IEM Cologne. Play-In. Day 2

Matches for the Play-In stage at IEM Cologne 2023 will continue on July 27th.

16 teams have been seeded into a double-elimination bracket. The results of this stage will determine the eight teams moving onto the next phase of the tournament - four teams from the upper bracket and four from the lower.

First-round Play-In matches will follow a best-of-1 format, while the rest of the stage matches will be played in a best-of-3 format. The Play-In matches will run until July 28th.

The schedule for July 27th

• Apeks vs Astralis — 12:30 CEST
• The MongolZ vs Into The Breach — 12:30 CEST
• BIG vs Team Liquid — 16:00 CEST
• Imperial Esports vs Grayhound Gaming — 16:00 CEST
• Complexity vs OG — 19:30 CEST
• Monte vs FURIA Esports — 19:30 CEST