{"id":37533,"date":"2024-08-08T20:25:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=37533"},"modified":"2024-08-08T20:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:25:50","slug":"liquid-saw-complexity-secure-iem-cologne-group-stage-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/liquid-saw-complexity-secure-iem-cologne-group-stage-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid, SAW &#038; Complexity secure IEM Cologne group stage spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-cologne\/\" title=\"IEM Cologne betting guide\">IEM Cologne<\/a> play-in stage has been full of intense matchups, with Team Liquid, Complexity, and SAW securing their spots in the group stage after thrilling victories.<\/p>\n<p>Liquid demonstrated their resilience and depth by overcoming FURIA 2-1 in a dramatic reverse-sweep, where the new and improved <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> roster continued their upward spiral.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A reverse sweep sees <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamLiquidCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamLiquidCS<\/a> best <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FURIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FURIA<\/a> 2-1 in their advancement match \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>Anubis 8-13<br \/>Nuke 13-11<br \/>Mirage 13-7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Jp8rE9YUP\">pic.twitter.com\/8Jp8rE9YUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1821590269206392929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After dropping their Anubis pick, Liquid found themselves in trouble but bounced back on Nuke.<\/p>\n<p>Key performances from Russel &#8220;\u2060Twistzz\u2060&#8221; Van Dulken and Roland &#8220;\u2060ultimate\u2060&#8221; Tomkowiak helped Liquid turn the tide.<\/p>\n<p>The decider on Mirage saw Liquid dominate, with Justin &#8220;\u2060jks\u2060&#8221; Savage and Keith &#8220;\u2060NAF\u2060&#8221; Markovic anchoring both ends of the map, allowing Mareks &#8220;YEKINDAR&#8221; Ga\u013cinskis and ultimate to roam freely.<\/p>\n<p>Liquid&#8217;s strong map pool and adaptability carried them to victory, with a final win securing their spot in the top-16.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It went to DOUBLE OT but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexityCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ComplexityCS<\/a> still defeat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eternalfiregg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eternalfiregg<\/a> 2-0 in order to advance at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Cologne 2024 without dropping a map in Stage 1 \ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n<p>13-9 Vertigo<br \/>19-17 Dust 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BCEKQbOL1q\">pic.twitter.com\/BCEKQbOL1q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1821631672720187679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Complexity also punched their ticket to the group stage with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Eternal Fire.<\/p>\n<p>After a rough start on Vertigo, Complexity managed a comeback, fueled by a 1vs3 pistol clutch and stellar terrorist-side play from Jonathan &#8220;\u2060EliGE\u2060&#8221; Jablonowski.<\/p>\n<p>The battle on Dust2 was even more intense, with Complexity and Eternal Fire trading rounds in a messy but entertaining match.<\/p>\n<p>Michael &#8220;\u2060Grim\u2060&#8221; Wince&#8217;s 1vs2 ace clutch was pivotal, and despite some shaky moments, Johnny &#8220;\u2060JT\u2060&#8221; Theodosiou&#8217;s clutch in double overtime secured the win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And it&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawggofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sawggofficial<\/a> who best <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BIGCLANgg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BIGCLANgg<\/a> over the 3 map series to secure their spot in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Cologne Stage 2!<\/p>\n<p>7-13 Anubis<br \/>13-5 Ancient<br \/>13-11 Inferno <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AylbhdCrFk\">pic.twitter.com\/AylbhdCrFk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1821557989179867290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SAW became the first team to advance to the group stage from the play-in.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese squad triumphed over BIG in a three-map series that culminated in a nail-biting Inferno decider.<\/p>\n<p>After trading each other&#8217;s map picks, SAW came back from a deficit on Inferno, with Jo\u00e3o &#8220;\u2060story\u2060&#8221; Vieira&#8217;s 1vs2 clutch in the final round sealing the victory.<\/p>\n<p>The win was a significant milestone for veterans Ricardo &#8220;\u2060roman\u2060&#8221; Oliveira and Christopher &#8220;\u2060MUTiRiS\u2060&#8221; Fernandes, who credited their younger teammates for the success.<\/p>\n<p>While those three teams have qualified for the main event at IEM Cologne, FlyQuest, 3DMAX and ALTERNATE aTTaX were eliminated from the play-in stage on Thursday after suffering their second loss.<\/p>\n<p>Friday will be the final day of the play-in stage, and the remaining 10 squads will battle it out for the last five places in the main event.<\/p>\n<h3>Friday&#8217;s IEM Cologne play-in matches<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>9z Team (-227.27) vs MIBR (+162) @ 1:30pm CEST<\/li>\n<li>Imperial (+150) vs paiN Gaming (-200) @ 1:30pm CEST<\/li>\n<li>BIG (+125) vs Falcons (-175.44) @ 3:45pm CEST<\/li>\n<li>FURIA (-120.48) vs Heroic (-120.48) @ 3:45pm CEST<\/li>\n<li>The Mongolz (-163.93) vs Eternal Fire (+120) @ 6:45pm CEST<\/li>\n<li>Winner of Imperial\/paiN Gaming vs Loser of MIBR\/9z Team @ 6:45pm CEST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Liquid, SAW and Complexity won their way into the IEM Cologne group stage after triumphing in their second series of the play-in stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":27917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3641,3719,941,1532,3111,1919,195,654,1679,1333,128],"class_list":["post-37533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-3dmax","tag-alternate-attax","tag-big","tag-complexity","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-eternal-fire","tag-flyquest","tag-furia","tag-iem-cologne","tag-saw","tag-team-liquid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37533"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37533"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37535,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37533\/revisions\/37535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}