All You Need to Know: Lower Semis Clash vs G2

August 14, 2024
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  • Date: August 12, 2024
  • Tournament: IEM Cologne 2024
  • Match: Group A Lower Semi-finals
  • Opponent: G2 (Europe)
  • Schedule: Kick-off at 18:45 CEST, Monday, August 12

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After a tough 2-0 loss to Natus Vincere, the top-ranked team on the ESL World Rankings, our Main team was sent down to the lower bracket—into the lion's den, where the stakes are unmistakably higher. Yet another powerful opponent awaits in what promises to be a nerve-wracking lower semi-final on Monday, August 12.

dev1ce and Co. were understandably disappointed after the tough defeat to Justinas "jL" Lekavicius and Mihai "iM" Ivan's nearly unstoppable firepower. The Danes had hoped for more in the Upper Semi-finals, but now they must step up individually and improve to keep their dreams of reaching the grand stage at the Lanxess Arena alive.

We're ready to face off against G2 in a decisive lower semi-final BO3 clash in Cologne.

Map Win Rates Over the Last 3 Months

Here's how our map win rate has shaped up over the past three months:

Astralis
  • Dust2: 44% (9 maps)
  • Mirage: 50% (8 maps)
  • Inferno: 67% (6 maps)
  • Nuke: 55% (11 maps)
  • Vertigo: - (2 maps)
  • Ancient: 57% (7 maps)
  • Anubis: - (0 maps)
G2
  • Dust2: 60% (5 maps)
  • Mirage: 75% (4 maps)
  • Inferno: 70% (10 maps)
  • Nuke: 56% (9 maps)
  • Vertigo: - (0 maps)
  • Ancient: 86% (7 maps)
  • Anubis: 60% (1 map)

IEM Cologne Group Stage: Results and Highlights

Our lineup faced off against 9z in the Group A Upper Bracket Opening round on Saturday, August 10, and dominated the match with a convincing 2-0 win.

We secured a 13-10 victory on Dust2 before closing the series with a decisive 13-5 win on Inferno.

In this match, Victor "Staehr" Staehr was our standout performer:

  • Rating 2.0: 1.49
  • Kills/Deaths: 35-26
  • ADR (Average Damage per Round): 99.5
  • KAST (Kill, Assist, Survived, Traded Percentage): 87.8%

However, in the Upper Semi-finals against Natus Vincere, our players faced a tough 2-0 defeat, falling 13-4 on Ancient and 13-7 on Mirage.

Against NAVI, our in-game leader dev1ce stood out as the top performer on our roster:

  • Rating 2.0: 0.98
  • Kills/Deaths: 27-26
  • ADR (Average Damage per Round): 73.1
  • KAST (Kill, Assist, Survived, Traded Percentage): 64.9

In the matchup against 9z, Victor "Staehr" Staehr emerged as our standout performer.
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