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paiN Gaming crashes from IEM Katowice 2023

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The Brazilian team paiN Gaming sensationally lost to IHC Esports with a score of 0:2, thus leaving IEM Katowice 2023. The team suffered a second defeat in the Play-In stage, taking the final last line in the championship. In turn, the Mongolian team goes to the second round of the competition, where they will play with FURIA for a slot in the group stage.

The starting meeting of the second gaming day started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of the Mongolian team. However, the teams could not determine the leader for a long time, going to the break with a minimal advantage in favor of IHC Esports — 8:7. After the change of sides, the Brazilians still tried to resist, but very quickly ran out of steam. In turn, IHC Esports players confidently finished their half on defense to take the lead in the series — 16:12.

Next, the teams moved to the Nuke map, which turned out to be the choice of paiN Gaming. Here the first segment turned out to be equal again, but closer to the changeover, the Mongolian team managed to seize the initiative and ensured a twofold advantage — 10:5. After switching sides, IHC Esports managed to win the pistol series, thanks to which the team immediately ran ahead and did not let the opponent in to knock out paiN Gaming from the championship — 16:11.

IEM Katowice 2023 takes place from 1 to 12 February in Katowice at the Spodek Arena. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Oceania are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as a ticket to IEM Cologne 2023 for the winner.

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Interim results of IEM Katowice 2023

  • 1st place: $400,000 + ticket to IEM Cologne 2023
  • 2nd place: $180,000
  • 3rd-4th place: $80,000
  • 5th-6th place: $40,000
  • 7th-8th place: $24,000
  • 9th-12th place: $16,000
  • 13th-16th place: $10,000
  • 17th-20th place: $4,500
  • 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming - $2,500

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