Cloud9 beat Outsiders at IEM Cologne 2022

The Outsiders failed to beat Cloud9 in the upper bracket of the IEM Cologne 2022 group stage. The series ended with a score of 2:0 (Dust2 16:6; Ancient 16:12).

Cloud9 vs Outsiders

1. Outsiders removed Nuke
2. Cloud9 removed Inferno
3. Outsiders picked Dust2
4. Cloud9 picked Ancient
5. Outsiders removed
6. Cloud9 removed Mirage
7. Overpass was left over

1) On the first map of the confrontation, the Cloud9 team began to confidently dominate the defense side. The wards of the groove managed to take as many as 12 rounds, while the Outsiders failed to find tactics in their arsenal that would help them on this Dust2 against the top 4 teams in the world. After switching sides, Cloud9 took the second pistol round, followed by the series, thus reaching the map point. The Outsiders failed to turn the game in their favor. Cloud9 16:6 Outsiders.

2) The map Ancient in the first half was completely dominated by the Outsiders, who played for defense. Cloud9 couldn't find a loophole in the opponent's defense, only occasionally catching them on mistakes. The first half ended in favor of Oursiders with a score of 11:4. Who would have thought that these 4 rounds would be enough for the Cloud9 team to win a map for the defense side. Outsiders were simply outplayed, and the attack side again turned out to be a failure for them. Just one round in the second half from the Outsiders. Cloud9 16:12 Outsiders.

Cloud9 get their first victory at IEM Cologne 2022. The next opponent for this team will be the winner of the Astralis/FURIA Esports pair.

The Outsiders start the group stage with a loss. They can’t make more mistakes if they don’t want to leave the championship. The next opponents for them will be the losing team of the pair Astralis/FURIA Esports.

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.

Prize pool distribution at 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, BIG, TYLOO and Imperial - $4,500
• 21st-24th place: paiN Gaming, Complexity Gaming, MIBR and ORDER — $2,500