Heroic Takes Top Spot in Group B at IEM Katowice
Day two of the Counter-Strike action at IEM Katowice has come to an end with a surprising upset. Heroic, the underdog team, managed to defeat North, Na’Vi, and Virtus.pro, securing the first place in Group B. As a result, Virtus.pro was eliminated from the competition. Unfortunately, the teams from the other side of the pond, SK Gaming and Cloud9, also faced defeat. Let’s take a look at the best-of-one matches that took place today.
In the first match, Natus Vincere won against Virtus.pro with a score of 16-9 on the map Train.
Next, Cloud9 defeated SK Gaming with a score of 16-9 on the map Nuke.
Natus Vincere continued their winning streak, beating SK Gaming with a score of 16-12 on the map Overpass.
Heroic pulled off an impressive victory against North with a score of 19-17 on the map Nuke.
North retaliated with a win against Virtus.pro on the map Cobblestone with a score of 16-13.
Cloud9 overpowered Heroic with a score of 16-7 on the map Cobblestone.
In the match between SK Gaming and Heroic, SK Gaming emerged victorious with a score of 16-5 on the map Mirage.
Virtus.pro defeated Cloud9 with a score of 16-4 on the map Mirage.
North secured another win against Natus Vincere with a score of 16-12 on the map Cobblestone.
Virtus.pro narrowly won against SK Gaming with a score of 16-14 on the map Inferno.
North continued their winning streak against Cloud9 with a score of 16-12 on the map Cobblestone.
Heroic defeated Natus Vincere with a score of 16-12 on the map Overpass.
Heroic managed to secure another close victory against Virtus.pro with a score of 16-14 on the map Nuke.
Natus Vincere dominated Cloud9 with a score of 16-6 on the map Mirage.
SK Gaming outperformed North with a score of 16-8 on the map Cobblestone.
Final Standings for Group B
- Heroic: 3-2 (advance to semifinals)
- North: 3-2 (advance to quarterfinals)
- Na’Vi: 3-2 (advance to quarterfinals)
- Virtus.pro: 2-3 (eliminated)
- Cloud9: 2-3 (eliminated)
- SK Gaming: 2-3 (eliminated)
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