IEM Cologne 2023 Play-in

Date	Prize pool	Teams	Location
Jul 26th - Jul 28th 2023	8 spots at IEM Cologne '23	16	Cologne, Germany

Prize distribution

1-4th

1-4th

1-4th

1-4th

5-8th

5-8th

5-8th

TheMongolz

5-8th

IEM Cologne 2023

Imperial

9-12th

$4,500

Apeks

9-12th

$4,500

Liquid

9-12th

$4,500

FURIA

9-12th

$4,500

Complexity

13-16th

$2,500

BIG

13-16th

$2,500

Grayhound

13-16th

$2,500

Into the Breach

13-16th

$2,500

Brackets

Highlights

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M3 | headtr1ck - 1vs2 AWP clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) to set Ninjas in Pyjamas on match point

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Day 3

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M3 | headtr1ck - 1vs2 AWP clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) to set Ninjas in Pyjamas on match point

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M2 | headtr1ck - 1vs2 AWP clutch (including no scope kill - T - post-plant situation)

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M3 | HEN1 - 4 AWP kills on the defense (including complete 1st person perspective REPLAY)

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M1 OT | bLitz - 4 quick M4A1-S kills (2 HS) on the Mid defense

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M2 | headtr1ck - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation) - pistol round

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M2 | hades - 4 kills (3 M4A1-S, Knife) on the bombsite A defense (Part 2 - REPLAY)

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M2 | hades - 4 kills (3 M4A1-S, Knife) on the bombsite A defense (Part 1 - observer)

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M2 | mzinho - 4 AK kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense

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M1 | k0nfig - 3 USP-S kills (2 HS) on the bombsite B retake (2vs3 post-plant situation - pistol round)

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M3 | hades - 3 AWP kills on the bombsite B defense

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M3 | JOTA - 4 AK kills on the Ramp defense (finishing frags - clean round - vs upgraded pistols)

563 views

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M2 | hades - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

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M1 | k1to - 4 AK kills (3 HS) on the bombsite A defense to set OG on map point

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M2 | KEi - quick 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

395 views

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M1 | JOTA - 1vs2 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) - Part 1

355 views

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M1 | JOTA - 1vs2 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) - Part 2

335 views

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M2 | Rainwaker - 4 USP-S kills (3 HS) on the bombsite A retake (2vs4 situation - second half pistol round)

285 views

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M1 | Rainwaker - 3 quick M4A1-S kills on the bombsite A defense to 3vs4 situation to secure the map victory for Liquid

237 views

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M2 | nawwk - 4 kills (3 AWP, Deagle HS) on the bombsite B defense

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Day 2

5015 views

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M1 | YEKINDAR - 1vs3 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

2963 views

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M2 | br0 - 1vs3 Five Seven clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

2281 views

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M2 OT | tabseN - ACE (from an initial 3vs5 situation)

1333 views

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M1 | HEN1 (28 HP) - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation) - second half pistol round

1286 views

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M3 | yuurih - 1vs3 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

1245 views

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M2 | regali - 1vs2 AWP clutch (T - post-plant situation) to secure the match victory for OG

1235 views

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M3 | device - 4 AWP kills on the bombsite B defense

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M1 | 910 - 1vs3 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

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M3 | YEKINDAR - MP9 ACE

984 views

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M1 | arT - 3 AWP kills (exit frags - 1vs5 situation)

921 views

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M1 | br0 - 4 quick MP9 kills on the bombsite A defense (initial frags - anti-eco)

915 views

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M1 | VINI - 4 AK kills on the bombsite B defense (finishing frags - clean round - vs mostly upgraded pistols)

859 views

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M2 | bLitz - 4 Deagle HS kills on the bombsite B defense (Part 1 - observer)

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M1 | YEKINDAR - 3 AK HS kills on the bombsite A defense

795 views

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M1 | regali - 3 AWP kills on the bombsite B defense to secure the map victory for OG

755 views

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M2 | S3NSEY - 1vs2 AWP clutch (T - post-plant situation)

755 views

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M3 | YEKINDAR - 4 M4A1-S kills (2 HS) on the advanced bombsite A defense (finishing frags)

709 views

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M3 | HEN1 (35 HP) - 3 Galil HS kills on the bombsite B bomb plant defense (2vs3 situation)

693 views

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M2 | bLitz - 4 Deagle HS kills on the bombsite B defense (Part 2 - REPLAY)

681 views

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M2 | Woro2k (CT) wins the 1vs2 situation (frag wise) but fails to secure the round win as the bomb timer is not in his favor

669 views

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M2 | YEKINDAR - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

629 views

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M3 | kRaSnaL - 3 quick Dual Elite kills (2 HS) on the bombsite B bomb plant defense (finishing frags - second half pistol round)

617 views

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M3 | blameF - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

585 views

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M1 | mzinho - 1vs3 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kills)

494 views

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M2 | NAF - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

493 views

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M1 | Buzz - 3 quick AK kills on the bombsite B offensive

492 views

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M2 | NAF - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

467 views

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M2 | JOTA - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

466 views

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M3 | NAF - 4 kills (3 AK, HE) on the bombsite A offensive

441 views

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M3 | STYKO - 4 AK kills (3 HS) on the defense to set Apeks on match point

417 views

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M2 | Thomas - quick ACE

415 views

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M3 | CacaNito - ACE (Part 2 - 3/5 frags)

391 views

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M3 | CacaNito - ACE (Part 1 - 2/5 frags)

383 views

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M2 | hallzerk - 4 quick AK kills on the advanced bombsite A Long defense (initial frags - clean round)

