{"id":34080,"date":"2024-01-31T19:11:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T00:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=34080"},"modified":"2024-01-31T19:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T00:13:58","slug":"heroic-eternal-fire-qualify-for-iem-katowice-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/heroic-eternal-fire-qualify-for-iem-katowice-group-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroic & Eternal Fire qualify for IEM Katowice group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the first day of action at the IEM Katowice Play-In stage, Heroic and Eternal Fire became the first two teams to qualify for one of Counter-Strike’s<\/a> most prestigious events.<\/p>\n

Eternal Fire secured their spot in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2024<\/a> by defeating Rebels 2-0 (13-4, 13-9).<\/p>\n

Despite an earlier upset against Cloud9, Rebels faced challenges in maintaining their intensity against the Turkish team.<\/p>\n

On Inferno, Eternal Fire dominated the first half with a 9-3 lead, showcasing their prowess in breaking down Rebels’ defence.<\/p>\n

Despite Rebels’ efforts to respond after the switch, Eternal Fire secured the map with a force-buy and consecutive rounds.<\/p>\n

Mirage saw a similar story, with Eternal Fire’s \u00d6zg\u00fcr “woxic” Eker leading the charge, bringing the team to match point on the T side.<\/p>\n

Rebels attempted a comeback, but it was too little, too late, as Eternal Fire sealed the victory after a timeout.<\/p>\n

Engin “MAJ3R” K\u00fcpeli expressed his team’s ambition to be a tier-one team, attributing fatigue to their struggles in closing out Mirage.<\/p>\n

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.@eternalfiregg<\/a> advance to the GROUP STAGE of #IEM<\/a> Katowice 2024! \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n

They do so after defeating @RebelsGaming<\/a> with a clean 2-0 \ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/EunNHIh87m<\/a><\/p>\n

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) January 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n