In an exciting upper bracket match of the IEM Cologne 2024 Play-in, Complexity secured a convincing 2-0 victory over the German team, ALTERNATE aTTaX. The American team displayed dominant performance across both maps, ensuring their progress in the upper bracket.
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Match Highlights
Complexity's MVP, JT, showcased outstanding skills, finishing with a rating of 6.9. The first map, Inferno, ended with a score of 13-7 in favor of Complexity, while the second map, Anubis, saw a closer contest but still resulted in a 13-10 victory for the American team.
A significant moment in the match was Hallzerk’s incredible 1vs5 clutch in the 16th round on the first map. This clutch is only the second 1vs5 in the history of IEM Cologne (on LAN), with the first executed by allu against Natus Vincere back in 2018.
Team Performances
Complexity:
JT had a remarkable performance with 29 kills, 24 deaths, and 16 assists, achieving a rating of 6.9. EliGE followed closely with 32 kills, 27 deaths, and 8 assists, earning a rating of 6.5. Floppy contributed significantly with 34 kills, 25 deaths, and 8 assists, holding a rating of 6.3. Hallzerk managed to secure 21 kills, 22 deaths, and 7 assists, resulting in a rating of 6.1. Grim added to the team's success with 31 kills, 25 deaths, and 11 assists, achieving a rating of 6.4.
ALTERNATE aTTaX:
Hyped led the team with 27 kills, 28 deaths, and 15 assists, securing a rating of 6.2. ArroW had 26 kills, 30 deaths, and 7 assists, with a rating of 5.9. PerX contributed 23 kills, 26 deaths, and 7 assists, earning a rating of 5.8. FreeZe managed to get 22 kills, 34 deaths, and 4 assists, resulting in a rating of 5.5. Awzek ended with 23 kills, 34 deaths, and 4 assists, achieving a rating of 5.7.
Next Matches
Complexity will advance to face the winner of the match between Falcons and Eternal Fire. On the other hand, ALTERNATE aTTaX will drop to the lower bracket, where they will play against the loser of the same matchup.
Event Overview
The IEM Cologne 2024 , part of the prestigious Intel Grand Slam series, is organized by ESL. The event is taking place offline at the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany, with a prize pool of $1,000,000.
The stakes are high, with the first-place team earning $400,000 and a spot in the IEM Katowice 2025, along with 3,000 BLAST Premier points. Second and third places will also receive significant monetary rewards and points, ensuring fierce competition as the tournament progresses.
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