elimination format (GSL) groups

• • Each group has eight teams

• • All matches are best-of-three (Bo3)

• • The top three teams from each group advance to the playoffs:
    

• • • Group winners advance to the semifinals

• • • Group runners-up advance to the quarterfinals as high seeds

• • Group third-place teams advance to the quarterfinals as low seeds

Playoffs:

• • Single-elimination bracket

• • Grand final is best-of-five (Bo5)

(Source: Liquipedia)

Prize distribution

1st – $285,000
2nd – $150,000
3-4th – $105,000
5-6th – $72,500
7-8th – $47,000
9-12th – $25,000
13-16th – $4,000

Broadcast talent

The talent list for IEM Dallas 2025 has not been revealed yet.

Bookmakers favorite

Here are the outright odds to win IEM Dallas, taken from bet365 on May 13.

• • Vitality – 1.72

• • Falcons – 3.50

• • MOUZ – 6.50

• • The MongolZ – 13.00

• • Aurora – 13.00

• • FaZe Clan – 16.00

• • G2 – 17.00

• • Liquid – 26.00

• • GamerLegion – 41.00

• • Heroic – 51.00

• • FURIA – 76.00

• • 3DMAX – 67.00

• • NRG – 251.00

• • BC.Game – 251.00

• • Legacy – 501.00

• • Lynn Vision – 1001.00

How to watch

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