It's been a long road for Oleksandr "S1mple" Kostyliev and crew, with a tournament draught since early 2019. But after two completely dominant performances against Astralis and G2 Esports, the Ukrainian player was able to hoist the IEM World Championship trophy to a lifeless, yet somehow still electric Spodek Arena.
Only days after announcing that they would be conducting health screenings for attendees at IEM Katowice, ESL has announced that they have been forced to bar attendance at the event.
In a precautionary turn of events, ESL has announced that they will be doing health screenings on attendees at IEM Katowice to prevent the further spread of Coronavirus.