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G2 Esports are the IEM Cologne 2023 victors

The team has earned direct qualification to IEM Katowice 2024 and netted a ton of prize money to boot.
Ben Lyons Senior Editor 7 August 2023

Another Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament has now concluded, as IEM Cologne 2023 is in the books. After a couple of weeks of competition, the finals have now wrapped and we now know who has been crowned champion this year.

After an action-packed weekend, G2 Esports managed to hold off ENCE, Team Vitality, and Astralis to claim the tournament, $400,000 in prize money, and direct qualification to IEM Katowice 2024 for themselves.

To add to this, G2's Nikola "NiKo" Kovač has been named as the MVP of the tournament, further cementing G2's dominance as of late.

As for what's next for CS:GO and G2 Esports, the Gamers8 2023 is set for next week, and then after this will be the ESL Pro League Season 18.

Senior Editor Ben was a Senior Editor at Gamereactor UK. When he wasn’t writing, editing or filming for Gamereactor, he could usually be found playing an FPS or getting lost in a sprawling RPG.
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