Upon conclusion of the North American qualifier for IEM: Katowice 2016, the group draw has finalised, with all teams set going into the Polish-based tournament.?
The group draw for IEM Katowice 2016 has been finalised wtih the closure of the NA qualifier and Tempo Storm proceeding to the $250,000 event.
The group stages will consist of two groups of six teams each, competing in a best-of-one round robin format. The winners of each group receives a promotion into the best-of-three semefinals and the 2nd and 3rd placed teams of each group secure spots in the best-of-three quarterfinals. The group stages will be played in a studio, not open to public, between March 2-3rd while the Spodek Arena will host the quarterfinals, semifinals, and grand finals from March. The grand final will be played out in a best-of-five series. The main event in Spodek, Poland will take place from 4-6 March 2016.
The group draw is as follows:
| Group A | Group B |
 Team EnVyUs | |
 Fnatic |  Astralis |
 Luminosity Gaming |  Virtus.pro |
 TheMongolz |  FaZe |
 mousesports | Tempo Storm |
 Natus Vincere |  E-frag |
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