IEM Sydney 2023: CS2 schedule, results, and more

This will be CS2's debut at the highest level.

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The IEM Sydney trophy on a pedestal on-stage at the Aware Super Theater.
Photo by Nicholas Taifalos for Dot Esports

IEM Sydney 2023, the first big CS2 tournament of the year, will run from Oct. 15 to 22. Some of the best Counter-Strike teams in the world will attend it and if you can’t watch every match, the best way to keep track of what’s going on in Australia is by following the scores, brackets, and results for IEM Sydney.

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The $250,000 tournament has split the 16 participating teams into two double-elimination format groups. The top three teams from each group will advance to the single-elimination playoffs, which will be played from Oct. 20 to 22 in front of a live crowd at the Aware Super Theatre. All the matches of IEM Sydney 2023 will be played as best-of-three series, minus the opening round, which is all best-of-ones.

Here’s everything you need to keep track of what’s happening at IEM Sydney, including the full schedule, brackets, and results.

IEM Sydney 2023 playoff bracket

Complexity upset G2 as FaZe take down MOUZ to book their grand final spots. Screenshot via Liquipedia

IEM Sydney 2023 playoff schedule, scores, and results

All match times are listed in Central Time and are susceptible to delays.

Friday, Oct. 20

  • 12:30am: Complexity 2-0 BetBoom
    • Complexity win map one on Anubis, 13-6.
    • Complexity win map two on Ancient, 13-11.
    • Complexity progress to the semifinals, BetBoom are eliminated.
  • 3:30am: FaZe 2-0 ENCE
    • FaZe win map one on Nuke, 13-5.
    • FaZe win map two on Anubis, 13-0.
    • FaZe progress to the semifinals, ENCE are eliminated.

Saturday, Oct. 21

  • 12:30am: G2 0-2 Complexity
    • Complexity win map one on Anubis, 13-8.
    • Complexity win map two on Ancient, 13-3.
    • Complexity progress to grand final, G2 are eliminated.
  • 3:30am: MOUZ 0-2 FaZe
    • FaZe win map one on Nuke, 13-4.
    • FaZe win map two on Vertigo, 13-9.
    • FaZe progress to grand final, MOUZ are eliminated.

Sunday, Oct. 22

  • 12:30am: Showmatch – The Caches
    • Australia 13-7 England
  • 2:30am: Complexity 1-2 FaZe
    • Complexity won map one on Overpass, 13-11.
    • FaZe won map two on Nuke, 13-10.
    • FaZe won map three on Ancient, 19-16.

IEM Sydney 2023 group stage brackets

MOUZ, BetBoom, and FaZe qualified in group A. Screenshot by Dot Esports
G2, ENCE, and Complexity qualified in group B. Screenshot by Dot Esports

IEM Sydney 2023 group stage schedule, scores, and results

All match times are listed in Central Time and are susceptible to delays.

Sunday, Oct. 15

  • 8:30pm: NAVI 13-9 Apeks
  • 8:30pm: MOUZ 13-2 Vertex
  • 9:30pm: Vitality 14-16 BetBoom
  • 9:30pm: FaZe 15-19 GamerLegion
  • 10:30pm: ENCE 13-6 Lynn Vision
  • 10:30pm: Fnatic 13-10 Cloud9
  • 11:30pm: Monte 9-13 Complexity
  • 11:30pm: G2 13-11 Grayhound

