IEM Cologne playoff bracket set

Natus Vincere and FaZe will start in the semi-finals from opposite sides of the bracket.

With the group stage for IEM Cologne drawing to a close, the six-team playoff bracket that will play out in front of a full audience in the historic LANXESS Arena has been set.

After advancing flawless through the upper bracket of their respective groups, FaZe and Natus Vincere will begin their on-stage run in Germany in the semi-finals on Saturday, awaiting the winners of the two quarter-final matchups.

MOUZ — who made it through to the playoffs against all odds by picking up wins against HEROIC, Vitality, and Ninjas in Pyjamas in the lower bracket — will go up against an Astralis lineup that finally looks to be hitting its stride, having convincingly beaten FURIA and Cloud9 in the upper bracket of Group B before faltering in a lacklustre final match against FaZe.

Liquid will return to play in the LANXESS Arena against Movistar Riders

The other quarter-final match will see Movistar Riders taking on Liquid. The Spaniards came into Cologne in stellar form, riding the momentum of a trophy lift on home soil in Valencia where they had beaten MIBR, Sprout, and Outsiders to claim the title. Despite facing far steeper opposition in Germany, Alejandro "⁠alex⁠" Masanet's side haven't missed a beat, besting Vitality twice and beating MIBR and G2 en route to a playoff berth.

Liquid, meanwhile, have made their second playoff appearance at a Big Event this year, their last run dating back to ESL Pro League Season 15 where they had beaten HEROIC and fallen to Ninjas in Pyjamas to be eliminated in 5-8th place.

With Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis stepping in for the team, they have displayed renewed vigor by beating 00NATION, Cloud9, and FURIA, momentum which they must maintain as they take to the stage against the Spanish side in hot form.

The schedule and draw for the playoffs can be found below:

Friday, July 15
15:30 - Europe MOUZ vs. Denmark Astralis (BO3)
19:00 - Spain Movistar Riders vs. United States Liquid (BO3)

Saturday, July 16
15:30 - Ukraine Natus Vincere vs.Europe MOUZ / Denmark Astralis (BO3)
19:00 - Europe FaZe vs. Spain Movistar Riders / United States Liquid (BO3)

Sunday, July 17
16:00 - Grand Final (BO5)

