NaVi win IEM Cologne 2021: final placements & recap
The $1 million IEM Cologne 2021 championship is officially in the books. One of the staple CS:GO events on the calendar brought together some of the world’s best to fight it out, but it would be s1mple and NaVi who took home the $400,000 grand prize.
IEM Cologne is one of the most storied events on the CS:GO calendar. While no longer a major, history has been made many a time in Germany, with the Cathedral of Counter-Strike hosting some of the biggest matchups.
The 2021 tournament was no different, with 24 teams from across the globe fighting for the prestigious title — but in the end it would be NaVi taking $400,000 for first place at the first in-person Counter-Strike event of 2021.
IEM Cologne 2021: final placements
IEM Cologne 2021: schedule & results
S1mple and the rest of NaVi regaining their winning ways wasn’t the only storyline to come out of Cologne though — Virtus.Pro proved they aren’t going anywhere, while FaZe shocked everyone by eliminating Gambit Esports (undoubtedly the best team during online play) in a quarterfinals win no one saw coming.
You couldn’t ask for a better storyline than FaZe Clan, Astralis, and G2 all chomping at the bit to take the top spot from NaVi after Cologne, which might be just what we have with the return of live play.
The first LAN of 2021 certainly didn’t disappoint, and you can find a complete recap of all daily scores down below:
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Day 2: July 9
Day 3: July 10
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IEM Cologne 2021: teams
24 teams across the globe were invited to IEM Cologne based on their domestic results on the “Road to Cologne”. The eight top teams — six from Europe and two from NA — were seeded directly into the main event.
The other 16, including teams from South America, Oceania, and Brazil had to fight through the Play-In stage for one of eight spots in the Top 16.
you may find the full rosters of each team attending below.
