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Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026

IEM Kraków 2026 was a 24-team Counter-Strike 2 championship held January 28–February 8. Team Vitality defeated FURIA in the final.

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Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026
Counter-Strike action at IEM Kraków 2026 inside TAURON Arena Kraków. · Photo by Adela Sznajder for ESL FACEIT Group; official IEM Kraków 2026 press-gallery image, reused under EFG's editorial photography permission with EFG and photographer credit
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Competition snapshot

Champion

Team Vitality Counter-Strike 2

Combined prize pool

USD 1.25m

ESL reports USD 1.25 million in combined player prizes and club rewards.[1]

Participant scale

24 teams

Category

Organizer

Commercial note

Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]

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Presenting Partner

Partner

Intel

Commercial note

IEM presenting partner · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[4]

Category

Official Partner

Commercial note

IEM official partner; event 2v2 challenge zone · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

DHL

Commercial note

IEM official partner; !DHLDrop event activation · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

ZOWIE

Commercial note

IEM official partner; event gaming gear booth · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]

PTG Database Analysis

Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026 was the first IEM championship edition hosted in Kraków after the event moved from Katowice. The tournament ran January 28–February 8 and brought 24 Counter-Strike teams to the city; its final three days were played at TAURON Arena Kraków. The event was an ESL Pro Tour Championship with USD 1.25 million in total winnings.[1][2]

ESL FACEIT Group organized the tournament. IEM’s partner lineup included Intel as presenting partner and Acer Predator, DHL and ZOWIE as official partners. EFG described on-site activations from Acer, DHL and ZOWIE, plus an Intel booth.[1][3]

Team Vitality won the event, defeating FURIA 3–1 in the final.[2]

References7
  1. [1]IEM Kraków 2026 — Results — ESL Pro Tour
  2. [2]A New Chapter of Intel Extreme Masters Begins as Elite Competition Arrives in Kraków, Poland — ESL FACEIT Group
  3. [3]Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026 — Team Invites — ESL Pro Tour
  4. [4]Sponsors — Intel Extreme Masters — Intel Extreme Masters
  5. [5]Plan Areny — TAURON Arena Kraków
  6. [6]IEM Kraków 2026 press gallery — Counter-Strike group stage — ESL FACEIT Group · photograph by Adela Sznajder
  7. [7]S-Tier Tournaments — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia

Commercial opportunities

Presenting partner

Intel is the presenting partner named on the IEM partner page.[4]

Official partners

Acer Predator, DHL and ZOWIE are listed as IEM official partners; EFG announced event activities from all three at Kraków.[2][4]

Fan and hardware activations

Intel planned its interactive booth, Acer hosted a 2v2 challenge zone, DHL ran !DHLDrop and ZOWIE hosted gear demonstrations.[2]

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