{"id":40810,"date":"2025-01-27T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T03:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=40810"},"modified":"2025-01-27T22:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T03:01:02","slug":"whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-january-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-january-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in esports for week beginning January 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another big week of esports kicks off on January 27, 2025, with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> taking centre stage in Katowice, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>The first &#8216;Big Event&#8217; on the 2025 Counter-Strike 2 esports calendar will take place in Poland, Katowice, when IEM Katowice kicks off on Thursday, January 29.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the final tournament of the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/apex-legends\/global-series\/\" title=\"ALGS betting guide\">Apex Legends Global Series<\/a> will also begin on Thursday, January 29, with the ALGS Championship set to take place in Sapporo, Japan.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"pageList mb arrows\">\n<li>\n<h2>IEM Katowice 2025<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/electronic-sports-league\/intel-extreme-masters\/\" title=\"Intel Extreme Masters betting guide\">Intel Extreme Masters<\/a> series will kick off with IEM Katowice this Thursday, with 24 CS2 teams set to do battle.<\/p>\n<p>The event will begin with the Play-In Stage, which is slated for January 29-31 and will feature 16 squads.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conclusion of the Play-In Stage, the eight teams that received direct invites to the main event of the tournament will be joined by the eight qualifying outfits.<\/p>\n<p>After claiming the first S-Tier event of the year, BLAST Bounty Spring, the defending champions, Team Spirit, are marked as $3.50 favourites with the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">best esports betting sites<\/a> to claim back-to-back IEM Katowice titles.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting on the second, third and fourth lines of betting, Team Vitality ($5.00), Natus Vincere ($5.50) and FaZe Clan ($6.00) are also given strong chances.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-katowice\/\" title=\"IEM Katowice betting guide\">IEM Katowice betting guide<\/a> to get the latest odds and tournament information.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>ALGS Championship 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The 2024 Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) will conclude with the Championship in Japan, when the top 40 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/apex-legends\/\" title=\"Apex Legends betting guide\">Apex Legends<\/a> squads compete in the four-day event from January 29 to February 2.<\/p>\n<p>After claiming the 2023 ALGS Championship, TSM will return to defend their crown, while the likes of ALGS Split 1 Playoffs champions Crazy Raccoon and ALGS Split 2 winners Spacestation Gaming attempt to complete their season with the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Daiwa House PREMIST DOME in Sapporo is expected to be filled with a full crowd for each of the four days.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/apex-legends\/global-series\/championship\/\" title=\"ALGS Championship betting guide\">ALGS Championship betting guide<\/a> to get the latest odds and tournament information.<\/li>\n\n<!-- Table view: sport-content -->\n\n <div class=\"content-bonus-grid\">\n\n    \n\n<article class=\"bonus-grid-card rank-1\" id=\"ggbet-sport-content\">\n\n    <div class=\"grid-card_logo\" style=\"background-color: #ff7d01\"> \n             <p class=\"recommended-bonus-card\">Recommended!<\/p>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/data-central\/images\/casinos\/racemedia\/ggbetsport.svg\" id=\"ggbet-sport\" alt=\"GG Bet\" title=\"Play at GG Bet\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid-card_info\">\n        <p>eSports Specialist<\/p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/go\/ggbet-sport\/\" title=\"Claim bonus at GG Bet\"  target=\"_blank\"><p><em>Get \u20ac5  freebet!<\/em><\/p><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-card_cta\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/go\/ggbet-sport\/\" title=\"Claim bonus at GG Bet\" target=\"_blank\">Join GGBet Now<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid-card_terms\">\n    <p>18+ Gamble responsibly. 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