G2 Esports and Mouz have overcome their hurdles in the "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" tournament IEM Cologne and continue to hold their chance for the playoffs. Already qualified for this is surprisingly Movistar Riders.

"Every time we go to a tournament, we are too relaxed before the first game. We are not focused," G2s player Nikola "NiKo" Kovač said in an interview after the match. "We think we're winning because we're favourites, but that's not how it works anymore.»

The two German teams had slipped into the lower half of the tournament at the beginning of the group stage, but things are going according to plan there so far. Mouz, led by the convincing Jon "JDC" de Castro, achieved a strong 2-0 victory against Heroic, while G2 was able to knock Ence out of the tournament without much trouble.

The first playoff participants are also determined. While Navi was to be expected in the next round before the tournament, Movistar Riders caused a surprise. The Spanish team, which had recently triumphed in the home tournament at the ESL Challenger Valencia, stood out Team Vitality and confirmed its own high form.