Vitality secure IEM Cologne 2024 title

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's squad won one of the biggest and most prestigious Counter-Strike 2 tournaments of 2024 – IEM Cologne 2024.

In the tournament final, Vitality prevailed over NAVI. The match ended with a scoreline of 3:1 – 16:14 on Nuke, 10:13 on Dust2, 22:20 on Mirage, 13:9 on Inferno.

For first place, Vitality received $400,000, as well as tickets to IEM Katowice 2025 and BLAST Premier World Final 2024. The runner-up secured $180,000.

IEM Cologne 2024 was held from August 7 to 18 in Cologne, Germany, with the participation of 24 teams. The event featured a total prize pool of one million US dollars.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Vitality – $400,000 + invites to IEM Katowice 2025 и BLAST Premier World Final 2024
2.  NAVI – $180,000
3-4.  MOUZ – $80,000
3-4.  SAW – $80,000
5-6.  G2 – $40,000
5-6.  FaZe – $40,000
7-8.  paiN – $24,000
7-8.  Liquid – $24,000
9-12.  The MongolZ – $16,000
9-12.  Astralis – $16,000
9-12.  Falcons – $16,000
9-12.  Complexity – $16,000
13-16.  9z – $10,000
13-16.  Team Spirit – $10,000
13-16.  Virtus.pro – $10,000
13-16.  FURIA – $10,000
17-20.  BIG – $4500
17-20.  HEROIC – $4500
17-20.  MIBR – $4.5 тыс.
17-20.  Eternal Fire – $4500
21-24.  ALTERNATE aTTaX – $2500
21-24.  3DMAX – $2500
21-24.  Imperial – $2500
21-24.  FlyQuest – $2500