The IEM Katowice 2024 Play-In is full, after three days of intense Counter-Strike. Of sixteen groups who started the Play-In, now simply eight stay, becoming a member of the eight who had already certified for the principle occasion.
Going into the ultimate day, 4 spots remained up for grabs. Who managed to select them as much as discover their place within the IEM Katowice 2024 Group Stage? Let’s discover out.
Cloud9 take out Virtus.professional
Regardless of how they’ve struggled all through the previous few days of IEM Katowice 2024, it was all the time a shock to see these two groups dealing with elimination right here. Most would have them pegged as two of the strongest groups in Katowice, that means this elimination match was positive to be a banger. Each groups got here out swinging, with Cloud9 profitable out throughout three maps, none of which had been significantly shut. When these groups hit, they hit onerous.
In the long run, it was electroNic’s consistency throughout the sequence and Boombl4’s dominating efficiency on the ultimate map that noticed Cloud9 over the road. They’ll be trying to discover some rhythm for the remainder of the event now after being positioned in Group B, with MOUZ up first in a few days’ time.
ENCE shut out The MongolZ
After eliminating Astralis from IEM Katowice 2024 yesterday, ENCE needed to get previous The MongolZ to be able to end the job and attain the principle occasion. The MongolZ are not any pushovers, all the time pushing each workforce they face the gap. ENCE had been no completely different. This sequence went ENCE’s manner by a knife’s edge, solely profitable the primary map in additional time. Nonetheless, there was a really actual world through which The MongolZ received right here 2:0. As a substitute, ENCE received 2:1, and are by means of to the IEM Katowice 2024 Group Stage.
Whereas it was gla1ve who made the distinction yesterday, at present was extra of a complete workforce effort. Each participant throughout ENCE had their moments of sophistication, with none significantly outfragging the remaining. Their largest take a look at lies forward now, with Vitality up subsequent for the Polish (+gla1ve) roster.
Apeks and Rebels spherical out the winners
Who might’ve predicted this? Rebels, the workforce that sat all-time low of our IEM Katowice 2024 energy rankings, have made all of it the best way to the Group Stage! After rocking Cloud9’s world within the opener of the event, they’ve beat the chances and gone one step additional. Immediately, they toppled M80 in a 2:0 sequence that the majority anticipated them to lose. With the would possibly of FaZe Clan up subsequent, have they received yet another upset on this Cinderella run?
Rounding out the groups qualifying from the IEM Katowice 2024 Play-In is Apeks. Their run concluded with a win in opposition to BIG, in a sequence that went proper all the way down to the wire, with additional time wanted on the ultimate map. It was nailbiting stuff, concluding with Apeks making the Group Stage. It’s a powerful bounceback, particularly contemplating their 13:0 defeat to Spirit within the opening match of the event. Up subsequent for Apeks is Complexity, a tricky match at any second. However given Complexity’s latest type, Apeks might fancy themselves right here.