IEM Cologne 2021: Astralis will fight with NAVI for reaching the semifinals

Now we know two finalists of the upper bracket in Group B, and at the same time, four participants of the playoff stage. In addition to Natus Vincere , Astralis entered the final fight in Group B. In the battle between the Danish teams, they defeated Heroic 2-0. The latter managed to take 11 rounds on Inferno and 12 rounds on Overpass.

The losing participant of the last meeting fell into the lower bracket, where he will fight with FURIA Esports. The Brazilians will try to take away from the Danes the opportunity to reach the final of the lower bracket, where they can play the last invite to the playoff stage of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2021.

Six participants left the championship in the matches that ended earlier. Complexity Gaming, mousesports, Renegades and Team Spirit took the 13-16th place in the standings and received $ 10,000 each, while Team Liquid and NiP took the 9-12th line and received rewards of $ 16,000.

Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2021 Interim Results

• 9th-12th place: Team Liquid - $ 16,000
  
• 9th-12th place: NiP - $ 16,000
  
• 9th-12th place: TBD - $ 16,000
  
• 9th-12th place: TBD - $ 16,000
  
• 13th-16th place: mousesports - $ 10,000
• 13-16th place: Complexity Gaming - $ 10,000
• 13th-16th place: Renegades - $ 10,000
• 13th-16th place: Team Spirit - $ 10,000
• 17th-20th place: Team LDLC - $ 4,500
• 17th-20th place: OG - $ 4,500
• 17th-20th place: Sprout - $ 4,500
• 17th-20th place: Evil Geniuses— $ 4,500
• 21-24th place: Bad News Bears - $ 2,500
• 21-24th place: MIBR - $ 2,500
• 21-24th place: TeamOne - $ 2,500
• 21-24th place: Vici Gaming - $ 2,500

IEM Cologne 2021 began on July 6 and will end on the 18th. The total prize fund of the championship is $ 1,000,000, and 24 teams are involved in its distribution. The main reward will be $ 400,000, and the vice champion will receive $ 180,000.