NAVI dropped out of the battle for the top spot at ESL One Cologne after suffering a defeat in the group stage. In their last match they lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas, before that the Swedes beat BIG just as convincingly and eventually managed to get out of the group. One of the NiP members Fredrik «REZ» Sterner commented on this win as follows: «This is a NiP they have never seen before. They looked shocked. This is a new version of NiP and we continue to evolve. I think we can show even better results in the future».
The Swedish team kept control of the game from the beginning. On the Overpass map, they managed to gain an advantage, bringing the score to 14 : 4 not in favor of NAVI. After switching sides, Natus Vincere were able to seize the initiative for a while and narrow the gap, but they still failed to beat NiP. At Train NAVI started off with several consecutive wins, but the advantage proved to be short-lived. Ninjas in Pyjamas maintaining control. After changing sides, the CIS team's situation only got worse, and as a result they lost this map with a score of 16 : 3.
After the match S1mple characterized the game with Ninjas in Pyjamas as shameful. The players have yet to draw conclusions from their defeat. Meanwhile, the Swedish team advanced to the quarterfinals. Who will be her opponent is not yet known.
