ESL has set the dates for Katowice and Cologne 2023

One will be at the start of the year, and the other will be during the summer.

The ESL has announced the official dates for the 2023 IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne tournaments. As revealed in a press release, we're told that the massive two events will be taking place around six months apart from one another, and that one will be coming at the start of the year, with the other planned for summertime.

IEM Katowice 2023 for starters will be held between January 31 - February 12, and will see the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive playoffs being played live at the Spodek Arena here, all before the StarCraft II World Championship takes place here as well.

As for IEM Cologne 2023, that is set for July 25 - August 6, and will see the CS:GO playoffs stage being played live here at the LANXESS arena in the city.

Those looking to attend Katowice 2023 will be able to purchase tickets as soon as tomorrow, September 22 from 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST. There has not been any mention as to when Cologne tickets will go up.