Day two of the Counter-Strike action at IEM Katowice has concluded as a surprise team headlines an upset. In today’s matches, underdog Heroic upset North, Na’Vi, and Virtus.pro while taking first place in Group B. As a result of their final group match, they sent team Virtus.pro packing. The games didn’t fare as well for teams on the other side of the pond, as SK Gaming and Cloud9 were also defeated. Here’s a rundown of all of the best-of-one matches that took place today.
[Train] Natus Vincere 16 – 9 Virtus.pro
[Nuke] Cloud9 16 – 9 SK Gaming
[Overpass] Natus Vincere 16 – 12 SK Gaming
[Nuke] Heroic 19 – 17 North
[Cobblestone] North 16 – 13 Virtus.pro
[Cobblestone] Cloud9 16 – 7 Heroic
[Mirage] SK Gaming 16 – 5 Heroic
[Mirage] Virtus.pro 16 – 4 Cloud9
[Cobblestone] North 16 – 12 Natus Vincere
[Inferno] Virtus.pro 16 – 14 SK Gaming
[Cobblestone] North 16 – 12 Cloud9
[Overpass] Heroic 16 – 12 Natus Vincere
[Nuke] Heroic 16 – 14 Virtus.pro
[Mirage] Natus Vincere 16 – 6 Cloud9
[Cobblestone] SK Gaming 16 – 8 North
Group B Final Standings
- Heroic: 3-2 (advance to semifinals)
- North: 3-2 (advance to quarterfinals)
- Na’Vi: 3-2 (advance to quarterfinals)
- Virtus.pro: 2-3 (eliminated)
- Cloud9: 2-3 (eliminated)
- SK Gaming: 2-3 (eliminated)
Who do you think performed/underperformed in Group B? Tell us what you think with a tweet @GAMURScom.
Published: Mar 2, 2017 02:04 pm