IEM Dallas Power Rankings – Can Team Spirit get back to the top?
Check our IEM Dallas Power Rankings and get insights on how the competition stacks up. We list our favourites, contenders, underdogs and dark horses. This is the 100th IEM event and will feature a stacked lineup with some of the most premier teams right now. Let’s dive right in.
IEM Dallas Power Rankings
With a $250,000 prize and a direct seed to IEM Cologne on the line, every team is bringing their A-game for IEM Dallas. For your esports betting intentions, we recommend checking out our IEM Dallas betting page to learn the ins and outs of the tournament before considering esports betting.
Like any other power rankings, our IEM Dallas power rankings are entirely subjective and based on the most recent facts. Also, we’re considering CS2 odds to help rank the teams as follows:
- Favorites – the best teams with the strongest likelihood of walking away as champions
- Contenders – middle-of-the-pack teams with the capability of going the distance
- Underdogs – teams that are unlikely to make it far unless they undergo a drastic change in form
- Dark Horses – not much is known about these contenders and could be surprising
Favorites at IEM Dallas
- FaZe Clan – as the reigning champions from IEM Chengdu 2024, FaZe are one of the undisputed favourites despite a slight dip in form at the ESL Pro League S19. Led by “karrigan”, this team continues to impress with its consistency at the top of the world. Everyone knows that FaZe is the team to beat.
- Team Spirit – hot on their tracks, Team Spirit swept away FaZe Clan 3:0 in the Grand Final of IEM Katowice earlier this year. More recently, they placed second at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024. With “donk” continuing to dominate, this team could be unstoppable. If anyone wants to beat Spirit, they have to take down “donk”.
- MOUZ – ever since signing former Astralis member “Xyp9x” to the coaching staff in March, MOUZ has been transformed. Building some strong momentum this past month, MOUZ has dominated two events – ESL Pro League S19 & BetBoom Dacha Belgrade. With the momentum in their favour, MOUZ looks deadly.
- Team Vitality – although consistently placing within the top 3 at multiple events, Team Vitality are still looking for that first win in CS2. However, the second-place finish at ESL Pro League S19 could spell success for this hungry team, with their star fragger “ZywOo” leading the charge as always.
- Natus Vincere – the shock of Natus Vincere winning the PGL Major Copenhagen without “s1mple” is still settling in. At their next tournament though, their form fell off slightly. Yet, if they show up like they did at the PGL Major, it’s lights out for everyone else.
Contenders
- G2 Esports – maintaining the bulk of this roster after a successful 2023 season, G2 Esports is a consistent team that always falls short in the Playoffs stage. Floating around the 3-6th spots at the top tournaments, if they could just come together, they could perhaps taste victory again as they did at IEM Cologne last year.
- Virtus.pro – barreling in through the European Qualifier, Virtus.pro has proven that they can go toe-to-toe with the best teams in the world thanks to the ESL Pro League campaign. Banking on the experience of world champions such as “JAME” and “electroNic” – maybe it’s JAME time again?
- Team Liquid – at the end of last year, Liquid rebuilt its roster to construct an international powerhouse in their attempts to return to former glory. Finishing in the top 8 at the ESL Pro League S19, perhaps they can continue to perform and steadily grow towards a potential win this year according to the esports odds.
Underdogs at IEM Dallas 2024
- Team Falcons – similar to their other esports teams, Team Falcons has dived into CS with what they’d call a ‘superteam’. However, things aren’t that simple in CS. Still finding their footing after rebuilding in December, finishing third at IEM Katowice 2024 was a bright spot for this potent team.
- CompLexity – a curious roster, this squad has stuck together for over 2 years, with their newest addition last year in June. Recently, they looked promising at the ESL Pro League S19 where they managed to place in the top 4 for the first time in a while – can they repeat this performance?
- BIG – signing two new players in February, BIG still look a little shaky around the edges. Other teams have exploited their lack of a gameplan and firepower, they’ll need to reinvent themselves if they want to leave a dent in this event.
- FlyQuest – seeding from Oceania, FlyQuest has been on a role since rebuilding their entire team in March of this year. Also winning the Esports World Cup 2024 Oceanic Qualifier, this team managed to finish 9-12th at EPL S19, which is very impressive for an Oceanic team.
- M80 – as your Local Hero Invite, does M80 deserve to be here? Fielding an amateur roster, this team is the weakest at the event, finishing 17-20th at the EPL Season 19 and IEM Katowice 2024. Yet, for all we know, these rookies could show up massively at this tournament.
Dark Horses looking to upset the stage
- Monte – after a string of successful performances at the tail end of last year, Monte hasn’t looked like themselves in the past few weeks. In light of this dip in form, the organization has rebuilt the squad, promoting several players from their academy roster Monte Gen – we have no idea what they’ll look like at the tournament.
- Heroic – after a poor showing at ESL Pro League S19, finishing in a dismal 21-28th, Heroic decided to make a roster change. As a former member of OG and Spirit, “degster” joining this team provides much-needed firepower. His effect was quickly felt and helped push this team to 3-4th place at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade. With such a recent signing, Heroic is your classic dark horse.
- 9z Team – this is your classic Tier 2 team heading into IEM Dallas. Sure, they’re inexperienced, but the fact that no other team here has played against them could play in their favour. As long as they can shoot back, they could leave an interesting mark on this tournament.
Out of all the sixteen teams, some teams are more favored than others – we can’t wait to be surprised.