Astralis and The MongolZ relegated from IEM Cologne 2024

Two more teams have left the IEM Cologne 2024 tournament in Germany after today's matches in the second round of the lower bracket of Group A.

The MongolZ suffered a loss from paiN (16:13 on Anubis, 10:13 on Mirage, 8:13 on Nuke), while Astralis lost to G2 (1:13 on Dust2, 13:10 on Mirage, 3:13 on Anient). The losing teams finished the event in 9th-12th place and received $16,000 in prize money as a reward.

paiN and G2 will face off in the lower bracket final – the winner of this matchup will advance to the final stage of the competition. The match will play out tomorrow, August 13.

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.