IEM Cologne CS:GO 2023: Scores, standings, results

This will be the last big CS:GO tournament played at the iconic LANXESS Arena.

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The image shows how packed of CS:GO fans the LANXESS Arena in Cologne, Germany was during the IEM Cologne 2022 playoffs.
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IEM Cologne CS:GO 2023, one of the mainstay tournaments in CS esports, will run from July 26 to Aug. 6 in Germany and you can find all the most relevant information about the $1 million tournament, including scores, standings, and results, here.

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IEM Cologne 2023 will kick off with the play-in stage from July 26 to 28, in which 16 CS:GO teams will fight for the eight spots available in the group stage in a double-elimination bracket. The eight teams who survive the play-in stage will join the eight squads who directly qualified for the group stage.

The group stage of IEM Cologne 2023 will run from July 29 to Aug. 1 and the 16 teams will be split into two double-elimination format groups of eight squads each. The winner of each group will advance directly to the semifinals of IEM Cologne 2023, while the runners-up and third-placed teams will play in the quarterfinals.

As always, the playoffs of IEM Cologne will be played in front of a huge live audience at LANXESS Arena, which is deservedly dubbed the Cathedral of Counter-Strike. The IEM Cologne 2023 playoffs will be played from Aug. 4 to 6 and teams will face off in a single-elimination bracket.

Here are the scores, standings, and results for IEM Cologne 2023.

IEM Cologne CS:GO 2023 playoffs bracket

The playoffs bracket for IEM Cologne. Image via ESL Gaming

IEM Cologne CS:GO 2023 playoffs schedule, scores, and results

All matches are listed in Central Time and are susceptible to delays throughout the day.

Sunday, Aug. 10

  • 9pm: ENCE vs. G2
    • G2 win map one on Nuke, 16-4.
    • G2 win map two on Mirage, 16-10.
    • ENCE win map three on Anubis, 16-13.
    • G2 win map on Ancient, 16-9.
    • G2 win IEM Cologne 2023, ENCE finish as runners-up.

Friday, Aug. 8

  • 8:30am: Vitality 2-0 Cloud9
    • Vitality win map one on Mirage, 16-11.
    • Vitality win map two on Inferno, 19-17.
    • Vitality advance to play ENCE in the semifinals, C9 are eliminated.
  • 12pm: Astralis 2-0 Heroic
    • Astralis win map one on Ancient, 16-7.
    • Astralis win map two on Inferno, 16-11.
    • Astralis advance to play G2 in the semifinals, Heroic is eliminated.

Saturday, Aug. 9

  • 8:30am: ENCE 2-1 Vitality
    • ENCE win map one on Mirage, 16-14.
    • Vitality win map two on Nuke, 16-14.
    • ENCE win map three on Vertigo, 16-7.
      • ENCE progress to the grand final, Vitality are eliminated.
  • 12pm: G2 2-0 Astralis
    • G2 win map one on Ancient, 16-12.
    • G2 win map two on Inferno, 16-9.
      • G2 progress to the grand final, Astralis are eliminated.

IEM Cologne CS:GO 2023 group stage brackets

IEM Cologne 2023’s Group A. Screenshot via Liquipedia
IEM Cologne 2023’s Group B. Screenshot via Liquipedia

IEM Cologne CS:GO 2023 group stage schedule, scores, and results

Tuesday, Aug. 2

Lower bracket

  • 5:30am: NAVI 2-0 FaZe
    • NAVI win map one on Mirage, 16-6
    • NAVI win map two on Overpass, 19-17.
    • NAVI advance to the group B lower bracket final, FaZe are eliminated.
  • 5:30am: Astralis 2-0 MOUZ
    • Astralis win map one on Ancient, 16-9
    • Astralis win map two on Nuke, 16-11.
    • Astralis advance to the group B lower bracket final, MOUZ are eliminated.
  • 9am: C9 2-1 GamerLegion
    • GamerLegion win map one on Inferno, 16-11.
    • C9 win map two on Ancient, 16-11.
    • C9 win map three on Mirage, 19-17.
    • C9 advance to the quarterfinals, GamerLegion are eliminated.
  • 12:30pm: NAVI vs. Astralis
    • Astralis win map one on Ancient, 25-23.
    • NAVI win map two on Nuke, 16-9.
    • Astralis win map three on Overpass, 16-12.
    • Astralis advance to the quarterfinals, NAVI is eliminated.

Upper bracket

  • 9am: G2 2-1 Vitality
    • Vitality win map one on Inferno, 19-17.
    • G2 win map two on Vertigo, 16-10.
    • G2 win map two on Mirage, 16-8.
    • G2 advance to the semifinals, Vitality move to the quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: ENCE 2-1 Heroic
    • ENCE win map one on Nuke, 16-12.
    • Heroic win map two on Overpass, 16-8.
    • ENCE win map three on Mirage, 16-14.
    • ENCE advance to the semifinals, Heroic move to the quarterfinals.

