MIBR and BNB Are First to be Eliminated from IEM Cologne
MIBR and BNB Are First to be Eliminated from IEM Cologne
MIBR and Bad News Bears have become the first two teams eliminated from the ongoing IEM Cologne 2021. The Brazilian squad lost to Team Spirit (18:22) and Renegades (0-2), while the American team was defeated by mousesports (7:16) and Team LDLC (0-2). Each of the eliminated teams received $2,500 in prize money.
The first day of the Play-In stage also determined the first four teams to advance to the group stage – Ninjas in Pyjamas and BIG will compete in in Group A, while Team Vitality and FaZe Clan have advanced to Group B. The remaining matches of the stage are as follows (UK time):
- 12:30 PM – Round 1 – Team One vs Sprout; Evil Geniuses vs Vici Gaming
- 3:45 PM – Round 2 – Complexity vs LDLC; OG vs Renegades
- 7:00 PM – Round 2– Spirit vs One/Sprout; mousesports vs EG/Vici
IEM XVI – Cologne is an offline event played from July 6th to 18th, featuring 24 teams competing for a $1,000,000 prize pool and a point towards Intel Grand Slam.