OG finished group play 5-0 and will head to the playoffs along with forZe and Complexity Gaming as Group B competition concluded Thursday at the ESL Pro League
Astralis, FaZe Clan advance at IEM Cologne playoffs
Field Level Media
17 Jul 2021, 10:55 GMT+10
FaZe Clan and Astralis recorded victories Friday in the quarterfinals of the $1 million Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI Cologne.
Astralis, runner-up in Group B, defeated Virtus.pro 2-1. FaZe Clan, the lower-bracket winner from Group B, defeated Gambit Esports 2-1.
Astralis will face G2 Esports and FaZe Clan will take on Natus Vincere in Saturday s semifinals.
The playoffs run through Sunday, with the winner of the grand final set to take home $400,000.
The tournament marks the first competitive CS:GO event played on LAN in roughly 16 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the teams are facing off in person, they are in a studio setting as opposed to an arena with fans.
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