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Spain Alejandro 'alex' Masanet
Alejandro 'alex' Masanet
Age:
26
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
1308
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.65
Latvia Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis
Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1099
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.70
#1
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United States thespecht
EZ4liquid
2022-07-11 00:23
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29 replies
EASY WIN FOR FAZE ONCE AGAIN =) No matter who play vs FaZe, they lose, they make every other team look bad even thought they play matchmaking style during highest skill level era
2022-07-11 00:25
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5 replies
2022-07-11 11:50
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4 replies
Irrelevant event for Faze other than money, since they are already qualified for Blast World Final… Oh way here is result from event where both teams had same stakes…. hltv.org/matches/2356169/faze-vs-natus-v..
2022-07-11 14:02
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3 replies
Why people keep saying irrelevant? I mean yeah obviously the major final was way bigger, but if it is irrelevant, why they attend? In the major, Navi just sucked too hard. I would even say most teams could have beat them there and then. They even trolled map picks.
2022-07-11 14:10
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navi just sucked too hard making it to major final
2022-07-11 15:40
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Ye ye, they didn't try to win, I forgot... SRY MAN. XDDDDD
2022-07-11 15:38
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+1 ez 2nd place behind NAVI
2022-07-11 00:30
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19 replies
navi is lucky even if they make to finals when lookings their this year results anyway, they got so easy path to finals, even it they make it, FAZE WILL DESTROY them at finals :)
2022-07-11 00:32
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18 replies
#28
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North America ares4458
Last time faze played Navi they lost 16-7 and 16-1… stop dickriding
2022-07-11 01:01
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17 replies
“stand in” buff and new igl, hopefully third times is the charm for a 3-map series edit because it’ll be a bo5, hopefully it goes the distance
2022-07-11 01:06
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14 replies
#64
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Europe kuu1
Why would it go the distance? Three maps should be enough for Na'Vi. 16-7, 16-1 as in the last meeting and maybe they will let Faze reach 10 rounds in a third round to show a bit of mercy.
2022-07-11 06:36
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13 replies
last 2 times they met in a relevant game faze smashed navi
2022-07-11 07:53
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7 replies
That Bo3 when Faze got destroyed was relevant fym???
2022-07-11 08:13
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6 replies
it was a "qualifier" for an event that faze already qualified for lol. Faze rekt navi in EPL semis and major finals, actually important games
2022-07-11 09:07
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5 replies
Major was qualifier to blast finals too, so faze won at qualifier by your logic.
2022-07-11 18:45
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Let's all forget about the war situation and the IGL mental health issues that plagued Navi. Totally irrelevant that A FUCKING WAR DESTROYING THEIR HOME AND THEM BEING WORRIED ABOUT FAMILY AND FRIENDS DOESNT AFFECT THEIR MENTAL STATE. Typical fazeclan kids with no brain
2022-07-11 21:35
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3 replies
Stop making excuses, Russians are in war too and russian cs players and russian cs teams have been doing well
2022-07-12 00:18
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1 reply
LOL. Huge difference when you're the victim. Which Russian team is doing well? Tell me with absolute certainty Cloud9, VP and Spirit did super well. VP dropped off so bad, Spirit showed that their run was mainly degster (tho with Patsi now they're trending up) and cloud9, idk. They're just kids. While Navi has 3/4 of their big influential players & coach having to worry every fuckin day if their parents, grandparents, relatives or friends are alive after constant shelling. I really hate how you fucking brain-dead delusional faze fanboys think. Smh
2022-07-12 07:55
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Hurrr family War sad So sad that they're out there playing vidya while their family dies? If it was a big enough issue they'd not be at the games at all. You participate you lose your chances at excuses.
2022-07-12 17:08
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#72
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Europe b1aNK_
FYI FaZe lost to tier 1 teams only,Navi lost to OG fkin OG
2022-07-11 08:38
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4 replies
#78
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Europe kuu1
That loss is irrelevant as they still won the tournament. Anyway, I think it was the first game with the new dude in the lineup and they messed up the way they should have split the rounds won between the maps. Anyway, just two days after that match they ripped another one to Faze with the same lineup. So if Faze would have met OG they might have been blown out of the server.
2022-07-11 09:26
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1 reply
faze have met og multiple times, and destroyed them every time
2022-07-12 17:44
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#89
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India c0sm1z
Faze will be defeated by MRS in semifinal
2022-07-11 10:36
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1 reply
#142
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Europe b1aNK_
why you want an ez ride to the final for Navi with MRS , I wish it would be faze vs navi we deserve it
2022-07-13 12:46
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Thia time will be diffrent.
2022-07-11 12:12
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last time you used your brain you were still in school
2022-07-11 15:40
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Hopium
2022-07-11 01:06
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too ez for liquid
2022-07-11 03:16
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#114
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Portugal ThejayP
ez 4 navi
2022-07-11 12:12
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#2
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Barbados Rijhanna
Faze Up
2022-07-11 00:24
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#3
swag | 
Taiwan Lgamesz
EZ4Ence
2022-07-11 00:24
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FAZE WILL WIN ONCE AGAIN =)
2022-07-11 00:24
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1 reply
Lets gooooooo!! FAZE UP
2022-07-11 00:30
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lets go
