How to Watch IEM Beijing 2026

IEM Beijing 2026 streams free on the league's official Twitch channel — no subscription needed.

Intel Extreme Masters is ESL's flagship tournament brand and one of the oldest names in esports, tracing back to an Intel-sponsored event at Games Convention in Germany in 2006. Today it is a Counter-Strike 2 series and, together with ESL Pro League, forms the ESL Pro Tour, whose events award prize money, standings points and progress toward the ESL Grand Slam bonus. The 2026 calendar has already visited Krakow, Rio de Janeiro and Atlanta and included the IEM Cologne Major in June.

IEM Beijing 2026 brings the series back to the Chinese capital for the first time since 2019, when Astralis beat 100 Thieves in the final. It runs November 2 to 8 at the Bloomage Biotech Biohyalux ECM Arena in Wukesong, Haidian District, with fans admitted on all six match days and a 360-degree stage, ESL's first since the IEM Rio Major in 2022. With more than 45,000 spectators expected, ESL bills it as the largest standalone IEM event ever held in Asia.

Most of the 16-team field came from the Valve Regional Standings. Falcons, MOUZ, Natus Vincere, FURIA, Legacy, BetBoom, G2, Aurora, PARIVISION and FaZe received global invitations, Liquid, 9z and The MongolZ took regional invitations, and three spots were decided in closed qualifiers. Team Vitality and Team Spirit both turned down their invitations. Beijing is the third event of ESL Grand Slam Season VII, after IEM Atlanta and ESL Pro League Season 24.