IEM New York 2020 Online CIS: results of the first gaming day
Ihor MatusIn Group A Virtus.pro defeated K23 with a score of 2-1. A notable fact in this confrontation was that VP were late for this fight due to the fact that they did not have time to complete participation in the closed qualifier match at FLASHPOINT Season 2. In this regard, the organizers awarded Jame and his teammates a defeat on the first map, however Virtus.pro this did not stop you from winning the remaining two maps and winning in battle. In the confrontation between ESPADA and forZe, the battle ended in favor of ESPADA 2-1. The cherry on the cake in Group A was the match between NAVI and Cyber Legacy. CL were able to take the map from Natus Vincere with a score of 16-6, while NAVI later pulled together and took the two remaining maps. According to the Russian-speaking analyst Alexander 'petr1k' Petrik seized from Cyber Legacy, by the way, who played with s1mple under the NAVI tag 4 years ago, played the best match in the last 4.5 years.
In Group B, Winstrike defeated Ethereal with a similar result. Thus, all the matches of yesterday's game day were not without intrigue and ended with a score of 2-1.
Today we have two matches in Group A with the participation of NAVI, K23, Virtus.pro and ESPADA and two confrontations in Group B with the participation of Team Spirit, Gambit Esports, Nemiga and HellRaisers.
Matches history: IEM New York 2020 CIS
IEM New York 2020 Online in the CIS region runs from 13 to 25 October. 12 teams are dividing the total prize pool of $ 50,000.