Monday, Oct. 16

  • 12:30am: NAVI 1-2 MOUZ
    • MOUZ win map one on Mirage, 16-13.
    • NAVI win map two on Inferno, 13-4.
    • MOUZ win map three on Anubis, 13-6.
    • MOUZ advance to the playoffs and upper bracket final, NAVI drop to the lower bracket semifinal.
  • 12:30am: Apeks 2-0 Vertex
    • Apeks win map one on Mirage, 13-5.
    • Apeks win map two on Anubis, 13-11.
    • Apeks advance to lower bracket semifinal, Vertex are eliminated.
  • 3:30am: BetBoom 2-0 GamerLegion
    • BetBoom win map one, Mirage, 13-11.
    • BetBoom win map two, Nuke, 13-4.
    • BetBoom advance to the playoffs and upper bracket final, GamerLegion drop to the lower bracket semifinal.
  • 3:30am: Vitality 1-2 FaZe
    • Vitality win map one on Overpass, 16-14
    • FaZe win map two on Inferno, 13-10.
    • FaZe win map three on Nuke, 13-9.
    • FaZe advance to the lower bracket semifinal, Vitality are eliminated.
  • 9:30pm: G2 2-0 Complexity
    • G2 win map one on Anubis, 13-7.
    • G2 win map two on Ancient, 13-7.
    • G2 advance to the playoffs and upper bracket final, Complexity drop to the lower bracket semifinal.
  • 9:30pm: Grayhound 0-2 Monte
    • Monte win map one on Nuke, 13-5.
    • Monte win map two on Anubis, 13-11.
    • Monte advance to the lower bracket semifinal, Grayhound are eliminated.

Tuesday, Oct. 17

  • 12:30am: ENCE 2-1 Fnatic
    • Fnatic win map one on Overpass, 13-10.
    • ENCE win map two on Anubis, 13-10.
    • ENCE win map three on Vertigo, 13-11.
    • ENCE advance to the playoffs and upper bracket final, Fnatic drop to the lower bracket semifinal.
  • 12:30am: Lynn Vision 0-2 Cloud9
    • Cloud9 win map one on Anubis, 13-11.
    • Cloud9 win map two on Ancient, 13-8.
    • Cloud9 advance to the lower bracket semifinal, Lynn Vision are eliminated.
  • 3:30am: GamerLegion 2-0 Apeks
    • GamerLegion win map one on Vertigo, 13-8.
    • GamerLegion win map two on Overpass, 13-11.
    • GamerLegion advance to the lower bracket final, Apeks are eliminated.
  • 3:30am: NAVI 1-2 FaZe
    • FaZe win map one on Overpass, 13-7.
    • NAVI win map two on Mirage, 13-4.
    • FaZe win map three on Inferno, 13-7.
    • FaZe advance to the lower bracket final, NAVI are eliminated.
  • 9:30pm: Complexity 2-1 Cloud9
    • Complexity win map one on Anubis, 13-9.
    • Cloud9 win map two on Ancient, 13-6.
    • Complexity win map three on Inferno, 13-3.
    • Complexity advance to lower bracket final, Cloud9 are eliminated.
  • 9:30pm: Fnatic 1-2 Monte
    • Fnatic win map one on Overpass, 13-10.
    • Monte win map two on Anubis, 13-4.
    • Monte win map three on Vertigo, 13-6.
    • Monte advance to the lower bracket final, Fnatic are eliminated.

Wednesday, Oct. 18

  • 12:30am: GamerLegion 1-2 FaZe
    • FaZe win map one on Ancient, 13-11.
    • GamerLegion win map two on Inferno, 13-7.
    • FaZe win map three on Nuke, 13-6.
    • FaZe qualify for playoffs, GamerLegion are eliminated.
  • 12:30am: MOUZ 2-1 BetBoom
    • MOUZ win map one on Mirage, 19-15.
    • BetBoom win map two on Ancient, 13-7.
    • MOUZ win map three on Overpass, 13-10.
    • MOUZ qualify to the semifinals, BetBoom go to the quarterfinals.
  • 3:30am: ENCE 0-2 G2
    • G2 win map one on Ancient, 13-9.
    • G2 win map two on Vertigo, 13-9.
    • G2 qualify to the semifinals, ENCE go to the quarterfinals
  • 3:30am: Complexity 2-0 Monte
    • Complexity win map one on Overpass, 16-13.
    • Complexity win map two on Ancient, 16-13.
    • Complexity qualify for the quarterfinals, Monte are eliminated.
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