Heroic and G2 make it to the IEM Dallas 2023 playoffs: Fnatic and Nouns are the first to leave the tournament

At IEM Dallas 2023, the night matches of group A ended, after which the first participants of the playoffs and the losers of the tournament were determined. Heroic and G2 Esports advanced to the next stage of the championship, and Fnatic and Nouns Esports were eliminated.

The top bracket of group A

Heroic and G2, who had booked slots in the playoffs, experienced no problems. Casper cadiaN Möller's team confidently dealt with 9z Team and then with MOUZ. In turn, Rasmus HooXi Nielsen and others simply crushed their opponents, Nouns, and OG.

Now Heroic and G2 will play for first place in group A, allowing them to play immediately in the competition's semifinals. The meeting is scheduled for May 31, 10:30 PM EEST. You can study the detailed statistics of the upcoming confrontation here.

The lower bracket of group A

Having lost the matches of the first round of winners, the following pairs were formed in the lower bracket of group A: 9z - Fnatic and FURIA Esports - Nouns. Both South American teams proved stronger than their rivals and went further.

In the lower bracket, the third quota in the playoffs of the tournament is played. MOUZ — FURIA and OG — 9z will compete in the second round of losers. The meetings will be held on May 30 and May 31 at 10:30 PM EEST and 2:00 AM EEST, respectively. You can analyze these confrontations here and here.

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The results of group B

In group B at IEM Dallas 2023, only the first round of the upper bracket was played, and here are the results:

• FaZe Clan 19:17 Evil Geniuses - Mirage map
• ENCE 16:7 Complexity Gaming - Nuke map
  
• Team Liquid 17:19 Astralis - Overpass map
  
• Cloud9 16:2 Grayhound Gaming - Ancient map
  

Based on these results, the pairs of semi-final winners and the first round of the lower bracket of the group were determined. FaZe — ENCE and Astralis — C9 will play for the championship playoffs. EG — COL and Liquid — Grayhound will compete in the elimination matches.

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IEM Dallas 2023 takes place from May 29 to June 4 in Dallas, USA. The teams are raffling off a prize pool of $250,000 and a slot at IEM Cologne 2023. You can follow the schedule and results of the competition here.