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October 31, 2025 | Mads Wildenhoff

IEM Chengdu 2025 preview: teams, format and prize pool

With PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 almost over, there's no time to waste as IEM Chengdu 2025 kicks off on the 3rd of November. This will be the first tournament where The MongolZ play without Senzu and both Vitality and Spirits first matches in almost a month.

With PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 almost over, there’s no time to waste as IEM Chengdu 2025 kicks off on the 3rd of November. This will be the first tournament where The MongolZ play without Senzu and both Vitality and Spirits first matches in almost a month.

Dates and location

️ November 3rd – November 9th, 2025
Chengdu, China
Prize pool: $1,000,000

Format

Group stage: Double elimination Bo3, group winner goes to semi-finals, 2nd and 3rd place goes to quarterfinals

Playoffs: Single elimination Bo3

Grand Final: Bo5

3rd place decider: Bo3

Teams attending

  • Vitality
  • FURIA
  • MOUZ
  • The MongolZ
  • Falcons
  • Spirit
  • NAVI
  • G2
  • 3DMAX
  • FaZe
  • Astralis
  • paiN
  • HEROIC
  • TYLOO
  • Virtus.pro
  • Lynn Vision

Broadcast talent

Presenters

  • Tres “⁠stunna⁠” Saranthus
  • Jacob “⁠Pimp⁠” Winneche

Stage/Sideline

  • Freya “⁠Freya⁠” Spiers
  • Yu “DXMaster” Hao

Analysts

  • Janko “⁠YNk⁠” Paunović
  • Joshua “⁠steel⁠” Nissan

Commentators

  • Chad “⁠SPUNJ⁠” Burchill
  • Alex “⁠Machine⁠” Richardson
  • Harry “⁠JustHarry⁠” Russell
  • Hugo “⁠Hugo⁠” Byron
  • Jordan “⁠Elfishguy⁠” Mays
  • Mitchell “⁠pilski⁠” Pilipowski
  • Dion “⁠Komodo⁠” Pirotta
  • James “jimNeso” Cowan

How to watch

ESL on Twitch

ESL on YouTube