With teams qualifying and exiting already, the IEM Cologne 2024 Play-Ins are well and truly heating up. It’s been another banger day of matches, with six in total to speak of. We’re going to walk you through some of the key moments of action on day two of IEM Cologne.
Complexity and Liquid reach the main event
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After just two days of action, we’ve already seen some of the favorites from the IEM Cologne 2024 Play-Ins make it to the main event. Complexity and Liquid are the main two, after taking down Eternal Fire and FURIA respectively. It’s been a big day for NA CS, and it’s great to see them both come through so far relatively unscathed.
As is so often the case, Complexity needed EliGE to hard carry them to victory. A 55-kill series saw him lead the way on the server, dealing over 101 ADR across two maps of play. For Liquid, we saw a glimpse of ultimate‘s true potential here. He was lights-out for the squad, dragging Liquid kicking and screaming to victory in some truly unwinnable rounds. Both teams can rest easy knowing their place in the main event of IEM Cologne 2024 is now secure.
Heroic and Falcons live to fight another day
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After losses on day one of IEM Cologne 2024’s Play-Ins, it was last chance saloon for Heroic and Falcons. After going a map down to 3DMAX, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Heroic, who had their AWPer degster back on the server, were set for a swift flight home. An impressive reverse sweep saw Heroic buy themselves at least one more series at IEM Cologne. It was a little more straightforward for Falcons, who made the match against ALTERNATE aTTaX look easy today.
It was Heroic’s Danish duo, sjuush and TeSeS, who played a starring role in saving their bacon. Together, they combined for a total of 87 kills across the series, ensuring their Cologne dream remains intact for now. Falcons saw a better day all around. It could hardly get worse after yesterday, but they’ll be relieved to see stronger performances from dupreeh, maden, and Magisk, even if SunPayus‘ form remains a cause for big concern.
FlyQuest make another early exit
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Three CS2 tournaments in a row now, FlyQuest have been dumped out in last place. The Aussie team saw a boost in form after being picked up by the organization, but now, things are seemingly falling apart at the seams. A tie against The MongolZ is a harsh decider in the Lower Bracket of the IEM Cologne 2024 Play-Ins, but they failed to deal with the hand they were dealt.
Individually, just about no one showed up on the server for FlyQuest. Will they look at making some roster changes going forward? It’s certainly a distinct possibility given their form right now, although remaining all-Australian will prove a tough task given the current talent in the scene.
Here are all of the results from day two of the IEM Cologne 2024 Play-Ins:
The MongolZ 2:0 FlyQuest
SAW 2:1 BIG
Liquid 2:1 FURIA
Heroic 2:1 3DMAX
Complexity 2:0 Eternal Fire
Falcons 2:0 ALTERNATE aTTaX