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Kraków is the host city for ESL FACEIT Group's Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike championship, which moved from Katowice in 2026 and returned in 2027.

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Updated October 22, 2026

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Esports event

Intel Extreme Masters Kraków[1][2]

IEM's championship event debuted in Kraków in 2026; its 2027 edition is also scheduled there.[](cite:1)[](cite:2)

Competition venue

TAURON Arena Kraków[1][2]

The arena hosted IEM Kraków 2026 playoffs and is the announced 2027 venue.[](cite:1)[](cite:2)

Market ecosystem

Competition venues

TAURON Arena Kraków hosted the IEM championship playoffs and is the recurring event's announced arena venue.

TAURON Arena Kraków

Events and competition

References21
  1. [1]Intel Extreme Masters Enters a New Chapter as IEM Kraków Expands a 19-Year Legacy to a New City — ESL FACEIT Group
  2. [2]IEM Kraków 2027 — ESL Pro Tour
  3. [3]PGL Major Kraków 2017 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  4. [4]The PGL 2017 Krakow CS:GO Major — Valve
  5. [5]Kolejne e-sportowe wydarzenie w TAURON Arenie Kraków! — City of Kraków
  6. [6]PGL CS:GO Major Kraków 2017 — TAURON Arena Kraków
  7. [7]PGL Major Krakow 2017 overview — HLTV.org
  8. [8]Krakow 2017 — The Champions — Valve
  9. [9]PGL Major Kraków 2017 image reuse audit — PGL and Wikimedia Commons
  10. [10]IEM Kraków 2026 — Results — ESL Pro Tour
  11. [11]A New Chapter of Intel Extreme Masters Begins as Elite Competition Arrives in Kraków, Poland — ESL FACEIT Group
  12. [12]Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026 — Team Invites — ESL Pro Tour
  13. [13]Sponsors — Intel Extreme Masters — Intel Extreme Masters
  14. [14]Plan Areny — TAURON Arena Kraków
  15. [15]IEM Kraków 2026 press gallery — Counter-Strike group stage — ESL FACEIT Group · photograph by Adela Sznajder
  16. [16]S-Tier Tournaments — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  17. [17]IEM Krakow 2027 — Additional Information — ESL Pro Tour
  18. [18]AutoFull Joins As Official Chair Partner of ESL Pro Tour — ESL Pro Tour
  19. [19]ESL FACEIT Group and Qiddiya City Partner to Drive Esports Evolution with Five-Year Partnership — ESL FACEIT Group
  20. [20]Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2027 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  21. [21]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons

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