Gambit win IEM Katowice 2021: Final placements & recap Counter-Strike’s IEM Katowice 2021 saw Gambit Esports etch their name into one of CSGO’s most prestigious trophies, alongside winning the lion’s share of $1 million after defeating Virtus.pro in the finals! Here’s how the tournament unfolded. Gambit defeated NAVI, Spirit and Virtus.pro in the Playoffs. – Abay ‘Hobbit’ Khasenov stole the show in the finals. – Dmitry ‘sh1ro’ Sokolov was crowned the event MVP. – IEM Katowice 2021: Final placements & prize breakdown The $1 million prize pool was be split between all 24 teams, including the ones that failed to make it to the Group Stage. The first-place team earned the biggest sliver of the pie, of course, taking home $400,000. IEM Katowice 2021: Format Play-In: Feb 16-17 Double-elimination bracket. – Opening matches were best-of-one, all other matches were best-of-three. – The Top 8 teams advanced to Group Stage. – – Group Stage: Feb 18-21 16 teams split into two groups. – Double-elimination brackets. – Top-three teams from each group advance to Playoffs. Group winners started in the semifinals. – Group second-place teams started in the quarterfinals (high seed). – Group third-place teams started in the quarterfinals (low seed). – – – Playoffs: Feb 26-28 Single-elimination bracket. – Best-of-three matches, Best-of-five Grand Final – – Watch now: ThriveFantasy IEM Katowice 2021 Quarter-Final Preview | Presented by BanKs & Maniac IEM Katowice 2021: Play-in results Day 1 — February 16 Day 2 — February 17 IEM Katowice 2021: Group Stage results Day 3 — February 18 Group A Group B Day 4 — February 19 Group B Group A Day 5 — February 20 Group A Group B Day 6 — February 21 Group A Group B IEM Katowice 2021: Playoff results Day 7 — February 26 (Quarter-finals) Navi & Astralis suffer shock exit Gambit pulled the upset against Navi in the CIS derby. The young squad swept s1mple’s team 2-1 with Overpass (16-12) and Train (16-6) going the way of Gambit. Sh1ro stepped up across the series, consistently clutching rounds and displaying a respectable 87.8 ADR. Virtus.pro continued their great 2021 form by eliminating Astralis in a thrilling series. Overpass (16-10) went the way of VP, followed by Astralis taking Train (16-12). The Danes had no answer in the final map, as they witnessed YEKINDAR take control of Inferno (16-11) and bring home the bacon. The Latvian star consistently performed during the series, clocking out with 75 kills over the three maps. A 3-MAP THRILLER?! @BanKsEsports makes his #IEM Katowice QF @ThriveFantasy picks 🔥 Use promo code DEX and receive an INSTANT match up to $50 on your first deposit! https://t.co/8T3TdeM06N Full T&C’s apply | #ad pic.twitter.com/FkT9HXQf3q — Dexerto (@Dexerto) February 25, 2021 🎥 @Maniac_CSGO is backing s1mple in his #IEM Katowice @ThriveFantasy picks. Use promo code DEX and receive an INSTANT match up to $50 on your first deposit! https://t.co/8T3TdeuoId Full T&C’s apply | #ad pic.twitter.com/YQd1T98SRF — Dexerto (@Dexerto) February 25, 2021 Day 8 — February 27 (Semi-finals) Gambit &Virtus.pro sweep their way to an all-CIS Katowice final Gambit swept Team Spirit to earn a spot in the grand finals. Ax1Le was their top performer, staying at the top of the scoreboard on both Overpass (16-11) and Inferno (16-13) with 48 kills at the end of the series. Team Liquid were unable to stop the CIS region from dominating the Playoffs. Virtus.pro defeated the North Americans on Dust2 (16-9) and Mirage (16-12), with Jame finding impact with the AWP in almost every round. Day 9 — February 28 (Grand Final) Gambit defeat Virtus.pro to claim the Katowice trophy The CIS showdown started with VP edging out Gambit on Vertigo (16-14), as YEKINDAR and Jame topped the scoreboard with 26 kills each. Gambit turned the series around on Dust2 (16-6) winning 10 rounds in a row to close out the map before continuing their domination on Train (16-4). The youngsters finally took the trophy home after halting a potential VP comeback on Overpass (16-12). Hobbit led by example in the series, posting an impressive 90 frags over the four maps — alongside 106 ADR! IEM Katowice 2021 essentials! Relive the big moments Top 10 Group Stage Moments: Stewie & Degster DOMINATE! – Richard Lewis: Stewie2K IS BACK! Return of Liquid’s Smoke Criminal – ThriveFantasy quarter-final preview – IEM Katowice Playoff preview – IEM Katowice Playoffs: 5 players to watch – Why Astralis Desperately Need a Zonic BOOM @ IEM Katowice Playoffs – Richard Lewis: Navi’s Biggest Flaw EXPOSED AGAIN – Terms & Conditions of the ThriveFantasy service apply. For a full list of Terms & Conditions, please visit: https://www.thrivefantasy.com/.
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