nafany: "Except for the terrible Major, my team has good results"
nafany, who is the captain of Cloud9, shared his thoughts on the team's prospects at the current IEM Cologne 2022. During a conversation with reporters, the 21-year-old esportsman said that he considers his team a contender for victory in the championship, despite the opposite opinion from the community.
I believe that Cloud9 always claims titles, but some people think otherwise. They single out NAVI and FaZe as favorites and only after that they can say: "Okay, maybe Cloud9 has a chance too. Maybe she can win." Now, after our victory at IEM Dallas 2022, many people note that that tournament took place right after the Major. We don't really care. With the exception of the terrible major, my team has good results. In Cologne we just try to show our game and don't think about what happens if we fail. It's good that this time we were lucky with the group, because earlier we often fell into death groups.
This is the last tournament of the season. Some of the players are tired due to the fact that the current year is getting a little chaotic. A lot has happened. Some players are under stress, everyone is very tired and, for example, FaZe Clan is not in the best shape right now. Many leaders of the professional scene are not at the highest level of their skill right now.
Recall that Cloud9 started with a victory at IEM Cologne 2022, beating the Outsiders with a score of 2:0. In the next round of the competition, the Russian team will meet the winner of the FURIA-Astralis pair.
IEM Cologne 2022 takes place from 5 to 17 July in Germany at the Hyatt Regency Cologne and LANXESS arena venues. As part of the championship, 24 teams from Europe, the CIS, Oceania, China, North and South America are fighting for a prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as rating points in the BLAST Premier table.
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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Last week's highlights of esports: IEM Cologne, DPC 2021/2022 finals and competitive League of Legends resumeLet's talk about the main events that took place last week.
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FaZe Clan become champions of IEM Cologne 2022In the final confrontation, FaZe Clan defeated Natus Vincere with a score of 3:2.54vitaliiD
Liquid defeat paiN at IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 Upper BracketLiquid beat paiN 2–0 in the opening round of IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1. ultimate leads with a 1.36 rating. Liquid advance to face FaZe, paiN drop to lower bracket vs BIG.
64vitaliiDNinjas in Pyjamas beat Heroic – IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 Upper BracketNinjas in Pyjamas edge past Heroic in a close three-map series at IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1. r1nkle shines as NiP stay in the upper bracket. Heroic drop down for one more shot at survival.
69vitaliiDFaZe beat BIG at IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 Upper BracketFaZe eliminate BIG 2-0 in the IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 opener. rain and frozen carry with multi-kills on Inferno and Ancient. FaZe advance, BIG fall to the lower bracket.
57vitaliiD3DMAX beat MIBR at IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 Upper Bracket3DMAX sweep MIBR in their IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 opener, advancing with a 2-0 win. Lucky leads the scoreboard. MIBR drop to the lower bracket for elimination match.
61vitaliiDFURIA vs FlyQuest – IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 Upper BracketFURIA outlasts FlyQuest in a three-map battle to advance at IEM Cologne. Check out full stats, highlights, and key bracket updates from today’s Stage 1 Upper Bracket clash.
50vitaliiDAstralis vs B8 – IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 Upper BracketAstralis sweep B8 2–0 in the upper bracket of IEM Cologne 2025. jabbi takes MVP as the Danes secure a spot in the quarter-finals. See all IEM Cologne results and full match recap below.
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