3DMAX beat MIBR at IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1 Upper Bracket

3DMAX delivered a clean 2-0 win over MIBR in the opening round of IEM Cologne 2025 Stage 1. The French side closed out Train and Ancient with solid CT sides, led by Lucas "Lucky" Chastang, who finished as the MVP with a 1.45 rating and +19 K-D. With the win, 3DMAX move on to face Ninjas in Pyjamas in the upper quarter-final. MIBR fall to the lower bracket and now face elimination.

Map 1 – Train (13:9 3DMAX)

MIBR’s map pick started out tight, with 3DMAX holding a narrow 7:5 lead at halftime. The second half saw strong holds and a key 2vs3 play from Ex3rcice in Round 22 to shut down MIBR’s final push. Lucky topped the scoreboard early, posting 20 kills by round 15.

Map 2 – Ancient (13:5 3DMAX)

3DMAX dominated their own pick with a 10:2 CT half, shutting down mid and B-lane consistently. MIBR couldn’t recover after the side swap, trading a few rounds before bodyy and Maka closed it out. Lucky again led with impact frags, supported by bodyy’s consistent multi-kills.

3DMAX will now face Ninjas in Pyjamas in the upper bracket quarter-final. MIBR drop down to the lower bracket where they’ll meet Heroic, also fighting to stay in the tournament. Elsewhere, FURIA, FaZe, and Virtus.pro also advanced to the next round.

IEM Cologne 2025 takes place in Cologne, Germany, featuring a $1,000,000 prize pool. Stage 1 runs from July 22–25, followed by Stage 2 from July 26–28. Playoffs begin on July 30. The top prize is $400,000, with $180,000 for second place and $80,000 for third.