SAW through to IEM Cologne 2024 group stage; FlyQuest out

Christopher "MUTiRiS" Fernandes's squad became the first winner of the Play-In stage at the IEM Cologne 2024 tournament in Germany. In the match for reaching the group stage, SAW defeated BIG with a scoreline of 2:1 (7:13 on Anubis, 13:5 on Ancient, 13:11 on Inferno). Before that, the roster prevailed over The MongolZ. BIG dropped to the lower bracket, where they will face with the winner of the ALTERNATE aTTaX – Falcons matchup for a slot in the next stage of IEM Cologne 2024.

In addition, the first team to end its journey at the event in Cologne have been determined. In the lower bracket of Play-In, FlyQuest lost to The MongolZ with a scoreline of 0:2 (8:13 на Anubis, 4:13 на Ancient). FlyQuest placed 21st-24th at IEM Cologne 2024 and received $2,500 in prize money. The MongolZ, in turn, advanced to the final round of the Play-In tournament bracket.

Note that IEM Cologne 2024 is taking place from August 7 to 18 in Cologne, Germany, with the participation of 24 squads. The competition features a total prize pool of $1 million. The winner will also receive tickets to IEM Katowice 2025 and BLAST Premier World Final 2024.

The current play-in bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcasts of IEM Cologne 2024 matches are available on the tournament's page via this link.