OG crushed Apeks in the lower bracket of the Play-In at IEM Cologne 2023 for CS:GO. The result of the match is 2:0 (16:6 on Mirage and 16:10 on Inferno). The team of Nemanja nexa Isakovic has received a quota in the group stage of the competition.

The MVP title was earned by Lulian regali Harjau. The Romanian professional player finished the confrontation with a rating of 7.4. His average damage is 81, and K\D is 40\24. You can review the post-match statistics here.

Apeks left the tournament. The team of Damyan Kyxsan Damyan Stoilkovski finished in 17-20th place and received $4.5K. In previous rounds, Apeks beat BIG and couldn't handle Astralis.

Parallel result

In a parallel match, Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated Imperial Esports. The match ended with a score of 2:1 - 13:16 on Overpass, 16:6 on Ancient and 19:15 on Nuke. The team of Hampus 'hampus' Poser earned a slot in the group stage of the tournament.

The best player of the match was Kristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke. The Danish esports player averaged 89 damage per round. He finished the match with a K\D ratio of 79\51. Detailed statistics of the confrontation are available at the link.

Imperial dropped out of the championship. Vinicius VINI Figueiredo's team took 17th-20th place and earned $4.5 thousand. Earlier, Imperial lost to Monte and then beat Grayhound Gaming.

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