Monday, July 31

Lower bracket

  • 5:30am: Astralis 2-0 Ninjas in Pyjamas
    • Astralis win map one, Vertigo, 16-6
    • Astralis win map two, Ancient, 16-6
    • Astralis advance to group B lower bracket semifinals, Ninjas in Pyjamas are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 9am: NAVI 2-1 OG
    • NAVI win map one on Anubis, 16-13.
    • OG win map two on Inferno, 16-11.
    • NAVI win map three on Ancient, 16-10.
    • NAVI advance to the group B lower brackets semifinals, OG are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 12:30pm: GamerLegion 2-1 Fnatic
    • Fnatic win map one on Vertigo, 16-5.
    • GamerLegion win map two on Inferno, 16-12.
    • GamerLegion win decider map on Ancient, 19-17.
    • GamerLegion advance to the group A lower bracket final, Fnatic are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 12:30pm: Cloud9 2-0 Monte
    • Cloud9 win map one on Anubis, 16-14.
    • Cloud9 win map two on Ancient, 16-11.
    • Cloud9 advance to the group A lower bracket final, Monte are eliminated from the tournament.

Upper bracket

  • 5:30am: Vitality 2-0 MOUZ
    • Vitality win map one, Inferno, 16-4
    • Vitality win map two, Mirage, 16-5
    • Vitality advance to the group B upper bracket final, MOUZ drop to the lower bracket semi-finals.
  • 9am: G2 2-0 FaZe
    • G2 win map one on Inferno, 16-4.
    • G2 win map two on Ancient, 16-12.
    • Ancient is the decider, if needed.
    • G2 advance to the group B upper bracket final, FaZe drop to the lower bracket semi-finals.

Sunday, July 30

Lower bracket

  • 5:30am: Cloud9 2-1 9INE
    • 9INE win map one on Vertigo, 16-21.
    • Cloud9 win map two on Ancient, 16-4.
    • Cloud9 win map three on Anubis, 19-17.
      • Cloud9 advance to Group A lower bracket semifinals, 9INE are eliminated.
  • 12:30pm: The MongolZ 1-2 GamerLegion
    • The MongolZ win map one on Mirage, 16-8.
    • GamerLegion win map two on Inferno, 16-8.
    • GamerLegion win map three on Overpass, 19-15.
      • GamerLegion advance to Group A lower bracket semifinals, The MongolZ are eliminated.

Upper bracket

  • 5:30am: Vitality 2-0 OG
    • Vitality win map one on Mirage, 16-6.
    • Vitality win map two on Anubis, 16-13.
      • Vitality advance to Group B upper bracket semifinals, OG drop to Group B lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9am: FaZe 2-1 NiP
    • NiP win map one on Mirage, 16-14.
    • FaZe win map two on Overpass, 16-5.
    • FaZe win map three on Nuke, 16-7.
      • FaZe advance to Group B upper bracket semifinals, NiP drop to Group B lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9am: ENCE 2-0 Fnatic
    • ENCE win map one on Overpass, 16-13.
    • ENCE win map two on Nuke, 16-11.
      • ENCE advance to Group A upper bracket finals, Fnatic drop to Group A lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: Monte 0-2 Heroic
    • Heroic win map one on Mirage, 16-14.
    • Heroic win map two on Overpass, 16-11.
      • Heroic advance to Group A upper bracket finals, Monte drop to Group A lower bracket semifinals.

Saturday, July 29

Opening round

  • 5:30am: Fnatic 2-1 Cloud9
    • Cloud9 win map one on Vertigo, 16-13.
    • Fnatic win map two on Anubis, 16-10.
    • Fnatic win map three on Ancient, 19-16.
    • Fnatic advance to Group A upper bracket semifinals, Cloud9 drop to Group A lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 5:30am: GamerLegion 0-2 Monte
    • Monte win map one on Mirage, 16-8.
    • Monte win map two on Overpass 16-11.
    • Monte advances to Group A upper bracket semifinals, GamerLegion drops to Group A lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9am: G2 2-1 Astralis
    • Astralis win map one on Ancient, 16-12.
    • G2 win map two on Inferno, 16-13.
    • G2 win map three on Nuke, 16-9.
      • G2 advance to Group B upper bracket semifinals, Astralis to Group B lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9am: ENCE vs. 9INE
    • 9INE win map one on Vertigo, 16-4.
    • ENCE win map two on Nuke, 16-9.
    • ENCE win map three on Mirage, 19-15.
      • ENCE advance to Group A upper bracket semifinals, 9INE drop to Group A lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: Heroic vs. The Mongolz
    • TheMongolz win map one on Mirage, 16-11.
    • Heroic win map two on Overpass, 22-18.
    • Heroic win map three on Inferno, 16-10.
      • Heroic advance to Group A upper bracket semifinals, TheMongolz drop to Group A lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: NAVI vs. MOUZ
    • MOUZ win map one on Ancient, 16-9.
    • MOUZ win map two on Overpass, 16-12.
      • MOUZ advance to Group B upper bracket semifinals, NAVI drop to Group B lower bracket quarterfinals.

