The first day of the IEM Katowice 2025 Play-in stage began with a series of intense matches. Wildcard, Heroic and Eternal Fire won their opening matches, securing their passage to the next rounds.
Wildcard vs BIG
Result: Wildcard 2:0 BIG
Maps: Ancient (13:4), Inferno (16:13)
Wildcard showed a phenomenal game, defeating the German team BIG in two maps. On Ancient, Wildcard controlled the game from the very beginning, winning the first half with a score of 12:0, and then brought it to victory. Inferno became more intense, but Wildcard kept their cool and closed the game at important moments.
MVP: JBa - 53 frags and ADR 106.
EVP: tabseN, who tried to save BIG.
Heroic vs Liquid
Result: Heroic 2-1 Liquid
Maps: Anubis (13-9), Nuke (11-13), Dust II (8-13)
Heroic and Liquid put on a real show for the audience. After Heroic's confident victory on Anubis, Liquid leveled the game on Nuke, managing to win thanks to bright individual actions. However, Dust II became the decisive map, where Heroic left their opponents no chance.
MVP: TN1R, who scored 49 frags.
EVP: Ultimate, who led Liquid forward.
Eternal Fire vs Complexity
Result: Eternal Fire 2-0 Complexity
Maps: Anubis (13-6), Train (19-15)
The Turkish team Eternal Fire not surprised us by confidently defeating Complexity. Anubis turned out to be a cakewalk for Eternal Fire, while the game on Train went to overtime. However, stability and experience allowed Eternal Fire to win the second match.
MVP: woxic - 56 frags and ADR 91.
EVP: Hallzerk, who showed the best results in Complexity - 6.3 rating
Top 5 players of the first day of the Play-in:
Next matches:
- Imperial fe vs BIG - The female team will try to take revenge.
- Wildcard vs FURIA - South American derby.
- Eternal Fire vs Heroic - Will the Heroic be able to defeat the top favorite?
The IEM Katowice 2025 tournament, which takes place in the iconic Spodek Arena, continues to delight fans with exciting matches and unexpected results. The $1,000,000 prize pool adds intrigue to every match.
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