In Cologne, Germany, the first teams to advance to the final stage of IEM Cologne 2024 have been determined – NAVI and SAW secured their spots in the playoffs.
In the second round of the upper bracket of Group A, Aleksib’s team defeated Astralis (13:4 on Ancient, 13:7 on Mirage), while Christopher "MUTiRiS" Fernandes’ squad overcame The MongolZ (13:16 on Ancient, 13:7 on Nuke, 13:10 on Anubis).
The losing teams have dropped to the lower bracket. SAW and NAVI will face off against each other for a more favourable seeding in the final stage of the tournament – the winner of this matchup will advance directly to the semifinals of the playoffs.