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Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025
Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament organized by ESL FACEIT Group. Team Vitality beat Team Falcons 3–2 in the final, played at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on April 25–27.
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Updated October 29, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Playoffs: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia · Apr 25–27, 2025[1]
Champion
Combined prize pool
Total winnings reported by EFG include player prize money and club rewards.
Games
Participant scale
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Organizer
Partner
ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Organizer through ESL · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[1]
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Presenting Partner
Partner
IntelCommercial note
IEM presenting partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[5]
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Official Partner
Partner
Acer PredatorCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
DHLCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
QiddiyaCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
Monster EnergyCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
U.S. Air ForceCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
1xBetCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
White MarketCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
Partner
Logitech GCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Official Partner
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FACEITCommercial note
Event partner listed for the edition · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
Reach & distribution
Audience
Arena attendance
26,000
EFG-reported attendance across the sold-out Rod Laver Arena playoff days, Apr 25–27, 2025.
Peak livestream audience
1,253,000
EFG-reported peak across livestreaming platforms.
Distribution
PTG Database Analysis
ESL FACEIT Group ran IEM Melbourne as a Counter-Strike 2 stop on the Intel Extreme Masters tour. The week-long competition took place April 21–27, with its live playoff stage at Rod Laver Arena on April 25–27. The event marked IEM’s first Melbourne edition.[1]
Sixteen teams entered the group stage. The final field included replacements after Eternal Fire and Team Spirit withdrew: SAW and Complexity joined the tournament. Team Vitality defeated Team Falcons 3–2 in the final. MOUZ and GamerLegion finished in third–fourth place, alongside the two playoff semifinalists according to the event placement record.[2][3][4]
EFG reported 26,000 attendees across the sold-out arena playoff days and a peak livestream audience of 1,253,000. These are organizer-reported attendance and cross-platform peak figures. The reported USD 1 million total winnings includes both player prize money and club rewards.[3]
The IEM event roster listed Intel as presenting partner, with Acer Predator, DHL, Qiddiya, Monster Energy, U.S. Air Force, 1xBet, White Market, Logitech G and FACEIT among the event partners. The source roster establishes partner status; it does not specify Melbourne-specific activation details for each brand.[4]
References7
- [1]ESL Reveals Melbourne as Destination for Australian Intel Extreme Masters Tournament in 2025 — ESL FACEIT Group
- [2]Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 Team Invites — ESL Pro Tour
- [3]Team Vitality Wins Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 — ESL FACEIT Group
- [4]Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 — Liquipedia
- [5]Intel Extreme Masters Sponsors — Intel Extreme Masters
- [6]IEM Melbourne 2025 cover reuse audit — ESL FACEIT Group, Wikimedia Commons and Unsplash
- [7]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons
Commercial opportunities
Presenting partner
Official event partners
The event roster listed Acer Predator, DHL, Qiddiya, Monster Energy, U.S. Air Force, 1xBet, White Market, Logitech G, and FACEIT.[4]
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