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Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025

IEM Chengdu 2025 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 EPT Masters event held November 3–9 at Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center. FURIA defeated Team Vitality 3–0 in the final.

Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025
Intel Extreme Masters logo (2019 visual identity); edition-specific official artwork was not verified. · ESL, Intel Extreme Masters 2019 logo; local asset converted from (identifies eslgaming.com/brand as the source).
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Updated October 29, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 1m

ESL reports USD 1 million in total winnings across player prize money and club rewards.[3]

Participant scale

16 teams

Category

Organizer

Commercial note

Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[1]

Category

Presenting Partner

Partner

Intel

Commercial note

IEM presenting partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]

Category

Official Partner

Commercial note

EFG Counter-Strike OEM partner in 2025 · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[6]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

DHL

Commercial note

Official logistics partner; event MVP award partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[7]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

ZOWIE

Commercial note

Official IEM monitor partner for China events · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[8]

PTG Database Analysis

IEM Chengdu 2025 was an EPT Masters event in the Intel Extreme Masters series, operated by ESL FACEIT Group. The 16-team tournament ran November 3–9 at Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center in Chengdu, China. Its group stage began November 3 and its six-team playoffs took place November 7–9.[1][2][3]

FURIA defeated Team Vitality 3–0 in the best-of-five final. ESL reported USD 1 million in total winnings and more than 35,000 attendees at the sold-out venue.[1][3]

Intel was the IEM presenting partner. Acer was the 2025 EFG Counter-Strike OEM partner, ZOWIE supplied the official monitors for IEM events in China, and DHL’s logistics partnership was reflected in the DHL MVP award.[4][5][6][7][8]

The cover shows the host venue exterior under a CC BY 3.0 license. It is a contextual location image and does not depict the tournament.[11]

References12
  1. [1]Chengdu Crowd Roars in Celebration: FURIA Crowned First-Time Intel Extreme Masters Champions — ESL FACEIT Group
  2. [2]Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025: Team Invites — ESL Pro Tour
  3. [3]IEM Chengdu 2025 — Results — ESL Pro Tour
  4. [4]Sponsors — Intel Extreme Masters — Intel Extreme Masters
  5. [5]ESL FACEIT Group and Intel Announce Multi-Year Renewal of Long-Term Esports Partnership — ESL FACEIT Group
  6. [6]ESL FACEIT Group Names Acer Official OEM Partner Across Counter-Strike Portfolio Through Its Predator Gaming Brand — ESL FACEIT Group
  7. [7]DHL Doubles Down on Esports with Extended ESL FACEIT Group Partnership — ESL FACEIT Group
  8. [8]EFG Partners with ZOWIE as Official Monitor Partner for Intel Extreme Masters — ESL FACEIT Group
  9. [9]Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  10. [10]S-Tier Tournaments — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  11. [11]Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center — venue photograph — Wikimedia Commons; original image from G2 Esports video
  12. [12]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons

Commercial opportunities

Presenting partner

Intel is the presenting partner of the Intel Extreme Masters series.[4][5]

Tournament technology

Acer’s Predator brand was EFG’s 2025 Counter-Strike OEM partner; ZOWIE was the official monitor partner for IEM events in China.[6][8]

Official logistics partner

DHL is EFG’s official logistics partner and lent its name to the tournament’s DHL MVP award.[7][1]

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