Ninjas in Pajamas got the first victory at IEM Cologne 2022
The Ninjas in Pajamas team turned out to be stronger than Heroic with a score of 2:0 and made it to the semi-finals of the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022. In turn, the Danish team fell into the lower bracket of group A, where they will play with the loser of the match NAVI — MOUZ.
The duel started on the map Ancient, which became the choice of the Danish team. But if the starting half ended with a minimal advantage in favor of Ninjas in Pajamas, leaving hope for Heroic in the second half, then after the switchover, the Swedes managed to finally seize the initiative. As a result, Ninjas in Pajamas managed to secure a difficult victory at the opponent's pick and take the lead in the series — 16:13.
Next, the teams moved to the Inferno map, which became the choice of Ninjas in Pajamas. At the same time, the first half ended with the overwhelming advantage of the Swedes, who closed the attacking side with a score of 10:5. After the side switch, the Danish team quickly returned to the game, catching up with the opponent. And yet, Ninjas in Pajamas managed to get together at the right time to get the required number of rounds and reach the semi-finals of the IEM Cologne 2022 group stage — 16:13
Note that in the next round of the group stage, the Swedish team will play with the winner of the NAVI-MOUZ meeting, which will start very soon.
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Interim results of IEM Cologne 2022
- 1st place: $400,000 + 3,200 BLAST Premier points
- 2nd place: $180,000 + 1,600 BLAST Premier points
- 3rd-4th place: $80,000 + 1,000 BLAST Premier points
- 5th-6th place: $40,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 7th-8th place: $24,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 9th-12th place: $16,000
- 13th-16th place: $10,000
- 17th-20th place: Sprout, TYLOO, Imperial Esports and BIG - $4,500
- 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Complexity Gaming, MIBR and ORDER — $2,500
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