Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 — Counter-Strike 2

upcoming

Starts Nov 2, 2026; entrants: 9z Team, Aurora Gaming, B8 and 13 more.

game: Counter-Strike 2
dates: Nov 2 – Nov 8 2026
tier: 1
location: Beijing, China
slots: 16

Before the start

5 of 10

top table clubs entered

rank 21 of 73 fields this season, tied with 2 more

15.5

median table rank of 50

16 of 16 entrants are in the table

3 of 16

entrants in the top four of their last event

1 won it; last season event known for 16 of 16

103 of 120

entrant pairs already met this season

258 series between them before the start; up to 9 for one pair

Season-table ranks of 16 of 16 field clubs, of 50

The outer marks are ranks 3 and 42.

Record places

4th

of 80 by prize pool, shared by 13

Entrants · 16

from the participant list; places not decided yet

9z Team Aurora Gaming B8 BetBoom Team FaZe Clan FURIA G2 Esports HEROIC Legacy MOUZ Natus Vincere PARIVISION Team Falcons Team Liquid The MongolZ TYLOO

Prize distribution

places not decided yet — the prize money for each place

1 $360,000

2 $210,000

3 $160,000

4 $120,000

5-6 $87,500

7-8 $54,500

9-12 $25,000

13-16 $4,000

what this means

Places are decided as the tournament goes; shown is the prize money by place.

How the pool is split

the pool is allocated by place in full

28.8%

first place

$360,000 of the $1,250,000 allocated

90.7%

top half of the rows

top 8 rows of 16 · $1,134,000

×1.7

first place to second

$360,000 against $210,000

Against the season: a larger first-place share than 17 of 69 events; median 36.8%.

what this means

The same pool is announced for 12 other events this season, so all 13 share rank 4.

Nearby in the season

neighbours by start date

Calendar

beforeMoscow Cyber Games 2026
afterBLAST Rivals Fall 2026

Facts and records

In our season table of 50 clubs with at least 40 maps in our data, the highest-ranked entrant is Team Falcons, 3rd by share of maps won.

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IEM Beijing 2026 brings together a field that knows itself well: 102 of the 120 possible pairs of entrants have already met this season, in 255 series between them, and every one of the 16 clubs is in our season table.

The two clubs at the top of that table, Team Vitality and Team Spirit, are not in the field, which leaves Team Falcons, third, as the highest-ranked entrant; five of the table’s top ten take part. Legacy returns to China after winning CS Asia Championships 2026 in Shanghai in May.

The $1,250,000 pool is among the largest of the season, fourth, shared with 12 other events, and first place is worth $360,000, 28.8% of it.