All IEM Chengdu Playoffs teams confirmed

Hannah Marie ZT, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 05/11/2025

Following the Group Stage’s conclusion, all IEM Chengdu Playoffs teams have been confirmed. 

The Playoffs will commence on Friday, November 7th.

All IEM Chengdu Playoffs teams

The six IEM Chengdu Playoffs teams and their qualification slots are as follows: 

• Team Falcons (qualified for Semifinals) 
• MOUZ (qualified for Semifinals) 
• FURIA (qualified for Quarterfinals game against The MongolZ) 
• The MongolZ (qualified for Quarterfinals game against FURIA)
• Astralis (qualified for Quarterfinals game against Team Vitality) 
• Team Vitality (qualified for Quarterfinals game against Astralis) 

Team Falcons will play the winner of FURIA vs The MongolZ in their Semifinal game. 

MOUZ will play the winner of Astralis vs Team Vitality in their Semifinal game. Therefore, if Team Vitality win against Astralis, they will be rewarded with a chance for revenge. MOUZ defeated Team Vitality 2-1 in the Group Stage Upper Bracket Semifinals. 

Which teams did not make it out of the Chengdu Group Stage?

In total, ten teams have been eliminated in the IEM Chengdu Group Stage: 

• NAVI (eliminated Lower Bracket Quarterfinals, Group A) 
• TYLOO (eliminated Lower Bracket Quarterfinals, Group A)
• 3DMAX (eliminated Lower Bracket Quarterfinals, Group B)
• FaZe Clan (eliminated Lower Bracket Quarterfinals, Group B)
• HEROIC (eliminated Lower Bracket Semifinals, Group A)
• paiN Gaming (eliminated Lower Bracket Semifinals, Group A)
• Lynn Vision Gaming (eliminated Lower Bracket Semifinals, Group B)
• Virtus.pro (eliminated Lower Bracket Semifinals, Group B)
• Team Spirit (eliminated Lower Bracket Final, Group A)
• G2 Esports (eliminated Lower Bracket Final, Group B)

Both FaZe and NAVI limped to sorry exists in Chengdu, with their early losses painting an ominous picture of their chances at the upcoming Budapest Major.  

G2 also faced an unfortunate exit. Their Captain, Nemanja ‘huNter’ Kovač, was forced to withdraw from their qualification game against Team Vitality for medical reasons. Instead, coach Eetu ‘sAw’ Saha took his place on the roster.

Team Vitality defeated G2 2-0 in the game. 

However, Team Spirit’s brutal elimination by The MongolZ in the Group Stage Lower Bracket Final will also be a particularly hard blow for the team. 

Team Spirit’s IEM Cologne 2025 win appears quite some distance behind them. Despite clawing back an overtime Map 2 win on Ancient, they couldn’t raise the same consistency the roster used to display. 

On the other hand, The MongolZ has impressed fans with their status as one of the IEM Chengdu Playoffs teams. 

The team’s star player, Azbayar ‘Senzu’ Munkhbold, was benched ahead of the tournament. Instead, Unudelger ‘Controlez’ Baasanjargal would take his place. Although some doubted The MongolZ roster’s ability to settle in time for Chengdu, they have proven their new player has what it takes to succeed. 

IEM Chengdu Playoffs format and schedule

The IEM Chendu Playoffs teams begin their battle for the trophy on November 7th in the Quarterfinals. 

FURIA vs The MongolZ and Astralis vs Team Vitality will take place on the first Playoffs day. 

On November 8th, the Semifinals will see Team Falcons take on the winner of FURIA vs The MongolZ, and MOUZ take on the winners of Astralis vs Team Vitality.

Finally, the winners of the Semifinal matches will move forward to the November 9th best-of-five Grand Final. 

Meanwhile, the Semifinal losers will compete in a November 9th Third Place Match. This will be a best-of-three and takes place before the Grand Final.  

Hannah Marie ZT, Senior Editor

Hannah is a journalist specialising in the esports, gaming, and technology sectors. Working for outlets such as Dot Esports, Esports Insider, and of course ENUK, she has developed a love for wider esports, Apex Legends, and advocating for women's esports initiatives. You may have seen her at various esports and gaming events, including ALGS LANs, ESI London, EGX, and watch parties.

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