NAVI and fnatic win their first matches of IEM Katowice 2022 group stage

NAVI and fnatic have gotten off to a flying start in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2022. In Group B, Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov's team came out on top of ENCE (16:8 on Mirage, 4:16 on Nuke and 16:14 on Overpass), while Alex "ALEX" McMeekin's team took over G2 (2:16 on Nuke, 16:7 on Mirage and 16:11 on Inferno)

The upper bracket semifinals of Group B will see fnatic facing FaZe and NAVI taking on FURIA. These matches will take place tomorrow, February 19, at 18:00 MSK. The winners of the semifinal meetings will secure spots in the playoffs.

G2 and ENCE, who have been sent to the lower bracket of Group B, will play against Liquid and Astralis, respectively. The elimination matches will also be held tomorrow and will kick off at 14:30 MSK.

The current Group B bracket:

The full schedule, up-to-date results and live streams of IEM Katowice 2022 are available on the event’s page on our website via this link.