IEM Katowice round

Virtus.pro and OG are now placed in the lower bracket of the Play-In and will have to win one elimination match to book a spot in the main stage.

Ninjas in Pyjamas and Liquid have qualified for IEM Katowice after winning their upper bracket quarter-final series against Virtus.pro and OG, respectively. Meanwhile, Renegades defeated TeamOne in the first round of the lower bracket, eliminating the Brazilians from the Play-In stage.

Ninjas in Pyjamas scrapped a win on Overpass as Nicolas "⁠Plopski⁠" Gonzalez Zamora put up a stellar performance, (37-21 KD, 1.89 rating and 133 ADR). Virtus.pro were off to a good start on Dust2 and won the first six rounds, but the Swedes reacted on time and lost the first half by a minimal margin. Ninjas in Pyjamas chained four together to kick off their T side, putting pressure on the CIS side, who would win only three rounds before Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser's side managed to close the game.

Plopski had 37 frags on Overpass

Meanwhile, in the other match for a spot in the main event, Liquid breezed past OG on Mirage thanks to a nearly-flawless CT side that saw them rack up 12 rounds. Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen's men would tie the series after a convincing Overpass display as they shut out the North American offence with a resolute defensive performance. The series was decided after a hard-fought match on Nuke, where Liquid denied a late comeback attempt from OG.

In the elimination match, TeamOne thrashed the Australians on Inferno off the back of a great collective display. Renegades took revenge on Mirage and steamrolled the Brazilians as Simon "⁠Sico⁠" Williams and Alistair "⁠aliStair⁠" Johnston combined for 43 kills. Renegades looked set for a victory on Overpass as they went 15-11 up, but then TeamOne won a key round with a scrappy buy and gained momentum to push the game to overtime. The Brazilians went on to take the lead, but Renegades kept their composure and won three rounds in a row to stay alive in the tournament.

IEM Katowice 2021 Play-inBest of 3 Ninjas in PyjamasMatchpage 2 0 16th February 2021 Virtus.pro 16Overpass 13 16Dust2 11

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	55 - 36	+19	103.9	1.49
Tim 'nawwk' Jonassonnawwk	36 - 34	+2	75.2	1.12
Hampus 'hampus' Poserhampus	38 - 37	+1	74.6	1.08
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	31 - 27	+4	64.2	1.04
Erik 'ztr' Gustafssonztr	31 - 36	-5	54.9	0.85

Virtus.pro	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dzhami 'Jame' AliJame	46 - 35	+11	80.1	1.20
Mareks 'YEKINDAR' GaļinskisYEKINDAR	44 - 43	+1	93.2	1.19
Sanjar 'SANJI' KulievSANJI	34 - 37	-3	61.4	0.93
Alexey 'Qikert' GolubevQikert	26 - 40	-14	60.4	0.78
Timur 'buster' Tulepovbuster	19 - 39	-20	57.6	0.72

IEM Katowice 2021 Play-inBest of 3 LiquidMatchpage 2 1 16th February 2021 OG 16Mirage 7 7Overpass 16 16Nuke 14

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Keith 'NAF' MarkovicNAF	64 - 45	+19	92.2	1.30
Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE	57 - 58	-1	87.6	1.11
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	49 - 53	-4	71.6	0.98
Jake 'Stewie2K' YipStewie2K	48 - 59	-11	69.7	0.97
Michael 'Grim' WinceGrim	43 - 56	-13	58.5	0.85

OG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewskimantuu	65 - 49	+16	84.0	1.26
Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangsåvalde	57 - 47	+10	76.1	1.16
Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittNBK-	53 - 57	-4	82.9	1.01
Aleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenAleksib	48 - 55	-7	75.2	0.95
Issa 'ISSAA' MuradISSAA	47 - 53	-6	66.5	0.94

IEM Katowice 2021 Play-inBest of 3 TeamOneMatchpage 1 2 16th February 2021 Renegades 16Inferno 3 4Mirage 16 17Overpass 19

TeamOne	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Felipe 'skullz' Medeirosskullz	54 - 59	-5	88.5	1.04
Pedro 'Maluk3' CamposMaluk3	51 - 52	-1	73.6	1.03
Matheus 'pesadelo' Panissetpesadelo	56 - 55	+1	71.3	0.98
Mario 'malbsMd' SamayoamalbsMd	54 - 60	-6	78.1	0.96
Matheus 'prt' Scuveroprt	40 - 53	-13	59.6	0.82

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Alistair 'aliStair' JohnstonaliStair	61 - 48	+13	82.9	1.22
Joshua 'INS' PotterINS	57 - 56	+1	92.9	1.18
Simon 'Sico' WilliamsSico	60 - 48	+12	76.3	1.17
Jordan 'Hatz' BajicHatz	52 - 51	+1	77.5	1.09
Liam 'malta' Schembrimalta	48 - 54	-6	72.5	0.96

Ninjas in Pyjamas #15 Fredrik 'REZ' SternerHampus 'hampus' PoserTim 'nawwk' JonassonNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraErik 'ztr' Gustafsson Alistair 'aliStair' Johnston Age: 22 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 920 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.63 Renegades Simon 'Sico' WilliamsAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJoshua 'INS' PotterJordan 'Hatz' BajicLiam 'malta' Schembri Hampus 'hampus' Poser Age: 22 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1119 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 TeamOne #48 Pedro 'Maluk3' CamposMatheus 'prt' ScuveroMario 'malbsMd' SamayoaMatheus 'pesadelo' PanissetFelipe 'skullz' Medeiros Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen Age: 23 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 846 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.66 Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Age: 18 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 766 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.67 Virtus.pro #5 Sanjar 'SANJI' KulievTimur 'buster' TulepovAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' AliMareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis Simon 'Sico' Williams Age: 26 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 765 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.58 OG #13 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenIssa 'ISSAA' MuradMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski Liquid #7 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiJake 'Stewie2K' YipMichael 'Grim' Wince