The MongolZ and Vitality advance to IEM Cologne 2025 playoffs

Second day of the IEM Cologne 2025 group stage has ended, determining the first participants of the final stage of the competition.

In the upper bracket of Group A, Vitality defeated G2, while The MongolZ prevailed over Falcons. The losers dropped to the lower bracket, while the winners advanced to the playoffs – on July 29, they will face off for a higher seeding in the bracket.

In the first losers' round, Astralis was defeated by FURIA, while GamerLegion fell to 3DMAX. The losing teams shared 13th-16th places in the tournament and earned $10,000 in prize money; the winners advanced to the next round.

The current bracket of Group A looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcasts of IEM Cologne 2025 matches are available on the tournament's page via this link.