The New Legends stage at the IEM Katowice Major began today in a hectic fashion, and some teams are already gearing up for advancement and elimination matches.
Astralis, Natus Vincere, Team Liquid, and Renegades topped the scoreboards in today’s action in Katowice, Poland, securing spots in the 2-0 games tomorrow. Astralis will be taking on Renegades and Liquid will be going up against Na’Vi, thanks to the seeding system in place at the $1 million Major.
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Round one
0-0 matches
- Team Vitality won Mirage 16-11 vs. BIG
- Renegades won Inferno 16-13 vs. ENCE Esports
- FaZe Clan won Train 16-4 vs. HellRaisers
- Natus Vincere won Inferno vs. G2 Esports
- Team Liquid won Overpass 16-12
- Ninjas in Pyjamas won Nuke 16-14 vs. NRG Esports
- Astralis won Nuke 16-6 vs. compLexity Gaming
- Cloud9 won Inferno 16-3 vs. MIBR
Round two
1-0 matches
- Renegades won Inferno 16-14 vs. FaZe Clan
- Astralis won Train 16-0 vs. Cloud9
- Natus Vincere won Mirage 25-22 vs. Team Vitality
- Team Liquid won Overpass 16- vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas
0-1 matches
- G2 Esports won Mirage 16-13 vs. BIG
- HellRaisers won Dust II 16-12 vs. ENCE Esports
- MIBR won Mirage 16-9 vs. compLexity Gaming
- AVANGAR won Overpass 16-13 vs. NRG Esports
IEM Katowice continues tomorrow at 6am CT with eight round three matchups. There will be two 2-0 games, two 0-2 matches, and four 1-1 games throughout the day in Poland.