{"id":37586,"date":"2024-08-12T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T04:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=37586"},"modified":"2024-08-12T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T04:00:06","slug":"team-spirit-eliminated-from-iem-cologne-in-last-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-spirit-eliminated-from-iem-cologne-in-last-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Spirit eliminated from IEM Cologne in last place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team Spirit was seeking to become the fourth team in Counter-Strike<\/a> history to claim both IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne in the same year; however, their campaign has been swiftly ended by G2 Esports.<\/p>\n

The world number two entered IEM Cologne 2024 as the $3.50 favourite with esports betting sites<\/a>, but after falling to The Mongolz in the opening round, Spirit were faced with a daunting task against G2 in the lower bracket to remain in the tournament.<\/p>\n

G2, who were also upset by a play-in stage qualifier, had their IEM Cologne<\/a> title defence dealt an early blow after suffering a 0-2 loss against SAW.<\/p>\n

The do-or-die series began on Spirit’s map pick of Nuke, and it was Nemanja ‘huNter-‘ Kova\u010d who started off hot for G2, recording five kills in the first two rounds to set the tone.<\/p>\n

The Kova\u010d cousins, Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kova\u010d and huNter-, dominated for G2 in the first half, propelling the squad to a 9-3 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

Three first-half rounds would be the only round wins that Spirit claimed, as G2 quickly wrapped up the map 13-3.<\/p>\n

Only Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets cracked double-digit kills (10), while Myroslav ‘zont1x’ Plakhotia struggled with four kills and 37.9 ADR on Nuke.<\/p>\n

Following a lacklustre performance on their map, Spirit was tasked with playing G2’s pick of Mirage.<\/p>\n

However, G2 started Mirage with four straight rounds on the terrorist side before Spirit won their first, thanks to three kills from zont1x.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Spirit, G2 continued their dominance and finished the half with a massive 11-1 lead before closing out the series with a 13-1 demolition.<\/p>\n

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.@G2CSGO<\/a> absolutely DOMINATE @Team__Spirit<\/a> in the lower bracket of Group A, eliminating the Katowice champions in the process!<\/p>\n

13-3 Nuke
13-1 Mirage
pic.twitter.com\/Fo5lFZABef<\/a><\/p>\n

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n