250.000 Dollars and 1 spot at IEM Cologne is up for grabs. 16 teams go in, 1 team comes out.

IEM Dallas starts today, and we’re pumped!

Lots of teams have things to prove: MOUZ need to show they’re #1, FaZe wants to take it back, Vitality has struggled recently, and Heroic has their first event with Degster. Oh, he’s not playing? Never mind that last one.

Degster has encountered visa issues and will be replaced with nicoodoz, because we can’t have NA events without visa issues.

Another team to watch out for is G2.

You've probably already heard us talk about Stewie standing in, but the actual execution is going to be really interesting to watch. Depending on how it plays out, it might even have implications for this roster's future.

The first games start at 19:30 CEST / 12:30pm CT, where you can fraudwatch and hatemaxz G2 vs Falcons.

Enjoy the games. See you Friday morning for a recap.