NAVI and Astralis win openers in IEM Cologne 2024 group stage

IEM Cologne 2024 participants have played Group A openers. As a result, four teams are now one step closer to reaching the final stage of the tournament.

In the first round of Group A, Astralis defeated 9z (13:10 on Dust2, 13:5 on Inferno), while SAW bested G2 (13:5 on Nuke, 13:10 on Inferno). In subsequent matches, NAVI prevailed over paiN (13:4 on Anubis, 13:4 on Mirage), while The MongolZ bested Team Spirit (16:13 on Ancient, 13:4 on Anubis). The losing rosters dropped to the lower bracket; the winners will face off tomorrow for a spot in the winners' final.

Note that the group stage of IEM Cologne 2024 is held from August 10 to 13 in a Double Elimination format. The three strongest squads from each group will advance to the competition playoffs.

The current group A bracket:

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