IEM Katowice Major hits playoffs

ESL has revealed the pairings for the quarter-finals of the IEM Katowice Major following the end of the New Legends Stage.

Astralis and Liquid, the two teams who made it out of the New Legends Stage unscathed, will be confident about their chances to reach the semi-finals after being paired with Ninjas in Pyjamas and ENCE, respectively.

Natus Vincere will meet FaZe in the headline match of the quarter-finals, which will be held on Thursday and Friday. This will be a rematch of the ELEAGUE Major Boston semi-final clash between these two heavyweights, which Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač's side won 2-0.

Na`Vi and FaZe will face each other in the quarter-finals

The last quarter-final encounter will see Renegades, the tournament's surprise package, take on two-time Major champions MIBR - a pairing that had already been determined prior to Sunday's encounters.

Below you can find the quarter-final match-ups:

Astralis vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas
Renegades vs. MIBR
Natus Vincere vs. FaZe
Liquid vs. ENCE

The complete schedule for the playoffs looks as follows:

Thursday, February 28

16:00 Natus Vincere vs. FaZe
19:30 Liquid vs. ENCE

Friday, March 1

16:00 Renegades vs. MIBR
19:30 Astralis vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

Saturday, March 2

16:00 Semi-final #1
19:30 Semi-final #2

Sunday, March 3

19:00 Grand final

MIBR #11 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloJoão 'felps' Vasconcellos Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Liquid #2 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiJake 'Stewie2K' YipRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Ninjas in Pyjamas #6 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Renegades #8 Justin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiJay 'Liazz' Tregillgas FaZe #5 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard ENCE #9 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaSami 'xseveN' LaasanenAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenJere 'sergej' Salo Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 22 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 1007 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.67 Natus Vincere #3 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov