IEM Cologne playoff bracket set

11-7-2022 00:23

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 - MOUZ vs. Astralis (BO3)
19:00 - Movistar Riders vs. Liquid (BO3)

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

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

EZ4liquid

2022-07-11 00:23

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

5 replies

Oh right.. btw hltv.org/matches/2356641/faze-vs-natus-v..

2022-07-11 11:50

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

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

1 reply

navi just sucked too hard making it to major final

2022-07-11 15:40

Ye ye, they didn't try to win, I forgot... SRY MAN. XDDDDD

2022-07-11 15:38

+1 ez 2nd place behind NAVI

2022-07-11 00:30

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

18 replies

Last time faze played Navi they lost 16-7 and 16-1… stop dickriding

2022-07-11 01:01

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

14 replies

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

13 replies

last 2 times they met in a relevant game faze smashed navi

2022-07-11 07:53

7 replies

That Bo3 when Faze got destroyed was relevant fym???

2022-07-11 08:13

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

Major was qualifier to blast finals too, so faze won at qualifier by your logic.

2022-07-11 18:45

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

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

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

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

FYI FaZe lost to tier 1 teams only,Navi lost to OG fkin OG

2022-07-11 08:38

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

faze have met og multiple times, and destroyed them every time

2022-07-12 17:44

Faze will be defeated by MRS in semifinal

2022-07-11 10:36

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

Thia time will be diffrent.

2022-07-11 12:12

last time you used your brain you were still in school

Hopium

too ez for liquid

2022-07-11 03:16

ez 4 navi

Faze Up

2022-07-11 00:24

EZ4Ence

FAZE WILL WIN ONCE AGAIN =)

Lets gooooooo!! FAZE UP

lets go

NA CS IS BACK

Movistar I believe in you

LETS GO LIQUID LETS GO

12 replies

Latvian dreamer ... Bro Faze are our team not America...

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

Dude forgot that yekindar is on liquid

latvian laser more relevant

2022-07-11 01:15

lmao

2022-07-11 05:20

Yeki is ruski and latvians dont like ruski.

2022-07-11 10:47

broky is half serbian half russian... look at your life crushing down when reality hits....

2022-07-11 11:18

2 replies

Shut up romania or whatver

2022-07-12 10:14

Ok youtu.be/TXn6NthyKvE?t=7

2022-07-12 11:09

Aren't there a lot of native Russian speakers in Latvia?

2022-07-11 11:42

latvian civil war

2022-07-11 10:15

name

2022-07-11 15:42

let's go MR

2022-07-11 00:26

Liquid make it to Finals vs Navi. Heard it here first

U mean vs Astralis? Yeah, legit one

2022-07-11 10:27

tough one

one tournament liquid win 3 matches and the delusional fans are already screaming

2022-07-11 11:55

Movistar Flukers

Vamos Riders!! Good luck against monster Yekindar!

nice guy above

Mouz in a good day can beat anyone

2022-07-11 00:27

We’ve seen it before, let’s see it again

2022-07-11 05:49

true

2022-07-11 09:05

It's ez if Dexter has a good breakfast

2022-07-11 13:11

Navi MR rematch bo5

2022-07-11 00:28

BO5 omg this will be epic!!! I beleve faze will take this trophy.

2022-07-11 00:29

EZ FOR NAVI

Astralis-Liquid Grand Final, one last dance come on. like the good old days

2022-07-11 00:31

It's 2022 bro, not 2018

2022-07-11 06:28

thx for waking me up

2022-07-11 09:30

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

2022-07-11 02:00

MR actually have a chance

2022-07-11 12:25

Mouz - Navi, Faze - Liquid

2022-07-11 00:48

ast and mr

2022-07-11 12:26

Mouz gonna win so EZ

2022-07-11 01:13

And yet not fantasy... hurry up :c

2022-07-11 01:14

NAVI - MR, BO5

2022-07-11 01:16

will there be fantasy? :-)

2022-07-11 01:17

navi vs mobi star finale lets go !!

2022-07-11 01:52

Kinda obviious NaVi should take this

2022-07-11 02:01

Ah yes, the playoffs everyone expected

2022-07-11 02:35

LETS GO LIQUID

2022-07-11 02:38

2022-07-11 05:50

QF: Astralis, Liquid SF: Astralis, Liquid GF: Astralis spanks Liquid 3-0 like the good old days HOPIUM

im down

2022-07-11 19:31

MOUZ winnable

2022-07-11 02:40

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

Ez win 4 mouz

2022-07-11 03:21

Na'Vi have the advantage in a BO5 series but it has been a solid Cologne thus far.

2022-07-11 03:53

faze vs mrs, navi vs astralis

2022-07-11 03:57

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

Faze Navi final? 👀

2022-07-11 04:26

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

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

LIQUID VS MOUZ GRAND FINALS

2022-07-11 05:48

NaVi v Faze final 💥🎯🎯🎯

2022-07-11 06:17

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

Movistar gonna wrek

2022-07-11 06:22

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

They are like another Gambit in katowice 2021

2022-07-11 07:58

Navi vs Faze final would be the best

2022-07-11 07:32

YES BO5 FINAL

2022-07-11 07:45

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

So, what are we doing until friday?

2022-07-11 09:04

EZ path for Movistar Riders

2022-07-11 09:10

#FazeUp

2022-07-11 09:23

NaVi Movistar Riders in finals

2022-07-11 09:35

NAVI VS FAZE BO5 this is gunna be a banger

2022-07-11 09:37

Faze Vs liquid final would be the dream here, but realistically speaking it will be faze Vs navi

2022-07-11 10:11

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)

Torzsi India pride

2022-07-11 10:23

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

They played like shit so no they don't deserve to play in playoffs

2022-07-11 10:44

Heroic NiP C9 would be much better to watch

2022-07-11 11:27

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