FaZe Clan fick den första segern IEM Cologne 2022
/The FaZe Clan team outplayed 00NATION with a score of 2:0 and made it to the semi-finals of the IEM Cologne 2022 group stage. Here, RobbaN's wards will meet with Team Spirit, which turned out to be stronger than Team Liquid the day before. In turn, the Brazilian team will play with Team Liquid in the lower bracket of group B.
The meeting between FaZe Clan and 00NATION started on the Ancient map, which became the choice of the Brazilian team. But if the start turned out to be equal, then closer to the change of sides, the leader of the world ranking managed to knock out a comfortable advantage for himself. After switching sides, FaZe Clan continued to bend its line, at some point risking defeating the opponent. However, the Brazilians managed to get involved in the end to give the fans a couple of important rounds. Nevertheless, FaZe Clan managed to keep the advantage, and at the same time close the map in their favor and take the lead in the series — 16:13.
Next, the teams moved to the Inferno map, which became the choice of FaZe Clan. At the same time, RobbaN's wards started right off the bat, closing the first half with a score of 11:4. After the change of sides, the Brazilian team tried to win back again, but in vain. As a result, FaZe Clan confidently closed the series, and at the same time reached the semifinals of the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022 — 16:10.
Note that a little earlier, the Astralis team beat FURIA with a score of 2:0.
Matchar historia: IEM Cologne 2022
IEM Cologne 2022 takes place from 5 to 17 July in Germany at the Hyatt Regency Cologne and LANXESS arena. As part of the championship, 24 teams from Europe, the CIS, Oceania, China, North and South America are fighting for a prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as rating points in the BLAST Premier table.
Interim results of IEM Cologne 2022
- 1st place: $400,000 + 3,200 BLAST Premier points
- 2nd place: $180,000 + 1,600 BLAST Premier points
- 3rd-4th place: $80,000 + 1,000 BLAST Premier points
- 5th-6th place: $40,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 7th-8th place: $24,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
- 9th-12th place: $16,000
- 13th-16th place: $10,000
- 17th-20th place: Sprout, TYLOO, Imperial Esports and BIG - $4,500
- 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Complexity Gaming, MIBR and ORDER — $2,500