FURIA and Falcons advance to next stage of IEM Cologne 2024

In Cologne, Germany, two more spots in the group stage of the IEM Cologne 2024 Counter-Strike 2 tournament were up for grabs – FURIA and Falcons secured the slots.

In the second round of the lower bracket of the Play-In stage, Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo's squad bested HEROIC with a scoreline of 2:1 (13:11 on Mirage, 8:13 on Anubis, 13:11 on Nuke). The Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer-led roster, in turn, prevailed over BIG with a scoreline of 2:1 (13:7 on Dust2, 10:13 on Mirage, 13:10 on Anubis).

The losing teams shared 17th-20th place at the event and received $4,500 in prize money as a reward.

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.