CS:GO - IEM Katowice 2023 Lower Bracket Round 1 - Feb 3, 2023, 2:30 AM (PST)

[Mary C]

 

Permitta vs Complexity 

Team Permitta initially makes an appearance for this matchup after losing to FURIA in the upper bracket round of 16 of the IEM Katowice 2023 Play-in. Prior to discussing the defeat suffered by the Poles in their most recent match, it is discussing the defeat suffered by the Poles in their most recent match, it is important to keep in mind the goals of the organization for the current competition. Permitta, the participant with the lowest world ranking among the 16 competitors, finds it nearly impossible to advance to the main event because they must also defeat Cloud9 in the following round.  

The team faced Furia eSports, currently the best organization in Brazil, in the Play-opening in’s match, and they were completely destroyed. The Poles “entered the wheel” tactical of FURIA despite starting from the advantageous side on the mirage (counter terrorists) map, and were unable to organize themselves defensively, losing the first half by 4-11. They were unable to score any more points in the second half and were defeated by a score of 4-16. 

However, the CompLexity team is present for this matchup despite losing to BIG in Upper bracket round of 16 of the IEM Katowice 2023 Play-in. Before discussing the Americans’ loss in their most recent game, it’s important to keep in mind the organization’s goals for the current competition. Even if you think acompLexity can defeat Permitta in this round, moving on to the main event will be very challenging because they need to defeat either Cloud9 or ENCE in the following round. 

The team had the advantage in the first Play-in match against BIG, the best organization in Germany right now, but ultimately fell short in a competitive contest. Acting in the role of Anubis, AcompLexity began on the defensive (counter-terrorists) side and presented a disjointed first half with several gaps, starting at a significant disadvantage by 4-11. They were much better in the second half compared to the first, but they were unable to change the outcome and lost by a score of 16-12. 

 

Evil Geniuses vs Sprout 

Team Evil Geniuses initially makes an appearance for this matchup after losing to Fnatic in the upper bracket round of 16 of the IEM Katowice 2023 Play-in. Before we discuss how the Americans lost their most recent game, it is important to keep in mind the goals of the organization for the current competition. Even though they think the EG team can win the tournament after this round, they shouldn’t advance to the championship match since they will either play Spirit or NiP in the preliminary round. 

The squad faced Fnatic, a Swedish organization, in the Play-opening in's match, and had no chance of success at all. On the Inferno map, they had a very poor offensive (terrorist) side strategically because they failed to use strong entry in the closing moments of the rounds in their opponents' explosives. As a result, they were 312 behind their opponents at the beginning of the game. Though they fielded a stronger counterterrorism team in the second half, the gap between the two teams was very large, and they ultimately fell short by an 8–16 score overall. 

However, Sprout's squad is present for this matchup after losing to OG in the Upper bracket round of 16 at the IEM Katowice 2023 Play-in. It is important to keep in mind the organization's goals for the current competition before delving into the German organization's setback in its most recent encounter. Even though they are ranked better than their opponents in this round, I think they will lose to EG; if they move on, they will have little chance of beating Spirit or Ninjas in Pajamas and should be ousted in the Play-in. 

The squad lost in a closely contested match in the Play-initial in's encounter against the European organization of OG. They began operating as terrorists on the inferno map and were defeated by the smallest possible round differential (7–8); in the second half, they were able to defeat their opponents by an identical margin and tie the game at 15–15. They ultimately performed poorly in overtime and lost by a score of 16–19.