FaZe Clan advanced to the group stage of IEM Cologne 2021

All the confrontations within the upper Play-In bracket have come to their logical conclusion. In the last fight, FaZe Clan defeated Complexity Gaming with a score of 2-0 and advanced to the group stage. Previously, NiP, Team Vitality and BIG were able to come to the same.

The battle between FaZe Clan and Complexity Gaming took place on two maps: Dust 2 and Nuke. On the first of them, the duel turned out to be quite difficult for both sides of the conflict and, as a result, FaZe Clan prevailed with a result of 16-13, while on the second map Complexity Gaming managed to take only 6 rounds.

The losing participant of the match fell into the lower bracket, where he will play with Team LDLC for the right to advance to the group stage.

In the group stage, Gambit Esports, Team Liquid, Virtus.pro, G2 Esports, NAVI, FURIA Esports, Astralis and Heroic are already waiting in the wings. The aforementioned teams received direct invitations to the group stage due to their achievements during the season.

IEM Cologne 2021 started today and will end on July 18th. The total prize fund of the championship is $ 1,000,000, and 24 teams are involved in its distribution. The main reward will be $ 400,000, and the vice champion will receive $ 180,000.