We take a look at the week ahead in esports and highlight the main events for January 29-February 4 with Counter-Strike taking centre stage.
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We take a look at the week ahead in esports and highlight the main events for January 29-February 4 with Counter-Strike taking centre stage.
Another huge week of esports kicks off on January 29, 2024, with Counter-Strike 2 taking centre stage.
Kicking off on Wednesday, January 31, the first event of the Intel Extreme Masters series for the 2024 Counter-Strike season, with the US$1 million IEM Katowice tournament taking place in Katowice, Poland.
Meanwhile, the final matchday of the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) Winter regular season will take place on January 29 as the top eight teams attempt to qualify for the playoffs.
The IEM Katowice Play-In Stage will begin on January 31, with 16 teams battling it out for eight IEM Katowice group stage spots.
Although IEM Katowice isn’t recognised as a Major, every Counter-Strike organisation and player wants to win the iconic season opening event.
Esports betting sites have Team Vitality marked as the +162 favourite to take out IEM Katowice, ahead of FaZe Clan (+333) and Team Spirit (+500).
Check out our extensive IEM Katowice CS2 betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
The final matchday of the LEC Winter Split will take place on Monday before the top eight teams advance to the playoffs on February 5.
Team BDS can lock in the top spot on the table with a win over Karmine Corp, while Fnatic, MAD Lions KOI, Team Heretics and Team Vitality will go into the final day locked together in fourth place with each team owning a 4-4 record.
Check out our extensive LEC betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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