IEM Dallas 2025 hits playoffs; Vitality and Falcons are in the same side of the bracket

The IEM Dallas 2025 group stage finalized yesterday night with GamerLegion and Aurora grabbing the final spots in the playoffs.

The playoffs will see the top six teams battling in a single-elimination bracket. This time around, we'll have a different grand finals as it's impossible for Falcons and Vitality to meet there for the third time in a row as they're on the same side of the bracket.

Vitality have won all last five tournaments they have attended and are on a 28-match win streak, while completing their ESL Grand Slam run in between. This means that IEM Dallas is the first tournament valid for the ESL Grand Slam Season VI.

The IEM Dallas 2025 playoff schedule is as follows:

Quarterfinals (Friday, May 23rd)

• The MongolZ vs. Aurora - 06:15PM

• Falcons vs. GamerLegion - 09:15PM

Semifinals (Saturday, May 24th)

• MOUZ vs. The MongolZ/Aurora winner - 06:15PM

• Vitality vs. Falcons/GamerLegion winner - 09:15PM

Grand finals (Sunday, May 25th)

• TBD vs. TBD - 07:00PM

All of the matches above will be best-of-three series, except the best-of-five finals.