In the quarterfinals of the top bracket of Group A at IEM Cologne 2024, the European team Natus Vincere will play against paiN from Brazil.
Natus Vincere
The European team, like many top teams, came to Germany from Denmark. Natus Vincere successfully played in Copenhagen at BLAST Premier Fall Groups and eventually advanced to the next stage of the tournament through the Play-in stage. In their decisive match, which was on the fourth of August, Natus Vincere confidently beat Complexity from the USA on two maps – 13:11 Anubis (the opponent's peak) and 13:6 Nuke.
paiN
The Brazilian team, in turn, made it to the main stage of the tournament in Cologne through the lower bracket. Yesterday, in the second round of the lower grid, paiN played a difficult match, but still outplayed their compatriots from the MIBR team on three maps – 13:10 Mirage (the opponent's peak); 4:13 Anubis and 13:3 Vertigo.
Between themselves, paiN and Na'VI last played on March 24 at the Major in Copenhagen. Then, in the decisive match for reaching the playoffs of the tournament, the European team turned out to be stronger on two maps - 13:10 Nuke (the opponent's peak) and 13:9 Mirage.
Forecast
In this match, Na'VI is considered by the bookmakers to be the undisputed favorite. However, with a competent peak of the cards, the Brazilian team may well impose at least a relatively stubborn struggle to show its class.
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