FaZe and NIP lose their debut matches in IEM Katowice 2025 group

First playday of the IEM Cologne 2025 group stage ended with two matches in Group B. NAVI and Aurora secured victories.

NAVI defeated FaZe in the first round of the tournament bracket, while Aurora bested NIP. The winners advanced to the next round of the upper bracket, while the losing teams dropped to the losers' bracket.

Notably, IEM Cologne 2025 is taking place from July 23 to August 3, 2025 in Cologne, Germany. The total prize pool of the event is one million US dollars, which will be divided among 24 squads. The detailed information about the event can be found in our article.

The current bracket of Group B looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcasts of IEM Cologne 2025 matches are available on the tournament's page via this link.