BIG became the third team to reach the group stage of IEM Cologne 2021
Ihor MatusThe fight between OG and BIG has come to its logical conclusion. He ran on two maps, but they were not the same in terms of dynamics. If on Dust 2 OG hardly took 9 rounds, then on Mirage the Europeans gave an excellent fight to their opponents from BIG. There, the fight reached overtime at all and was completed with a result of 17-19.
Earlier, NiP won in a duel between NiP and mousesports for reaching the group stage, while Vitality was defeated in a confrontation with Team Spirit. FaZe Clan and Complexity Gaming will fight in the last match for reaching the playoffs.
In the group stage, Gambit Esports, Team Liquid, Virtus.pro, G2 Esports, NAVI, FURIA Esports, Astralis and Heroic are already waiting in the wings. The aforementioned teams received direct invitations to the group stage due to their achievements during the season.
Matches history: IEM Cologne 2021
IEM Cologne 2021 started today and will end on July 18th. The total prize fund of the championship is $ 1,000,000, and 24 teams are involved in its distribution. The main reward will be $ 400,000, and the vice champion will receive $ 180,000.