9INE defeated Team Liquid in the lower grid of the Play-In stage at IEM Cologne 2023 in CS:GO. The match ended 2:1 - 10:16 on Ancient, 16:6 on Vertigo and 16:12 on Overpass. Viktor mynio Kruk's team earned a slot in the group stage of the tournament.

The best player of the meet with a rating of 6.6 was Kamil KEi Petkun. The Polish cyber athlete averaged 79 damage per round. He finished the fight with a K\D of 56\43. Detailed statistics of the confrontation are available here.

Liquid is out of the championship. Marek YEKINDAR Galinskis' team took 17th-20th place and earned $4.5k. Earlier, Liquid lost to Astralis, and then beat BIG.

Parallel result

In the parallel match The Mongolz was stronger than FURIA Esports. The result of the meeting was 2:0 (19:15 on Inferno and 16:8 on Overpass). Team Garidmagnai bLitz Byambasuren also got a quota to the group stage of the competition.

The title of MVP, despite the loss, was earned by Andrei arT Piovesan. The Brazilian professional player finished the confrontation with a rating of 6.8. His damage average was 85 and his K\D was 46\38. You can check out the post-match stats here.

Following 9INE, FURIA left the tournament. Gabriel FalleN Toledo's team finished in 17th-20th position and received $4.5k. In the previous rounds, FURIA defeated Grayhound Gaming and failed against Monte.

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IEM Cologne 2023 takes place from July 26 to August 6 in Germany. The teams are competing for a million dollar prize pool and a slot at IEM Katowice 2024. You can follow the schedule and results here.