Relive the action from the playoffs of the first Big Event of 2023.

The year of Counter-Strike began in earnest with IEM Katowice 2023, and the playoffs brought together six titans to battle it out for the trophy. The hottest team of the moment G2 led the pack but superlative individual performances from HEROIC made them a force to be reckoned with, and the other teams all had their part to play in the pageantry of the action in Poland.

We have collated the best moments that HLTV.org's photographers Josip "brcho" Brtan and Radoslaw "MAKKU" Makuch captured on camera during the playoffs, so you can relieve the trials and tribulations of the race for the IEM Katowice trophy.

You can find the individual galleries for each day of IEM Katowice below:

- Playoffs day 3
- Playoffs day 2
- Playoffs day 1

- HLTV Confirmed live show

- Group stage day 4
- Group stage day 3
- Group stage day 2
- Group stage day 1

- Top 20 medals

- Play-In day 3
- Play-In day 2
- Play-In day 1