IEM Cologne 2023 play-in stage bracket

The last day of the play-in was heartbreaking for Brazilian fans and teams. Screenshot via Liquipedia

IEM Cologne CS:GO 2023 play-in stage schedule, scores, and results

All matches are listed in Central Time and are susceptible to delays throughout the day.

Friday, July 28

  • 9am: 9INE 2-0 Liquid
    • Liquid win map one on Ancient, 16-10.
    • 9INE win map two on Vertigo, 16-6.
    • 9INE win map three on Overpass, 16-12.
    • 9INE qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, Liquid are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 9am: The Mongolz 2-0 FURIA
    • The Mongolz win map one on Inferno, 19-15.
    • The Mongolz win map two on Overpass, 16-8.
    • The Mongolz qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, FURIA are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 12:30pm: NiP 2-1 Imperial
    • Imperial win map one Overpass, 16-13.
    • NiP win map two on Ancient, 16-6.
    • NiP win map three on Nuke, 19-15.
    • NiP qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, Imperial are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 12:30pm: OG 2-0 Apeks
    • OG win map one on Mirage, 16-6.
    • OG win map two on Inferno, 16-10.
    • OG qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, Apeks are eliminated from the tournament.

Thursday, July 27

Upper bracket round two

  • 5:30am: Astralis 2-1 Apeks
    • Astralis win map one on Overpass, 16-10.
    • Apeks win map two on Anubis, 16-10.
    • Astralis win map three on Ancient, 19-16.
    • Astralis qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, Apeks drop to lower bracket round two.
  • 12:30pm: Monte 2-1 FURIA
    • Monte win map one on Mirage, 16-13.
    • FURIA win map two on Overpass, 16-5.
    • Monte win map three on Ancient, 16-7.
    • Monte qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, FURIA drop to lower bracket round two.

Lower bracket round one

  • 5:30am: The Mongolz 2-0 Into the Breach
    • The Mongolz win map one on Mirage, 16-8.
    • The Mongolz win map two on Ancient, 16-8.
    • The Mongolz advance to lower bracket round two, Into the Breach are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 9am: Liquid 2-1 BIG
    • Liquid win map one on Vertigo, 16-13.
    • BIG win map two on Mirage, 19-17.
    • Liquid win map three on Overpass, 16-9.
    • Liquid advance to lower bracket round two, BIG are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 9am: Imperial 2-1 Grayhound
    • Imperial win map one on Inferno, 16-5.
    • Grayhound win map two on Mirage, 16-14.
    • Imperial win map three on Nuke, 16-8.
    • Imperial advance to lower bracket round two, Grayhound are eliminated from the tournament.
  • 12:30pm: OG 2-0 Complexity
    • OG win map one on Mirage, 16-11.
    • OG win map two on Overpass, 16-12.
    • OG advance to lower bracket round two, Complexity are eliminated from the tournament.

Wednesday, July 26

Opening round

  • 7:30am: MOUZ 22-19 The Mongolz (Nuke)
    • MOUZ move to upper bracket round two, The Mongolz drop to lower bracket round one.
  • 7:30am: NiP 16-5 Into the Breach (Ancient)
    • NiP move to upper bracket round two, Into the Breach drop to lower bracket round one.
  • 8:45am: Fnatic 19-17 Complexity (Inferno)
    • Fnatic move to upper bracket round two, Complexity drop to lower bracket round one.
  • 8:45am: 9INE 19-17 OG (Overpass)
    • 9INE move to upper bracket round two, OG drop to lower bracket round one.
  • 10am: Monte 16-9 Imperial (Nuke)
    • Monte move to upper bracket round two, Imperial drop to lower bracket round one.
  • 10am: Astralis 16-10 Liquid (Ancient)
    • Astralis move to upper bracket round two, Liquid drop to lower bracket round one.
  • 11:15am: Apeks 16-10 BIG (Mirage)
    • Apeks move to upper bracket round two, BIG drop to lower bracket round one.
  • 11:15am: FURIA 16-11 Grayhound (Ancient)
    • FURIA move to upper bracket round two, Grayhound drop to lower bracket round one.

Upper bracket round two

  • 12:30pm: MOUZ 2-0 NiP
    • MOUZ win map one on Nuke, 16-12.
    • MOUZ win map two on Mirage, 16-7.
    • MOUZ qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, NiP drop to lower bracket round two.
  • 12:30pm: Fnatic 2-0 9INE
    • Fnatic win map one on Ancient, 16-12.
    • Fnatic win map two on Vertigo, 16-10.
    • Fnatic qualify for IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage, 9INE drop to lower bracket round two.
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