NAVI started their journey at IEM Cologne 2021 with a victory over Renegades

The long-awaited confrontation between Natus Vincere and Renegades has come to an end. Born to Win fans can celebrate the victory of their favorites - s1mple and company won their debut match. Often, not everything that turns out well comes out the first time around, and the confrontation between Natus Vincere and Renegades is also no exception. In the fight, NAVI were defeated at Inferno with a score of 10-16. After an offensive loss, the team gathered strength, took a breath, analyzed their mistakes and returned to Dust 2 and Nuke, where they defeated their Australian rival. If Natus Vincere gave 10 rounds on Inferno, then Renegades gave 10 rounds in total on Dust 2 and Nuke - the fights on these maps ended with a score of 16-6 and 16-4, respectively.

Earlier, Team Vitality won the debut match of Group B. They beat FURIA Esports 2-0.

Today we will be able to watch matches with the participation of such teams as Astralis, FaZe Clan, Gambit Esports, Heroic, BIG and others. As part of this gaming day, mousesports will fight Team Liquid for the right to further participate in Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2021. Virtus.pro, in turn, will come face to face with Complexity Gaming in order to determine which of them is more worthy to continue their path in this event...

Earlier, following the results of the Play-In stage, teams such as OG, Evil Geniuses, MIBR and others have already completed their path in the championship. The teams received from $ 2,500 to $ 4,500, depending on their place in the standings.

Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2021 Interim Results

• 17th-20th place: Team LDLC - $ 4,500
• 17th-20th place: OG - $ 4,500
  
• 17th-20th place: Sprout - $ 4,500
  
• 17th-20th place: Evil Geniuses— $ 4,500
  
• 21-24th place: Bad News Bears - $ 2,500
  
• 21-24th place: MIBR - $ 2,500
  
• 21-24th place: TeamOne - $ 2,500
  
• 21-24th place: Vici Gaming - $ 2,500
  

IEM Cologne 2021 began on July 6 and will end on the 18th. The total prize fund of the championship is $ 1,000,000, and 24 teams are involved in its distribution. The main reward will be $ 400,000, and the vice champion will receive $ 180,000.