Day 2 of the IEM Cologne Major is underway, and we have the first teams that will be through to the next round of play, as well as the team to head out first. BetBoom, dominating GamerLegion, has secured its qualification to the next round of play, while SINNERS lost to TYLOO.
BetBoom Goes Through
Securing a quick 2-0 with a dominant first map followed by a close contest in the second, BetBoom was by far the better team, and GamerLegion could do little on both maps. BetBoom continued their momentum on the less favoured side of Nuke, which they carried over till the end of the second map, where GamerLegion failed to force a third map. With a solid showing across both maps, BetBoom will be in Stage 2, while GamerLegion will need one more win.
SINNERS Get Eliminated
SINNERS, facing Asian giants TYLOO, gave us the first team to bow out of the Major as the Slavic misfits gave a tough fight to the Chinese side, with the first map going to overtime before TYLOO managed to edge out a close win in a match that could have easily gone the other way. Inferno for the second map started with SINNERS leading before the end of the first half, only for TYLOO to recover and come back in the second to secure the game with a 2-0 win.
BetBoom’s win would put GamerLegion one win away from qualification, and on the other hand, TYLOO’s win ensures they survive for another day in the event. With two more teams to face the same fate, the Cologne Major Stage 1 is finally shaping up, and only time will tell who goes through.