IEM Cologne 2021: don't miss today's matchday!

Astralis and G2 Esports will open today within an hour. The teams will compete for reaching the grand final, which will be followed by NAVI and FaZe Clan.

G2 Esports showed an excellent performance in the group stage and, having beaten Gambit Esports in the final of the Group A Upper Bracket, the European team secured their way to the semifinals. Astralis, in turn, started their way from the quarterfinals and beat Virtus.pro in yesterday's fight with a score of 2-1. The Danes were close to defeat and twice turned to a series of overtimes, but still prevailed in the quarterfinal confrontation.

In another quarterfinal, by the way, FaZe Clan prevailed against Gambit Esports and advanced to the semifinals, where they will compete with Natus Vincere. The second match of the semi-final will begin after the end of the fight between G2 Esports and Astralis.

As a result, yesterday's game day put an end to the performance of two CIS teams: Virtus.pro and Gambit Esports. The teams took 5-6 places in the standings and received a cash reward of $ 40,000.

Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2021 Interim Results

• 1st place: TBD - $ 400,000
• 2nd place: TBD - $ 180,000
• 3-4th place: TBD - $ 80,000
• 3-4th place: TBD - $ 80,000
• 5th-6th place: Virtus.pro - $ 40,000
• 5th-6th place: Gambit Esports - $ 40,000
• 7th-8th place: BIG - $ 24,000
• 7th-8th place: Heroic - $ 24,000
• 9th-12th place: Team Liquid - $ 16,000
• 9th-12th place: NiP - $ 16,000
• 9th-12th place: FURIA Esports - $ 16,000
• 9th-12th place: Team Vitality - $ 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.