Falcons claimed a 2-1 victory over BIG, securing their place in the main stage of IEM Cologne 2024. For BIG, the defeat meant their streak of not qualifying for IEM Cologne extended to three years.

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Match details

Dust 2 started with a pistol round loss for the Falcons, but they quickly turned the game around, winning ten rounds in the first half. This comeback was largely a credit to Magisk, who showed incredible play on defense. BIG tried to get back into the game by taking five rounds, but it wasn't enough and they lost 7-13.

The second map, Mirage, was much more intense. The teams were evenly matched, bringing the score to 9-9. In the end BIG managed to take the lead and finished the map with a score of 13-10.

Despite losing to the Falcons on the second map, SunPayus was the real hero on Anubis, creating great difficulties for BIG. Thanks to his play, Falcons led 11-4, but BIG tried to come back, cutting the score gap to 9-11. But the Falcons rallied in time and won 13-10, taking a 2-1 series victory.

Best Player

The best player was Alvaro "SunPayus" Garcia, who did a lot of things to help the team win, especially on the third map where he had 26 kills and died only 9 times. His rating for the match was 7.8.

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Next Match

Thanks to the win, Falcons qualified for the main stage, which starts tomorrow, but their opponent is still unknown, it is also possible that they will play on August 11. BIG, on the other hand, left the tournament one step before the main stage and earned $4,500 for it, thus failing to reach the main stage of the tournament in 3 years.