00NATION upset Astralis; BIG and Outsiders get opening wins

An action packed day at IEM Cologne continues with three more opening round games in the play-in coming to an end.

The second batch of the opening best-of-one games at IEM Cologne's play-in stage has concluded, with the most interesting result being 00NATION unexpectedly getting an upset over Astralis with the young trio of the Brazilian roster all providing formidable individual performances.

Hometown favorites BIG, with Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne in place of Josef "⁠faveN⁠" Baumann due to illness, took out the Australians of ORDER without breaking a sweat. Imperial's struggles continued, as they recorded another loss, their seventh in a row, against the new-look Outsiders.

BIG and Outsiders will now be facing off against each other for a spot at the main event, while 00NATION will lock horns with Spirit with the same goal. The lower bracket will have ORDER against Imperial, while the Danes of Astralis will hope to get their tournament back on track in their match against the struggling Complexity.

The TACO-coldzera reunion is starting to show promise

In what was one of the rare upsets in the first round, 00NATION beat Astralis in a blow-out Mirage game. Santino "⁠try⁠" Rigal, whose position on this roster was a question mark all throughout the transfer saga, was the top performer of the team collecting a 1.89 rating. He was closely followed by the two other young guns of the team, Bruno "⁠latto⁠" Rebelatto and Eduardo "⁠dumau⁠" Wolkmer.

BIG, fresh off their Roobet Cup victory last week, started off their home event campaign with a dominant victory over ORDER on Nuke. They posted 12 rounds on their CT side and didn't really break a sweat on the T side, getting the rounds required to move them one series win away from the group stage. Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische continued his good form from the recent online event, where he collected the MVP award, racking up 22 kills.

Outsiders, recent finalists of Dreamhack Challenges Valencia, opened their tournament with a commanding win over the Brazilian veterans of Imperial. They posted a ten round streak on their defensive side, which put them in pole position to move on to the upper bracket final, and they looked even better on their T side. Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali died just six times throughout the game, with his AWP proving crucial to the success of his team.

IEM Cologne 2022 Play-inBest of 1 00NATIONMatchpage 16 6 5th July 2022 Astralis 16Mirage 6

00NATION	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Santino 'try' Rigaltry	24 - 8	+16	105.4	1.89
Bruno 'latto' Rebelattolatto	23 - 10	+13	105.0	1.65
Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmerdumau	19 - 15	+4	89.1	1.34
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	12 - 13	-1	61.8	1.16
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	14 - 12	+2	78.1	1.15

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Benjamin 'blameF' BremerblameF	18 - 17	+1	93.6	1.09
Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x	16 - 18	-2	81.6	0.94
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	8 - 19	-11	58.5	0.61
Asger 'Farlig' JensenFarlig	10 - 19	-9	34.0	0.54
Kristian 'k0nfig' Wieneckek0nfig	5 - 19	-14	45.3	0.45

IEM Cologne 2022 Play-inBest of 1 BIGMatchpage 16 7 5th July 2022 ORDER 16Nuke 7

BIG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Johannes 'tabseN' WodarztabseN	24 - 16	+8	97.3	1.53
Florian 'syrsoN' RischesyrsoN	22 - 11	+11	92.3	1.50
Karim 'Krimbo' MoussaKrimbo	16 - 13	+3	77.6	1.10
Nils 'k1to' Gruhnek1to	17 - 18	-1	74.4	1.00
Tizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschtiziaN	15 - 16	-1	75.6	0.96

ORDER	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Simon 'Sico' WilliamsSico	18 - 17	+1	66.3	1.02
Jay 'Liazz' TregillgasLiazz	17 - 20	-3	93.0	1.01
Jordan 'Hatz' BajicHatz	13 - 19	-6	67.9	0.97
Alistair 'aliStair' JohnstonaliStair	13 - 18	-5	57.3	0.89
Joshua 'INS' PotterINS	13 - 20	-7	71.2	0.77

IEM Cologne 2022 Play-inBest of 1 OutsidersMatchpage 16 6 5th July 2022 Imperial 16Inferno 6

Outsiders	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dzhami 'Jame' AliJame	24 - 6	+18	87.2	1.82
Petr 'fame' Bolyshevfame	16 - 10	+6	78.5	1.36
Alexey 'Qikert' GolubevQikert	14 - 13	+1	88.0	1.24
David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyann0rb3r7	14 - 12	+2	82.1	1.08
Evgenii 'FL1T' LebedevFL1T	13 - 12	+1	69.7	1.01

Imperial	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	15 - 17	-2	65.7	0.91
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	11 - 16	-5	72.8	0.79
Vinicius 'VINI' FigueiredoVINI	11 - 19	-8	68.5	0.76
Lincoln 'fnx' Laufnx	6 - 14	-8	39.0	0.67
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	9 - 18	-9	56.5	0.62

Florian 'syrsoN' Rische Age: 26 Team: BIG Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1726 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.63 Bruno 'latto' Rebelatto Age: 19 Team: 00NATION Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 370 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.64 Complexity #36 Paytyn 'junior' JohnsonMichael 'Grim' WinceRicky 'floppy' KemeryJustin 'FaNg' CoakleyJohnny 'JT' Theodosiou Spirit #11 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovBoris 'magixx' VorobievPavel 'S1ren' OgloblinRobert 'Patsi' IsyanovIhor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov Outsiders #16 David 'n0rb3r7' DanielyanDzhami 'Jame' AliAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevEvgenii 'FL1T' LebedevPetr 'fame' Bolyshev Nils 'k1to' Gruhne Age: 23 Team: BIG Academy Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 1261 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 00NATION #29 Santino 'try' RigalMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEduardo 'dumau' WolkmerBruno 'latto' RebelattoEpitacio 'TACO' de Melo Dzhami 'Jame' Ali Age: 23 Team: Outsiders Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1183 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.55 Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmer Age: 18 Team: 00NATION Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 466 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.62 Imperial #17 Ricardo 'boltz' PrassGabriel 'FalleN' ToledoVinicius 'VINI' FigueiredoLincoln 'fnx' LauFernando 'fer' Alvarenga Josef 'faveN' Baumann Age: 22 Team: BIG Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1348 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.65 Astralis #12 Lukas 'gla1ve' RossanderAndreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeAsger 'Farlig' JensenBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer BIG #9 Johannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschFlorian 'syrsoN' RischeKarim 'Krimbo' MoussaNils 'k1to' Gruhne ORDER #48 Jay 'Liazz' TregillgasJoshua 'INS' PotterJordan 'Hatz' BajicSimon 'Sico' WilliamsAlistair 'aliStair' Johnston Santino 'try' Rigal Age: 17 Team: 00NATION Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 318 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.60