IEM Cologne 2024 begins today

Today, August 7, the Play-in stage of IEM Cologne 2024 for CS2 kicks off. Sixteen teams will compete for eight spots in the group stage of the tournament.

All Play-in matches will be played in a bo3 format. The game day will start with the following matches:

• FlyQuest vs. BIG
• SAW vs. The Mongolz
• HEROIC vs. MIBR
• 3DMAX vs. 9z
• Complexity vs. ALTERNATE aTTaX
• Eternal Fire vs. Falcons
• FURIA vs. Imperial
• paiN vs. Liquid

IEM Cologne 2024 runs from August 7 to 18 in Cologne, Germany. Teams are competing for a prize pool of $1 million.