IEM Cologne 2023 Play-inImperial send Grayhound packing from Cologne
Grayhound suffer yet another early exit, this time after losses to two Brazilian teams.
Imperial have sent Grayhound packing from the IEM Cologne Play-in following a 2-1 win in the lower bracket. The Brazilians move on to play Ninjas in Pyjamas in a do-or-die match for a spot in the group stage, on Friday at 19:30 .
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Cologne 2023 Play-in | ||
| 28/07/2023 |
19:55
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Match |
Playing only their second match following recent additions of João "felps" Vasconcellos and Henrique "HEN1" Teles, the Brazilians outclassed the Australian squad on the two maps they won. The new AWPer found lots of impact in their opening Inferno victory along with newly-minted in-game leader Vinicius "VINI" Figueiredo, making picks around the map as Imperial locked down the CT side and went flawless after sides switched.
Grayhound squeezed out a 16-14 victory in a chaotic series equalizer on Mirage, where a couple of wins with just pistols on the CT side proved crucial. Imperial looked disjointed for much of their Terrorist side but still proved competitive, with fumbles against low buys costing them in the end.
The Brazilians locked it down on Nuke, putting together a dominant CT side the day after they couldn't get anything going on the defensive side of the same map in their loss to Monte. This time, they left little to chance with a 13-2 first half as Grayhound barely ever even got the chance to get into post-plant scenarios.
After the match, Rafael "zakk" Fernandes made an appearance on the analyst desk to talk about the additions of his former teammates HEN1 and felps.
"We played with felps and HEN1 in the past. HEN1 is much more mature right now from the times I coached him in Immortals, I'm very happy with that, and felps didn't find himself on Fluxo — his words, not mine — and he wants to play with his friends again. I think he feels comfortable with us," the coach said.
 Imperial |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 - 36 | +23 | 85.9 | 82.7% | 1.34 | |
| 60 - 42 | +18 | 90.5 | 77.3% | 1.28 | |
| 56 - 42 | +14 | 82.0 | 80.0% | 1.27 | |
| 57 - 45 | +12 | 77.7 | 76.0% | 1.20 | |
| 49 - 44 | +5 | 68.0 | 72.0% | 1.07 |
 Grayhound |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 - 49 | +3 | 67.0 | 60.0% | 1.02 | |
| 45 - 59 | -14 | 81.4 | 62.7% | 0.96 | |
| 43 - 54 | -11 | 61.4 | 57.3% | 0.79 | |
| 35 - 64 | -29 | 63.1 | 57.3% | 0.71 | |
| 31 - 55 | -24 | 48.0 | 57.3% | 0.64 |
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