Rumors: IEM Spring 2023 will be held in Brazil

According to the Globo Esporte portal, tournament operator ESL is planning to host IEM Spring 2023 in Brazil. Based on the previously presented schedule of events, the tournament will take place from 17 to 23 April.

According to the portal's journalists, the official announcement of the championship will take place shortly after the end of IEM Rio Major 2022, which continues in Rio de Janeiro. At the same time, representatives of ESL did not comment on this information.

ESL have unveiled the 2023 competition calendar .

Probably, the organizers were satisfied with the attendance and entourage around IEM Rio Major 2022. Nevertheless, some playoff matches of the current major, in which the FURIA team did not play, were held in half-empty stands. However, there were tons of fans in front of the arena, who, according to the community, gathered solely because of the figure of Gaules.

And yet, IEM Rio Major 2022 managed to break some records in terms of views, getting into the TOP-5 of the most popular championships in the history of the discipline.

Schedule of TIER-1 tournaments from ESL for 2023:

• IEM Katowice 2023 - January 31 - February 12 (Poland)
• ESL Pro League Season 17 - February 21 - April 2 (Malta)
• IEM Spring 2023 - April 17-23 (Brazil, TBD)
• IEM Dallas 2023 - May 29 - June 4 (USA)
• IEM Cologne 2023 - July 25 - August 6 (Germany)
• ESL Pro League Season 18 - August 15 - September 24 (Malta)
• IEM Fall 2023 - October 16-22 (location not confirmed)

IEM Rio Major 2022 takes place from October 31 to November 13 in Brazil at the Jeunesse Arena and at the Riocentro convention center. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and South America, and Asia are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,250,000, ranking points in the BLAST Premier table, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023 for the winner.