Spirit Dominate Mouz to Claim IEM Cologne 2025 Championship

Spirit became the champion of IEM Cologne 2025, easily defeating Mouz in the grand final with a score of 3:0. The match was played in a best-of-5 format and concluded on the maps Mirage (13:2), Ancient (13:11), and Nuke (13:6).

Grand Final MVP — Danil "Donk" Kryshkovets
Spirit player Danil "Donk" Kryshkovets was the best player of the final, showcasing incredible individual play not only in this match but throughout the entire tournament. He finished the match with 62 kills and 41 deaths, and his adr was 100. You can view the full match statistics by following this link.

Prize Pool Distribution
IEM Cologne 2025, held in Cologne with 16 teams participating, concluded with a total prize pool of $1,000,000. The funds were distributed as follows:

1st place — Team Spirit : $400,000 + to the club: $60,000
2nd place — Mouz : $180,000 + to the club: $36,000
3rd–4th places — Vitality , Natus Vincere : $80,000 each + to the club: $28,000
5th–6th places — FURIA Esports , The MongolZ : $40,000 each + to the club: $21,000
7th–8th places — G2, FaZe: $24,000 each + to the club: $14,000
9th–12th places — Ninjas in Pyjamas , aurora , Falcons , 3DMAX : $16,000 each + to the club: $7,000
13th–16th places — Liquid, Heroic , Astralis , GamerLegion : $10,000 each

IEM Cologne 2025 takes place from July 23 to August 3 in Germany . The tournament's prize pool is $1,000,000.