
Representatives of NAVI and Gambit Esports showed the best performance in the group stage of IEM Cologne 2021
The HLTV portal shared interesting statistics, according to which the esports players playing for the two currently strongest teams in the world, Gambit Esports and NAVI, showed the best individual level of play of all time. Natus Vincere's average rating was 1.21, which is a record among all teams participating in the tournament.
Gambit Esports, in turn, are slightly behind NAVI, but their performance is still good. The average rating of the best team in the world is 1.14. G2 Esports rounded out the top 3 teams of the tournament with an average player rating of 1.11. Alexander 's1mple' Kostylev was expected to be the best player in the group stage. His average rating in all matches was 1.52.
NAVI and Gambit Esports, thanks to their excellent performance in the group stage, were able to break into the playoffs of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2021. The teams entered the top 6 participants of IEM Cologne 2021. The minimum remuneration for NAVI and G2 Esports, who entered the top 4, will be $ 80,000, while Gambit Esports, which have only made it to the quarterfinals, secured themselves with a minimum prize of $ 40,000.
The last teams to complete the path in the championship were BIG and Heroic. Both teams finished 7-8 in the standings and earned $ 24,000 each.
The group stage of IEM Cologne 2021 was held from 6 to 11 July. Following its results, teams such as mousesports, Team Vitality, FURIA Esports, Team Liquid, OG, Evil Geniuses, Renegades, Complexity Gaming, Heroic, BIG and others left the championship. The teams received cash awards in the amount of $ 2,500- $ 24,000, depending on the place taken.
Results of Group A
Group B Results
Playoff bracket
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2021 Interim Results
- 1st place: TBD - $ 400,000
- 2nd place: TBD - $ 180,000
- 3-4th place: TBD - $ 80,000
- 3-4th place: TBD - $ 80,000
- 5th-6th place: TBD - $ 40,000
- 5th-6th place: TBD - $ 40,000
- 7th-8th place: BIG - $ 24,000
- 7th-8th place: Heroic - $ 24,000
- 9th-12th place: Team Liquid - $ 16,000
- 9th-12th place: NiP - $ 16,000
- 9th-12th place: FURIA Esports - $ 16,000
- 9th-12th place: Team Vitality - $ 16,000
- 13th-16th place: mousesports - $ 10,000
- 13-16th place: Complexity Gaming - $ 10,000
- 13th-16th place: Renegades - $ 10,000
- 13th-16th place: Team Spirit - $ 10,000
- 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.