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.

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