2022-07-11 00:24
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#6
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Barbados Rijhanna
NA CS IS BACK
2022-07-11 00:24
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Movistar I believe in you
2022-07-11 00:25
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#9
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Latvia YungPan666
LETS GO LIQUID LETS GO
2022-07-11 00:25
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12 replies
Latvian dreamer ... Bro Faze are our team not America...
2022-07-11 00:30
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11 replies
why not both? I mean for example I love og and ence and I cheer for both of them. if they meet up I want ence to win just because everytime spinx and flamez met until now ence lost and spinx played really bad
2022-07-11 00:43
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Dude forgot that yekindar is on liquid
2022-07-11 00:43
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7 replies
latvian laser more relevant
2022-07-11 01:15
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lmao
2022-07-11 05:20
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Yeki is ruski and latvians dont like ruski.
2022-07-11 10:47
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4 replies
#98
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steel | 
Belgium VulcunStoleMyD
broky is half serbian half russian... look at your life crushing down when reality hits....
2022-07-11 11:18
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2 replies
Shut up romania or whatver
2022-07-12 10:14
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1 reply
#139
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steel | 
Belgium VulcunStoleMyD
2022-07-12 11:09
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Aren't there a lot of native Russian speakers in Latvia?
2022-07-11 11:42
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latvian civil war
2022-07-11 10:15
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1 reply
name
2022-07-11 15:42
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#10
Faceit level 7 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal dracø
let's go MR
2022-07-11 00:26
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Liquid make it to Finals vs Navi. Heard it here first
2022-07-11 00:26
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3 replies
#88
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Denmark P0vTr
U mean vs Astralis? Yeah, legit one
2022-07-11 10:27
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tough one
2022-07-11 11:18
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#106
Faceit plus user Faceit level 8  | 
Xyp9x | 
Romania Prevail_RO
one tournament liquid win 3 matches and the delusional fans are already screaming
2022-07-11 11:55
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Movistar Flukers
2022-07-11 00:26
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Vamos Riders!! Good luck against monster Yekindar!
2022-07-11 00:26
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1 reply
nice guy above
2022-07-11 15:42
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#14
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Serbia vrUk
Mouz in a good day can beat anyone
2022-07-11 00:27
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3 replies
#58
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Australia jd4ddy
We’ve seen it before, let’s see it again
2022-07-11 05:49
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#74
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frozen | 
Netherlands RegenB
true
2022-07-11 09:05
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It's ez if Dexter has a good breakfast
2022-07-11 13:11
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Navi MR rematch bo5
2022-07-11 00:28
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BO5 omg this will be epic!!! I beleve faze will take this trophy.
2022-07-11 00:29
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EZ FOR NAVI
2022-07-11 00:30
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Astralis-Liquid Grand Final, one last dance come on. like the good old days
2022-07-11 00:31
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2 replies
#63
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Finland HARD4ENCE
It's 2022 bro, not 2018
2022-07-11 06:28
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1 reply
thx for waking me up
2022-07-11 09:30
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how did these teams make it to playoffs LOL the Grand Finals is NaVi x FaZe guaranteed already, no other team stands a chance
2022-07-11 00:46
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2 replies
name
2022-07-11 02:00
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MR actually have a chance
2022-07-11 12:25
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Mouz - Navi, Faze - Liquid
2022-07-11 00:48
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1 reply
ast and mr
2022-07-11 12:26
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#31
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New Zealand Slatyboi
Mouz gonna win so EZ
2022-07-11 01:13
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And yet not fantasy... hurry up :c
2022-07-11 01:14
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#34
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Equatorial Guinea NkdKMS
NAVI - MR, BO5
2022-07-11 01:16
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will there be fantasy? :-)
2022-07-11 01:17
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navi vs mobi star finale lets go !!
2022-07-11 01:52
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Kinda obviious NaVi should take this
2022-07-11 02:01
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#41
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Aleksib | 
Poland m9xddxd
Ah yes, the playoffs everyone expected
2022-07-11 02:35
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LETS GO LIQUID
2022-07-11 02:38
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1 reply
+1
2022-07-11 05:50
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QF: Astralis, Liquid SF: Astralis, Liquid GF: Astralis spanks Liquid 3-0 like the good old days HOPIUM
2022-07-11 02:38
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1 reply
#133
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United States thespecht
im down
2022-07-11 19:31
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#44
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dexter | 
Mongolia temukkun
MOUZ winnable
2022-07-11 02:40
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Like boths teams, but if final as it should be: Mirage NAVI 16:11 Faze Nuke 13:16 If D2 then Navi, but if Inferno then Faze
2022-07-11 03:02
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#47
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Australia JimsMowing
Ez win 4 mouz
2022-07-11 03:21
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#50
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United Kingdom Jonty04l32
Na'Vi have the advantage in a BO5 series but it has been a solid Cologne thus far.
2022-07-11 03:53
