CEE Esports Report is a fortnightly news series covering the Central and Eastern Europe region, written by Esports Insider’s esports business media partner Esport1 CEE<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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With several events already on the horizon, in this report we share details about some of the regional events coming in 2023. For a look back at 2022\u2019s most important stories from Central & Eastern Europe, check out our earlier report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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- CEE Esport Report: 2022\u2019s most important stories from Central & Eastern Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- IEM Brazil 2023 announced by ESL Gaming<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n
IEM Katowice returns with free expo<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nPoland\u2019s Spodek Arena will host the world\u2019s best CS:GO teams for the 10th time at IEM Katowice \u2014 a highly coveted event in the CS:GO tournament circuit \u2014 this year. The teams will fight for a share of the $1,000,000 (~\u00a3807,000) prize pool.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nOrganised by the ESL FACEIT Group and running since 2014, IEM Katowice will also feature female CS:GO competition ESL Impact, the StarCraft 2 EPT Championship, and for the first time, the freshly announced ESL R1 sim racing series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nAdditionally, three years after the COVID lockdown, the IEM Expo is returning to Katowice and will once again be free to enter for visitors, who might have a chance to enjoy the best CS:GO teams in the free areas of Spodek.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n \nWandercon festival to host 11 esport competitions in Croatia<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nCroatian agency Reroot Gaming has announced Wandercon, a gaming and esports festival between 3rd-5th February 2023 in Osijek, Croatia.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nThe three day programme will feature various concerts, a global release for an upcoming puzzle game, influencer shows and 11 esports tournaments with a total prize pool of \u20ac40,000 (~\u00a335,300). These include CS:GO, League of Legends, FIFA 23, VALORANT and others.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nVisitors will also be able to try out the new Croatian game, Frozen Pixel Studio\u2019s Joe Wander and the Enigmatic Adventures, during the event and participate in challenges to win prizes.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\n \nThe Game Gang show to feature esports \u20ac10,000+ prize pool esport competitions<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nBetween 31st March and 2nd April, The Game Gang show in the Ljubljana Exhibition Center will gather some of the best gamers from Slovenia to compete in six different games for a total prize pool of more than \u20ac10,000 (~\u00a38,800).<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n