{"id":15462,"date":"2024-08-10T21:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T21:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/iem-cologne-2024-group-stage-day-2-overview"},"modified":"2024-08-10T21:01:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T21:01:01","slug":"iem-cologne-2024-group-stage-day-2-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/iem-cologne-2024-group-stage-day-2-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IEM Cologne 2024: Group Stage Day 2 Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 2 of IEM Cologne<\/strong> will feature six upper and lower brackets group stage matches. The first day surprised us with a few upsets, such as TheMongolZ <\/strong>with a win over Team Spirit<\/strong> with a 2-0 score<\/strong> and 9z <\/strong>with a 2-0 victory<\/strong> over G2<\/strong>. Now, underdog teams deserve a better spot, and we will have to see if they can continue their success.<\/p>\n

Group Stage Day 2 Matches Overview<\/h2>\n

MOUZ vs. Falcons<\/h3>\n
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MOUZ vs. Falcons – IEM Cologne 2024<\/p>\n

MOUZ <\/strong>was one of the invited teams, so they haven’t shown their level at this tournament yet. Falcons <\/strong>started the Play-In<\/strong> stage with a 1-2 loss <\/strong>to Eternal Fire<\/strong>, but then they won two games in a row and made it to the group stage. Now, it’s a different level of opponent for the Falcons<\/strong>, and they will have to give their all here. This match is scheduled for Saturday <\/strong>at 12:30 CET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Vitality vs. FURIA<\/h3>\n
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Vitality vs. FURIA – IEM Cologne 2024<\/p>\n

FURIA <\/strong>has been in shaky form for a long time, and once again, they have a chance to prove everyone wrong and show their strength. Vitality<\/strong>, on the other hand, is playing here as one of the invited straight to Group Stage<\/strong> teams, and they’re clearly a better team at this moment. Let’s see if FURIA <\/strong>can surprise us. This match is scheduled for Saturday <\/strong>at 12:30 CET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Astralis vs. Natus Vincere<\/h3>\n
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Astralis vs. Natus Vincere – IEM Cologne 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

Natus Vincere <\/strong>not being in the best shape gives Astralis <\/strong>more chances to take this win. These two teams met a few months ago, and Natus Vincere<\/strong> won with a 2-0 score<\/strong>. Now it’s Astralis <\/strong>chance to surprise Natus Vincere<\/strong>; let’s see if they can do so. This match is scheduled for Saturday <\/strong>at 14:45 CET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SAW vs. TheMongolZ<\/h3>\n
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SAW vs. TheMongolZ – IEM Cologne 2024<\/p>\n

Two teams that many have been calling underdogs for a long time. But both of them are here now after winning against one of the best teams in the world. The first game in the Group Stage<\/strong> for SAW <\/strong>was against G2<\/strong>, and they won with a 2-0 score<\/strong>, which surprised many people. TheMongolZ <\/strong>had to play against Team Spirit<\/strong>, one of the tournament favorites, and they were able to win Spirit <\/strong>with a 2-0 score<\/strong>. One more thing to mention: these teams met at the Play-In<\/strong> stage, and SAW <\/strong>won with a 2-1 score<\/strong>. Now it’s TheMongolZ <\/strong>chance to take their revenge. This match is scheduled for Saturday <\/strong>at 14:45 CET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

9z vs. paiN<\/h3>\n
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9z vs. paiN – IEM Cologne 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

For both teams, this is their last chance to keep themselves in this tournament since it is a lower bracket match. Both teams lost their first matches while playing against better teams. These two teams know each other pretty well, and they met a few times before; one time, it was paiN <\/strong>to win with a 2-1 score<\/strong>, and the other time, it was 9z <\/strong>to win with a 2-0 score<\/strong>. We will see how it goes now and their preparation for each other. This match is scheduled for Saturday <\/strong>at 17:45 CET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

G2 vs. Spirit<\/h3>\n
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G2 vs. Spirit – IEM Cologne 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

This is going to be a rematch of the Esports World Cup 2024<\/strong> quarterfinal game, which G2 <\/strong>won with a 2-1 score<\/strong>. Now, it’s Spirit’s <\/strong>chance to take their revenge and show why they’re one of the main favorites to win this tournament. This match is scheduled for Saturday <\/strong>at 17:45 CET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Day 2 of IEM Cologne will feature six upper and lower brackets group stage matches. The first day surprised us with a few upsets, such as TheMongolZ with a win over Team Spirit with a 2-0 score and 9z with a 2-0 victory over G2. Now, underdog teams deserve a better spot, and we will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":15384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[11],"class_list":{"0":"post-15462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}