{"id":66005,"date":"2024-07-26T10:45:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T10:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/iem-cologne-2024-play-in-stage-all-opening-matches"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:31:54","slug":"iem-cologne-2024-play-in-stage-all-opening-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/iem-cologne-2024-play-in-stage-all-opening-matches","title":{"rendered":"IEM Cologne 2024 Play-In Stage: All Opening Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mce-toc\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1i3ncof7t2\">All Match-Ups For IEM Cologne 2024 Upper Bracket Round 1 (Opening Matches)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1i3ncof7t3\">IEM Cologne 2024 Play-In Stage Format<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/iem-cologne-dates-teams-watch\">IEM Cologne 2024<\/a>&#8216;s Play-In stage is set to be a little more interesting than usual. Recently, ESL announced that they would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/iem-cologne-2024-won-t-feature-bo1s\">removing the Best of 1 (BO1) format<\/a> from IEM Cologne 2024, with matches now switching to a BO3 format. This gives teams a little more space to hit the ground running in the opening matches, promising plenty of neck and neck Counter-Strike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The opening matches (Upper Bracket Round 1) will take place on August 7, 2024. The first matches begin at 9:30am BST.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rsp-embed-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en_US\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">24 of the worlds best Counter-Strike teams have been assembled.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s about time that one of them conquers the Cathedral of Counter-Strike.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Cologne 2024 bracket is here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/carStJ46GJ\">pic.twitter.com\/carStJ46GJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1816491024794931357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1i3ncof7t2\">All Match-Ups For IEM Cologne 2024 Upper Bracket Round 1 (Opening Matches)<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/VIWqOMePZHTjf42EFn41YGUtsJg-ErdAaf1Vi5aNt8Q\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMy82NjQxZjVjZDE2MmFhLWNvbG9nbmUgYXJlbmEucG5n\" alt=\"6641f5cd162aa-cologne arena.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">IEM Cologne 2024 returns to the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. (Picture: ESL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The following teams will be competing in the opening matches for the IEM Cologne 2024 Play-In stage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complexity vs. ALTERNATE aTTaX<\/li>\n<li>Eternal Fire vs. Team Falcons<\/li>\n<li>HEROIC vs. MIBR<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/betboom-withdraws-skyesports-championship-citing-poor-conditions-fairness-concerns\">BetBoom Team<\/a> vs. 9z Team<\/li>\n<li>FURIA Esports vs. Imperial Esports<\/li>\n<li>paiN Gaming vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/liquid-cs2-roster-jks\">Team Liquid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/esports-world-cup-kicks-off-faze-clan-g2-opening-wins\">FlyQuest<\/a> vs. BIG<\/li>\n<li>SAW vs. The MongolZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These match-ups will take place during the Upper Bracket Round 1, the winner of each will advance to the Upper Bracket Round 2. The losing team will be given another shot at qualifying in the Lower Brackets. 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