Mousesports, Vitality and FaZe among Teams Invited to IEM Cologne Play-In
Mousesports, Vitality and FaZe among Teams Invited to IEM Cologne Play-In
ESL have revealed the final six participants of the Play-In stage of their IEM XVI – Cologne event. The invites have been issued to BIG, mousesports, Team Vitality, FaZe Clan, Bad News Bears and OG. These teams have been determined based on the ESL World Ranking, which was updated yesterday.
The Play-In stage will be played on July 6th – 7th, following a double-elimination format with bo1 opening matches and bo3 following series. Besides the six teams mentioned above, the stage will also feature the following participants: Team Spirit, Complexity Gaming, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team LDLC, Sprout from Europe, Evil Geniuses and Team One from North America, MIBR from South America, as well as Renegades and Vici Gaming from Oceania and Asia respectively. The Play-In’s best two teams will advance to the tournament’s group stage.
Intel Extreme Masters XVI is a LAN-event that will take place in a German city of Cologne from July 6th to 18th. The event will be held without live audience in a studio environment. The competition will feature 24 teams fighting for a $1,000,000 prize pool.