Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 Odds – All Eyes on Team Vitality

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Last updated: 15 Apr 2025

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Team Vitality head to Melbourne as the team to beat
Team Falcons debut their new-look lineup
One clear favourite and a handful of dangerous outsiders aim to hoist the trophy

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The Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 is just around the corner and it is shaping up to be one of the most exciting Counter-Strike 2 tournaments of the season. Featuring some of the world’s strongest squads, IEM Melbourne promises a week of exciting action no esports fan should miss.

IEM Melbourne 2025 Format
Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 Favourites
Latest Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 Odds
Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 FAQ

Set to begin on April 21 and run until April 27, IEM Melbourne 2025 will offer a $300,000 prize pool for the teams to fight over, as well as many betting opportunities for esports fans to explore with the top betting sites, where you can also find live streams for all matches.

With all the information about the tournament out and the team placed in power rankings, the questions still remain – who are the main squads to watch in the upcoming event?

IEM Melbourne 2025 Format

Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 will take place between April 21-27 and will be divided into two stages: the group stage and the playoffs.

The tournament will begin with the 16 Counter-Strike 2 teams seeded into two double-elimination (GSL) groups of eight, where all matches will be played as best-of-three.

The top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs and be seeded based on their group stage placement.

Group A: MOUZ, BIG, GamerLegion, 3DMAX, FaZe Clan, paiN Gaming, Complexity, The MongolZ

Group B: Team Vitality, FlyQuest, Virtus.pro, Team Liquid, Team Falcons, SAW, MIBR, Natus Vincere

Group stage winners get a direct bye to the Semifinals
Group stage runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as High Seeds
Group stage 3rd-placed teams advance to the Quarterfinals as Low Seeds

Playoffs are single-elimination with BO5 grand finals and BO3 quarter- and semifinals.

Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 Favourites

IEM Melbourne 2025 will be one of the more exciting CS2 esports tournaments of the season as it will give the answer to whether Team Vitality (1.66) can keep their tag as the most dominant squad in the scene.

The Bees head to Australia with a very impressive resume, having won the last three S-Tier tournaments, including IEM Katowice 2025, ESL Pro League Season 21, and BLAST Open Spring 2025.

They are undefeated since their slip-up against Eternal Fire at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025, which translates to 16 straight victories, and it is not like they’ve had an easy schedule.

Given their form this season, it is impossible to question Team Vitality and how good this team is. However, IEM Melbourne 2025 will feature other strong contenders who might find a way to break the French team.

MOUZ (4.00), in particular, are an interesting squad and – as they’ve proven – a threat to Vitality. Despite having yet to crack Team Vitality this season, MOUZ forced them to five maps in the recent BLAST Open Spring 2025 finals.

Having been sitting in Vitality’s shadow with one gold medal from PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 and two runner-up finishes at ESL Pro League Season 21 and BLAST Open Spring 2025, MOUZ have not only shown they are an elite team, but they also head to Australia with a point to prove.

While the two most successful squads of the season will get their fair share of attention, most of the spotlight will be on Team Falcons (7.00), who have recently made a blockbuster signing of G2 Esports star AWPer Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov.

The young player will debut at IEM Melbourne 2025 and is arguably the player to help the Falcons find new heights and continue to find more success in the more significant events. Falcons have been one of the more inconsistent teams in the scene, but they placed second at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 and recently won PGL Bucharest 2025.

With a bolstered roster, only time will tell how high the Falcons can fly. But they definitely look very potent.

The list of participating teams includes some big names, yet all with a few question marks.

Natus Vincere (10.00), The MongolZ (17.00), and FaZe Clan (17.00) are three teams who should not be underestimated; granted, despite their unquestionable roster quality, neither have found much success this year.

There is a very good chance either of the three wake up and perform as well as we know they can in Melbourne, but based on their recent results, they will have a hard time catching up with Vitality, MOUZ, and potentially Falcons.

The remaining 10 teams are billed as more bystanders than serious title contenders, having failed to make any noise in bigger events this season.

And with a stacked list of favourites and dark horses, the likes of Team Liquid (26.00), Virtus.pro (34.00), Complexity (34.00), 3DMAX (34.00) and others will need a small miracle to make it far.

Latest Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 Odds

Team	Odds
Team Vitality	1.66
MOUZ	4.00
Team Falcons	7.00
Natus Vincere	10.00
The MongolZ	17.00
FaZe Clan	17.00
Team Liquid	26.00
Virtus.pro	34.00
Complexity	34.00
3DMAX	34.00
GamerLegion	41.00
paiN Gaming	76.00
MIBR	101.00
SAW	101.00
BIG	151.00
FlyQuest	501.00

Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 FAQ

When does Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 start?

Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 will kick off on Monday, April 21, 2025, with the first round of the group stage.

Who are Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 favourites?

According to the latest esports betting odds, Team Vitality are the favourites to win Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025, followed by MOUZ and Team Falcons as second and third-favourites.

Where to find Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 betting odds?

Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 is very well covered by all top online betting sites, where you can find outright and match markets for the tournament. Some of the top choices include Stake, 1xBet, and PickleBet.