{"id":66549,"date":"2024-08-13T06:21:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T06:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/navi-mouz-vitality-saw-iem-cologne"},"modified":"2024-08-13T07:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:18:03","slug":"navi-mouz-vitality-saw-iem-cologne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/navi-mouz-vitality-saw-iem-cologne","title":{"rendered":"NAVI, MOUZ, Vitality & SAW Secure Spots at Cathedral of Counter-Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the Group Stage of IEM Cologne 2024<\/a>, we’ve already seen some shocking results from the best Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports<\/a> teams in the world, including Team Spirit’s early exit<\/a> in Group A. <\/p>\n With three days of top-tier CS2 completed and the IEM Cologne 2024 Group Stage closing out on 13 August 2024, four teams have already secured a spot in the Playoffs stage, and thereby, the chance to play in front of a roaring crowd at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne, Germany, also known by the community as the “Cathedral of Counter-Strike.”<\/p>\n In Group A, NAVI made quick work of Brazillian hopefuls paiN Gaming with a clean 2-0 (13-4 on Anubis and Mirage). NAVI went on to face a revitalized Astralis. Despite the Danish side putting up a fight, NAVI managed another clean 2-0 sweep (13-4 on Ancient and 13-7 on Mirage), with Mihai “iM” Ivan and Justinas “jL” Lekavicius on top form. NAVI thereby secured a spot in the final of Group A and, therefore, a guaranteed place in the Playoffs.<\/p>\n On the other side of the bracket, Portuguese team SAW, who clawed their way through the Play-In stage, shocked G2 Esports with a 2-0 win (13-5 on Nuke and 13-10 on Inferno). With momentum on their side, SAW reverse-sweeps The Mongolz. After losing Ancient 16-13, SAW came back swinging with a 13-7 win on Nuke and a 13-10 win on Anubis to secure a spot in the Group A final against NAVI.<\/p>\n G2 Esports now faces paiN Gaming in Group A for the final spot in the IEM Cologne 2024 Playoffs.<\/p>\n In Group B, MOUZ showed why they’ve been considered one of the best teams in the world for most of the year, knocking down Team Falcons with a 2-1 (13-6 on Nuke, 11-13 on Vertigo, and 13-9 on Ancient) and then beating a solid Complexity squad 2-0 (13-9 Vertigo and 13-11 Nuke).<\/p>\n On the other side of the bracket, Team Vitality got off to a fantastic start, decimating FURIA with a 2-0 (13-3 on Inferno and 13-2 on Mirage), with the Brazillian side only picking up five rounds across both maps. Vitality then showed their big match temperament by reverse-sweeping FaZe Clan. Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s men won Inferno 13-8, but Vitality recovered in spectacular fashion to win Dust2 in overtime with 16-12, and then close out the series on Anubis with a 13-9 win to secure a spot in the Group B final against MOUZ.<\/p>\n The winner of FaZe vs. Falcons and Complexity vs. Liquid will compete later today (13 August 2024) for the final spot in the IEM Cologne 2024 Playoffs.<\/p>\n Remember, the top three teams from each group advance to the playoffs, with the winners advancing directly to the Semifinals, the runners-up to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds, and the 3rd-places in each group to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds.<\/p>\n IEM Cologne 2024’s Playoffs Stage features a a single-elimination bracket, where the Quarterfinals and Semifinals are BO3, and the Grand Final is BO5, leaving little room for error.<\/p>\nSAW & NAVI Top Group A<\/h3>\n
MOUZ & Vitality Top Group B<\/h3>\n