Virtus.pro and Liquid dropped to lower bracket of group at IEM Cologne 2024

First matches of group stage at IEM Cologne 2024 have ended in Cologne, Germany, with Complexity and FaZe securing victories.

Ioannis 'Johnny' "JT" Theodosiou's squad defeated Virtus.pro in the Group B opener (13:6 on Vertigo, 14:16 on Dust2, 13:5 on Anubis), while the Finn "karrigan" Andersen-led roster bested Liquid (13:11 on Mirage, 13:10 on Nuke). The winners advanced to the next round, while the losers dropped to the lower bracket.

The organizers of IEM Cologne 2024 have four more matches scheduled for today: at 15:45 CEST, Astralis will face 9z, while G2 will compete against SAW. At 18:45 CEST, NAVI will kick off a match against paiN, while Team Spirit will fight The MongolZ.

The current group B bracket:

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