In the quarterfinals of the top bracket of Group A at IEM Cologne 2024, the Danish Astralis team will play against 9z from South America.
Astralis
The Danish team came to Germany after a successful performance in Denmark. In Copenhagen, Astralis did not play very consistently, but still achieved their goal at BLAST Premier Fall Groups and advanced to the next stage of the tournament. In a decisive match for themselves, which was on the fourth of August, Astralis on two maps won a major victory over the Swedish team Ninjas in Pyjamas – 13:6 Mirage (opponent's peak) and 13:5 Inferno.
9z
The South American team, in turn, confidently made its way to the main stage of the tournament in Cologne through the Play-in stage. Yesterday afternoon, in the quarterfinals of the upper grid, 9z played a confident match and were able to beat the Brazilian team MIBR on two maps – 16:13 Ancient (opponent's peak) and 13:2 Nuke. In this meeting, the Chilean HUASOPEEK performed well in the 9z squad, he finished the match with a score of +15 in frags.
Forecast
In this match, Astralis is considered by the bookmakers to be an extremely clear favorite. However, considering that the 9z performed quite well at the Play-in stage, the South American team is quite capable of competing for victory in this confrontation.
9z Team
Astralis
