Team Spirit Secures Playoff Spot with Victory Over GamerLegion in Lower Bracket Final at IEM Katowice 2025

On February 4, 2025, Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 hosted crucial matches that determined the teams advancing to the playoffs, their starting stages, and those eliminated from the tournament. One of the most thrilling encounters of the day took place in the Lower Bracket Final between GamerLegion and Team Spirit, with the added tension of it being an elimination match. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the GamerLegion vs. Team Spirit clash and highlight the key moments.

GamerLegion vs. Team Spirit

GamerLegion had the first pick and chose Anubis, which turned out to be an excellent decision for them. The early rounds favored Team Spirit, as they secured a few initial victories, but GL quickly mounted an impressive comeback. The first half ended with a 7-5 lead for GamerLegion. In the second half, GL surged ahead, establishing a commanding 11-5 lead. Notably, 'REZ' and 'sl3nd' delivered outstanding performances, boasting ratings of 1.44 and 1.17, respectively. Team Spirit fought back to 11-12, but GamerLegion ultimately secured a sensational 13-11 victory on Anubis.

Team Spirit then picked Ancient as their second map, responding strongly after their previous defeat. Once again, they started aggressively, but this time, they maintained their advantage. The first half concluded with Team Spirit leading 9-3. The second half was slightly more competitive, but GamerLegion couldn't replicate their Anubis-level performance, and Team Spirit claimed a 13-6 win.

The decider map was Nuke. Sensing victory, Team Spirit began with an explosive start, but GamerLegion had answers of their own. The first half was somewhat contested, but TS still held an 8-4 lead. However, something went wrong for GL in the second half as they started making crucial mistakes, which Team Spirit capitalized on. TS executed a well-crafted strategy, consistently using smoke grenades on Yard to easily advance towards Plant B. GamerLegion struggled to counter this approach effectively. In the end, Team Spirit secured a dominant 13-4 victory.

Conclusion

As a result, Team Spirit advances to the quarterfinals, where they will face Virtus.Pro, while GamerLegion is eliminated from IEM Katowice 2025, finishing in 7th-8th place.