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#51
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China ak1rA0810
faze vs mrs, navi vs astralis
2022-07-11 03:57
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#52
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markeloff | 
Brazil diixon
FANTASY = 2 players from NaVi, 2 from faze (one is karrigan ofc bcuz low $$$) and last one, good one from Mouz or Liquid bcuz they gonna reach semi-finals Thank me later!
2022-07-11 03:59
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#53
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Ukraine FGVM
Faze Navi final? 👀
2022-07-11 04:26
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#54
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India vpatel_22
I don`t think it will happen but Liquid Astralis Grandfinal will be a classic to watch if they reach Finals...
2022-07-11 04:41
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#55
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China halflife2
I have a feeling that the Riders can take down Faze and face Navi again in the final.... Riders Good luck. WanJiQi Fighting!
2022-07-11 04:49
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LIQUID VS MOUZ GRAND FINALS
2022-07-11 05:48
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NaVi v Faze final 💥🎯🎯🎯
2022-07-11 06:17
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Nice to see Liquid doing well but honestly want to see this Navi VS FaZe rivalry end in a two-team era.
2022-07-11 06:20
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Movistar gonna wrek
2022-07-11 06:22
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Movistar will get into finals beating faze if they keep the same like they played against Navi.. Mark my words ..This will age like wine
2022-07-11 06:53
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They are like another Gambit in katowice 2021
2022-07-11 07:58
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Navi vs Faze final would be the best
2022-07-11 07:32
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YES BO5 FINAL
2022-07-11 07:45
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All teams only Navi and Faze come from top 10 of the ranking, Movistar Riders this super underdog is impressive, eagerly looking forward to see how long they can move
2022-07-11 07:57
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So, what are we doing until friday?
2022-07-11 09:04
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EZ path for Movistar Riders
2022-07-11 09:10
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#FazeUp
2022-07-11 09:23
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#80
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sunde | 
Denmark MEN))))
NaVi Movistar Riders in finals
2022-07-11 09:35
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#81
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Pakistan yuhflowyuh
NAVI VS FAZE BO5 this is gunna be a banger
2022-07-11 09:37
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Faze Vs liquid final would be the dream here, but realistically speaking it will be faze Vs navi
2022-07-11 10:11
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Tbh so shit QuarterFinals Final will be Navi FaZe of course All this Astralis Movistar Mouz reallly? Heroic , G2 , C9 , NiP would be much better This teams dont deserve to play in front of crowd in Cologne lucky wins (Mov,Mou,Ast,TL)
2022-07-11 10:15
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11 replies
#87
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India Specc_GG
Torzsi India pride
2022-07-11 10:23
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#90
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India c0sm1z
MRS & Mouz both teams fired up they can beat any team Faze vs MRS will be huge if they surpassed Liquid
2022-07-11 10:38
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#92
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Latvia pumasiK
They played like shit so no they don't deserve to play in playoffs
2022-07-11 10:44
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6 replies
Heroic NiP C9 would be much better to watch
2022-07-11 11:27
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5 replies
HAHAHAHA Man they were so shit what are you on about? heroic cheaters with fraud igl, nip biggest chokers in cs history, and c9 with the mentality that they had didn't even deserve it haha.
2022-07-11 12:03
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4 replies
Not true G2 biggest chokers in CS history
2022-07-11 12:05
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3 replies
nip choked a 9-1 lead against mouz haha
2022-07-11 12:09
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2 replies
G2 choked major final and much more tournaments btw NiP G2 game was really intresting from 9-1 to 11-12 to 16-12 XD
2022-07-11 12:20
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1 reply
kinda the same thing with the mouz game i think G2 and NIP are both big chokers :D
2022-07-11 12:22
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#108
Faceit level 10  | 
United Kingdom kennyvenom
If the other teams can't win then they don't get to the LAN, why don't we just throw in teams you like for fun
2022-07-11 12:01
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then why are they there? heroic, g2, nip, c9 defeated by luck? you are funny
2022-07-11 17:19
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Any other Liquid Chads going to the arena?
2022-07-11 10:44
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#95
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Germany PheXepH
VAMOUZ
2022-07-11 11:01
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#96
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Pakistan LoOuU2
NaVi vs Faze would make the best finals to end the season but I would really like to see Astralis make it there!
2022-07-11 11:07
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#102
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Netherlands Akudama
Bo5, yikes
2022-07-11 11:44
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Another FaZe vs NaVi I hope, would be a banger.
2022-07-11 11:48
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EZ4NAVI
2022-07-11 11:51
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#107
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Lithuania alon9
4 out of 6 teams, which are outside top10, are making top6 in one of the biggest events of the year. lul
2022-07-11 12:01
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1 reply
#109
Faceit level 10  | 
United Kingdom kennyvenom
The gap between the top 20 teams is small.
2022-07-11 12:02
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#121
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Latvia Marchix
broky vs YEKINDAR in semi finals would be awesome.
2022-07-11 13:18
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Since this is era of stand-ins, its Liquid vs NaVi final KEKWKEKWKEKWKEKW
2022-07-11 17:56
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Liquid vs Navi in finals.
2022-07-11 18:47
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EZ4LIQUID
2022-07-12 03:01
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