NIP eliminated from IEM Cologne 2023; Vitality through to playoffs

NIP got relegated from IEM Cologne 2023 losing to Astralis with a scoreline of 0:2 – 6:16 on Vertigo and 6:16 on Ancient.  At the same time, Vitality bested MOUZ with a scoreline of 2:0 – 16:4 on Inferno and 16:5 on Mirage.

Due to this victory, Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's squad secured a spot in the playoffs of the event. Now the team has to face the winner of the G2 – FaZe matchup for a ticket to the semi-final.

In turn, MOUZ dropped to the lower bracket of Group B, where tomorrow, August 1, they will face Astralis.

Group B current bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcast of IEM Cologne 2023 can be found on the tournament page via this link.