IEM Kraków sees the big guns come to play as the second group stage commences in Poland’s new premier tournament.
Stage 1 saw many questions answered as Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyliev’s BC Game advanced to Stage 2.
Stage 2 sees Vitality, Furia, Falcons, Spirit, FaZe, Mouz, NaVi, and The MongolZ enter the Hall of Heroes.
The top teams will be looking to assert themselves against the teams progressing from Stage 1, but after Parivision’s BLAST Bounty victory, their hegemony has been challenged at the top of Counter-Strike.
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