IEM Katowice 2024Spirit thrash Complexity to reach Spodek
Spirit snagged the title of the first team in playoffs with ease.
Spirit have laid claim to a spot in playoffs at IEM Katowice 2024 after a quick 2-0 drubbing of American side Complexity, with wins on Ancient (13-3) and Overpass (13-5). The Russian side are now slated to play the winner of the upcoming FaZe vs. Eternal Fire matchup for a shot at a direct semifinal appearance.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Katowice 2024 | ||
| 05/02/2024 |
19:30
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Match |
| 06/02/2024 |
16:30
|
Match |
Meanwhile, Complexity, who have now learned first-hand about all the hype surrounding Spirit, will have an opportunity to keep their Katowice run alive in the lower-bracket, with the victor of the elimination match between Falcons and Rebels being their prospective opponent.
Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov in particular will be celebrating his squad's victory, saying that the team's qualification for playoffs was his birthday wish as he enjoyed his first day at the ripe age of 27.
The thoughts shared by Tiaan "T.c" Coertzen on the desk following the match took a different direction, with the coach elaborating that the high pressure of the game built frustrations on the team, with the frustrations only further adding to the pressure for Complexity.
The first signs of trouble for the American side popped up early on Spirit's pick of Ancient, as a quick two-round streak for Complexity was shut down by Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, leaving Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski annoyed within the first three rounds.
Matters only got worse for Complexity, as they went on to procure only one more round after their initial streak across the remainder of the map, with donk's 2.09 map rating propelling Spirit to a 13-3 win.
Complexity's pick of Overpass laid out a similar story. While this time around the Americans managed to piece together four rounds in the early portion of their offense, Spirit quickly rallied to claim the lead for themselves. Complexity managed to tie things up, but frustration seeped through yet again as Spirit took the half with a 7-5 scoreline.
A 3k for donk on the offense set the tone for the remainder of the map, as Complexity were lambasted by several quick site takes from Spirit. The Russians marched on with a flawless second half, taking all six rounds that they needed to steal away Overpass 13-5, locking down their place in Spodek with ease.
  Spirit |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 - 22 | +7.29% | 105.3 | 79.4% | 1.66 | |
| 27 - 16 | +4.70% | 88.1 | 82.4% | 1.48 | |
| 27 - 15 | +3.37% | 83.9 | 85.3% | 1.38 | |
| 20 - 17 | +4.54% | 64.5 | 79.4% | 1.16 | |
| 19 - 19 | +0.98% | 67.4 | 82.4% | 1.11 |
  Complexity |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 - 24 | -1.04% | 75.7 | 67.6% | 0.99 | |
| 20 - 27 | -3.00% | 65.0 | 67.6% | 0.84 | |
| 19 - 28 | -9.67% | 56.6 | 55.9% | 0.67 | |
| 16 - 27 | -3.91% | 57.9 | 50.0% | 0.66 | |
| 14 - 26 | -3.25% | 46.9 | 58.8% | 0.59 |
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David 'frozen' Čerňanský
Robin 'ropz' Kool
Helvijs 'broky' Saukants
Mohammad 'BOROS' Malhas
Pavle 'Maden' Bošković
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