369 views

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M2 | NAF - 4 M4A1-S kills on the bombsite B defense (vs upgraded pistols)

327 views

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M3 | tabseN - 1vs2 clutch (T - pre-plant situation)

309 views

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M3 | Krimbo - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation) to keep BIG in the match

305 views

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M2 | hasteka - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

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M3 | INS - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

209 views

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M2 | kyxsan - 3 quick USP-S HS kills on the bombsite B defense (pistol round)

165 views

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M2 | STYKO - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

157 views

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M1 | Thomas - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

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Day 1

8504 views

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FalleN - 4 M4A1-S kills on the defense

6943 views

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Vexite - ACE

4271 views

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910 - 4 AWP kills on the Ramp defense

3875 views

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mezii - 3 quick Deagle HS kills on the CT Spawn Area defense

2931 views

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M1 | frozen - ACE (Part 2 - 2/5 frags) - including REPLAY

2097 views

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device - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

1689 views

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aliStair - 1vs3 clutch (T - pre-plant situation) - second half pistol round

1541 views

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Buzz - quick 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

1465 views

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M1 | frozen - ACE (Part 1 - 3/5 frags)

1283 views

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Buzz - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

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DemQQ - 3 Deagle HS kills on the bombsite A defense (2vs5 situation)

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Goofy - 4 AK kills on the bombsite B defense (anti-eco)

919 views

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hasteka's 1vs3 clutch attempt (T - post-plant) is denied by the smoke defuse of the final CT

857 views

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Techno - 3 quick M4A1-S kills on the bombsite A defense (2vs3 situation) - including 1st person perspective REPLAY

773 views

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M2 | frozen - 4 M4A1-S kills (3 HS) on the advanced bombsite B defense (anti-eco)

755 views

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kRaSnaL (T - Glock) wins the 1vs1 post-plant duel with HEN1 (AWP - bombsite A) to secure the match victory for Monte

735 views

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NEOFRAG - quick 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation) - pistol round

635 views

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M2 | headtr1ck - 1vs3 clutch (T - post-plant situation) to keep Ninjas in Pyjamas in the match

627 views

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regali - 3 AWP kills on the bombsite B defense (2vs3 situation)

613 views

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hampus - 1vs2 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

565 views

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M1 | siuhy - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

559 views

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STYKO - quick MP9 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

557 views

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floppy - 3 AK HS kills on the bombsite A offensive (3vs5 situation) - REPLAY

541 views

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OT | roeJ - 3 AK kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A offensive (2vs3 situation) to set fnatic on match point

531 views

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jkaem - 3 M4A4 kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A retake (2vs3 post-plant situation)

501 views

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M2 | roeJ - ACE (with 1vs2 clutch) - Part 2 - 4/5 frags

441 views

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M1 | dexter - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation) to secure the map victory for fnatic

391 views

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M2 | roeJ - ACE (with 1vs2 clutch) - Part 1 - 1/5 frags

391 views

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M2 | hades - 4 AWP kills on the bombsite A defense (Part 2 - 3/4 frags) - including partial REPLAY

385 views

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M1 | KRIMZ - 4 quick AK kills to eliminate the Mid pushing CTs (clean round - anti-eco)

319 views

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M2 | headtr1ck - 3 AWP kills on the Mid defense

307 views

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M2 | hades - 4 AWP kills on the bombsite A defense (Part 1 - 1/4 frags)

245 views

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M2 | hades - 1vs2 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

231 views

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M1 | Brollan - 3 quick Dual Elite kills (2 HS) on the Ramp defense (initial frags - second half pistol round)

213 views

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M2 | roeJ - 4 M4A1-S kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense (Part 2 - 3/4 frags)

199 views

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M2 | roeJ - 4 M4A1-S kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense (Part 1 - 1/4 frags)

143 views

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nawwk - 2 M4A1-S HS kills on the bombsite A bomb plant defense (2vs2 situation) to set Apeks on match point

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Day 2

Day 1

News

djL: "I'm just super proud of headtr1ck, the clutch king"

The biggest stories and plays from the IEM Cologne Play-In

NIP secure final IEM Cologne group stage spot after Imperial nail-biter

OG trounce Apeks to qualify for Cologne group stage

hades: "We still feel that we have the best Vertigo in the world"

9INE knock Liquid out of IEM Cologne

TheMongolz eliminate lackluster FURIA from IEM Cologne

Live updates from IEM Cologne Play-in day 3

regali: "I see a great future ahead of me and it wasn't like this before"

Rainwaker on adapting to Liquid: "It's hard; I've never played in international rosters so I will need time"

sdy: "Now we have more structure, I can rely on people not dying when they don't need to"

OG eliminate Complexity from IEM Cologne

Monte beat FURIA to advance to IEM Cologne group stage

VINI: "Being IGL means a lot of new things are happening"

Liquid send BIG home in Cologne

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Teams attended

Show lineups

Liquid

ESL Ranking NA

Ninjas in Pyjamas

ESL Ranking

Apeks

ESL Ranking EU

ESL Ranking

ESL Ranking

ESL Ranking EU

ESL Ranking SA

ESL Ranking

ESL Ranking NA

Replacement Team (ESL Ranking)

ESL Ranking EU

ESL Ranking

ESL Ranking OCE

ESL Meisterschaft Spring Finals

TheMongolz

#30

ESL Ranking Asia

#55

Replacement Team (ESL Ranking)

Formats

Playoffs	Double elimination Bo3 - Opening matches Bo1

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Event data

Start date	Jul 26th 2023
End date	Jul 28th 2023
Teams	16
Prize pool	8 spots at IEM Cologne '23
Location	Cologne, Germany

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