The prolonged battle between Cloud9 and BetBoom in the lower bracket of the Play-In IEM Katowice 2024 ended with a victory for Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov and company. However, the team is still one match away from advancing to the next stage of the championship.
The most interesting map of the three was Overpass, where several series of overtimes were played. It went so far that Abay "Hobbit" Khasenov made 50 frags on it, despite the fact that the map was lost. The same cannot be said about Anubis and Ancient – here Cloud9 managed to rehabilitate themselves.
On February 2, in the decisive match for advancing to the main stage of IEM Katowice, Cloud9 will face Virtus.pro. The "bears" themselves lost today to GamerLegion in the battle for the slot. Concurrently, M80 managed to knock the Australians from Rooster out of the tournament.
IEM Katowice 2024 will take place from February 3 to 11 in Poland, attracting the world's best teams to fight for a share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. The tournament winner will not only receive $400,000 but also slots at IEM Cologne 2024 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2024, highlighting the significance and prestige of the event.
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