The IEM Cologne 2024 Group B Upper Bracket Quarterfinals saw an incredible performance from the entirety of team Vitality, who secured both games with ease, sweeping the series 2-0. With this victory, they advance to face FaZe Clan in the next round. Here’s what you need to know about the showdown between the two teams that took place today.
Map Veto
- FURIA banned Dust2
- Vitality banned Ancient
- FURIA picked Inferno
- Vitality picked Mirage
- FURIA banned Anubis
- Vitality banned Vertigo
- Nuke was left over
Game 1: Inferno (Pick: FURIA, Win: Vitality, Final Score: 13-3)
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut helped Vitality get a solid start on Inferno with an ace on the CT-side pistol round. After grabbing the follow-up anti-eco round, Vitality didn’t have much trouble getting the first buy-round of the game as well, enabling them to get an early 5-0 lead over their opposition. FURIA grabbed their first round of the half after a successful B hit in the sixth round. However, it didn’t take long for Vitality to bounce back, who ended the first half with a dominant 9-3 lead.
Vitality maintained their momentum throughout the second half of the game, securing the pistol round and dominating every round thereafter, closing out the first game of the BO3 with a commanding 13-3 victory.
Shahar ”flameZ” Shushan was at the top of the Inferno leaderboard with an impressive 20/8 KD and a 129.5 ADR.
Game 2: Mirage (Pick: Vitality, Win: Vitality, Final Score: 13-2)
Mirage followed a similar script to Inferno, with Vitality controlling the game and dictating the pace from start to finish. In fact, they surrendered only two rounds in the entire first half and didn’t drop a single round in the second half, closing out the game with a 13-2 score and sealing the series 2-0.
ZywOo ruled the leaderboard in Mirage, rocking a 108.5 ADR with 14 kills and only 6 deaths.
