Starcraft 2 news » IEM Katowice Viewer's Guide

With the 2018 season well underway, one of the biggest tournaments of the year is upon us. While we've been treated to some incredible games and moments through the Global StarCraft II League (GSL), the World Championship Series (WCS) Leipzig, and Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) PyeongChang, now we will see the first full-scale global event of the year at IEM Katowice.

IEM Katowice is always an incredible show with the largest player pool of the year and the largest prize pool outside of the Global Finals. It's also the first time we'll get to see how all global regions stack up against one another so far in 2018. Will Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn continue her unbelievable run from PyeongChang? Will Lee "Rogue" Byung Ryul remind us why he's the World Champion? There are a myriad of possibilities. Read below for the full schedule of events, and check out the IEM Katowice event page for a full breakdown on prizing and the most up-to-date brackets during the event.

Broadcast Schedule

Date	Round	Start/End Times
February 26	Day 1	11:00 a.m. to ~10:15 p.m. CET
February 27	Day 2	11:00 a.m. to ~10:15 p.m. CET
March 1	Group Stage	12:00 p.m. to ~10:30 p.m. CET
March 2	Group Stage	12:00 p.m. to ~10:30 p.m. CET
March 3	Round of 12/Quarterfinals	12:00 p.m. to ~11:45 p.m. CET
March 4	Semifinals/Final	11:00 a.m. to ~4:00 p.m. CET

Broadcast Streams

Language	Broadcaster	Twitch Channel
English	ESL	http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2
English	Wardi	http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2b
English	Feardragon	http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2c
French	OgamingTV	http://twitch.tv/ogamingsc2
German	TakeTV	http://twitch.tv/taketv
Polish	ESL Poland	http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2_pl
Russian	RuHub	http://twitch.tv/esl_ruhub_sc2
Bulgarian	GPlayTV	http://twitch.tv/esl_gplaytv
Chinese	Huomao	Huomao.com
Chinese (TW)	ALGS	http://twitch.tv/esl_algs
Korean	CrankTV	http://twitch.tv/tvcrank
Italian	ESL Italy	http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2_it
Spanish	Adrrich	http://twitch.tv/esl_ruhub_sc2

Hosts

• Sue "Smix" Lee
• James "Kaelaris" Carrol

Commentators

• Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski
• Geoffrey "iNcontroL" Robinson
• Jared "PiG" Krensel
• Kevin "RotterdaM" van der Kooi
• Leigh "Maynarde" Mandalov
• Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott
• Yoan "ToD" Merlo

Observers

• Igor "Indy" Kaczmarek
• Kevin "MapuTV" Kremser