HEROIC eliminate 3DMAX upon degster's return

3DMAX were too profligate with man-advantages on the latter two maps.

HEROIC have ensured the return of Abdul "⁠degster⁠" Gasanov was a happy occasion by taking down 3DMAX 2-1, recovering from a tough loss on Anubis (5-13) by winning Ancient (13-7) and Nuke (13-7) comfortably.

With their victory HEROIC have secured a shot at qualifying for the group stage against FURIA, whilst 3DMAX are eliminated from the competition.

Date	Matches
IEM Cologne 2024 Play-in
09/08/2024	FURIA 15:55 HEROIC	Match

HEROIC have been plagued by degster's visa issues since he joined the team, and it was no different on the first day of IEM Cologne Play-in as they were bested by MIBR with Volodymyr "⁠Woro2k⁠" Veletniuk serving as a stand-in.

Rather than degster's return, however, it was the improved performance of Rasmus "⁠sjuush⁠" Beck that was the real difference maker against 3DMAX. The Dane was woeful on the first day of play, but was in fine form on the T side of this series, which is where HEROIC did their best work.

3DMAX, a last-minute replacement in Cologne, certainly helped HEROIC's cause with the number of man-advantage scenarios they squandered across the series. Time and time again the Frenchmen overextended whilst searching in the mid-round, and time and time again they were punished for it.

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