The Intel Extreme Masters 2025 is returning to Chengdu, a Tier 1 tournament for the best Counter-Strike 2 teams in the world to compete against each other. The event will be the last IEM tournament of the year, as the IEM has hosted tournaments in Katowice, Melbourne, Dallas, and Cologne throughout 2025.
IEM Chengdu returns to the city, as it had previously hosted the tournament in 2024. Historically, the IEM has had many host cities around the world, although Cologne, Dallas, and Katowice have been hosts since the event was rebranded from seasons to years in 2022.