The team Ninjas in Pyjamas suffered a defeat against Astralis and exited IEM Cologne 2023

At the IEM Cologne 2023 CS:GO tournament, the team "Ninjas in Pyjamas" suffered a defeat to "Astralis" in the first round of the lower bracket in Group B. The final score of the match was 0:2, with "Ninjas in Pyjamas" losing on the maps Vertigo and Ancient with scores of 6:16 each.

Following this loss, "Ninjas in Pyjamas" ended their participation in the championship, securing the 13-16th place and earning $10,000.

The sniper of the "Ninjas in Pyjamas" team, Danilo "headtr1ck" Valitov, commented on his team's defeat, acknowledging that they still have a lot of work to do.

In a parallel match, the "Vitality" team secured a spot in the playoffs by defeating "MOUZ" with a score of 2:0.

The IEM Cologne 2023 tournament takes place from July 26th to August 6th, featuring 24 teams competing for a prize pool of $1 million and the opportunity to qualify for IEM Katowice 2024.