ESL to host its first Beijing tournament in five years
ESL to host its first Beijing tournament in five years
ESL has announced a new tier-one Counter-Strike 2 event in Beijing for 2026. The tournament operator shared the news through its official social media channels.
The event will be called IEM Beijing 2026 and is scheduled to take place from November 2 to 8, 2026. Sixteen teams will compete for a $1.25 million prize pool, with part of the money allocated to participating organizations.
Matches will be played at the Biohyalux ECM Arena, where ESL plans to build a 360-degree circular stage for the tournament.
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Before that, ESL’s next major event of the year will be IEM Cologne Major 2026, which is set to run from June 2 to 21 on LAN in Germany. Thirty-two teams will compete for another $1.25 million prize pool.
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