s1mple became the best player in the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022

s1mple, who is the sniper of the NaVi team, became the best player in the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022. Based on the results of three matches, the Ukrainian esportsman leads the statistical table of the tournament with a rating of 1.37.

Recall that the NAVI team became the winner of group A, having outplayed MOUZ (2:1), Ninjas in Pajamas (2:0) and Movistar Riders (2:1). Thanks to this success, "Born to Win" made it to the semi-finals of the championship.

On the second line is blameF, who played six maps of the group stage with an overall rating of 1.32. Third place went to ZywOo, who, despite an impressive 1.31 rating, failed to take Vitality to the championship playoffs.

Note that the worst player in the IEM Cologne 2022 group stage was FL1T from the Outsiders team, who finished both meetings with an overall rating of 0.70. Not far away is nafany, who is the captain of Cloud9. The Russian esportsman has six maps with a total rating of 1.71.

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: Ninjas in Pajamas and FURIA Esports — $24,000 + 300 BLAST Premier points
• 9th-12th place: Team Vitality, Team Spirit, Cloud9 and G2 Esports — $16,000
• 13th-16th place: Heroic, Outsiders, Team Liquid and ENCE — $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