Cloud9 vs 9INE Preview and Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

Cloud9 vs 9INE pits a title contender against a dark horse of the tournament in a do-or-die IEM Cologne 2023 battle

Cloud9 and Fnatic played out one of the best IEM Cologne 2023 Group Stage series we have seen so far, but the Russian roster could not bag the bragging rights in the end. Now they find themselves in a battle for survival against 9INE. Cloud9 have the CSGO betting odds in their favor, but they will experience an additional layer of pressure knowing they have lost all of their last four bouts. 

Cloud9

Cloud9's opening match in the group stage saw them playing without Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov, and their new signings, Denis “electroNic” Sharipov and Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy, failed to lead them to victory. They did put on an impressive show against Fnatic, but it was not enough to avoid a 2-1 defeat. 

Players

Denis “electroNic” Sharipov

• HLTV Rating: 1.09
• Impact Rating: 1.19
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.6%
• Average Damage Round: 82.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.74

Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy

• HLTV Rating: 1.04
• Impact Rating: 0.87
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.2%
• Average Damage Round: 70.0
• Kills Per Round: 0.62

Timur “buster” Tulepov

• HLTV Rating: 1.08
• Impact Rating: 1.02
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.0%
• Average Damage Round: 73.0
• Kills Per Round: 0.67

Dmitriy ”sh1ro” Sokolov

• HLTV Rating: 1.26
• Impact Rating: 1.22
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 76.3%
• Average Damage Round: 78.9
• Kills Per Round: 0.77

Abai ”HObbit” Hasenov

• HLTV Rating:1.06
• Impact Rating: 1.13
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.5%
• Average Damage Round: 80.0
• Kills Per Round: 0.72

Most Kills

Map 1: sh1ro

Map 2: HObbit

Map 3: electroNic

Most Assists

Map 1: electroNic

Map 2: sh1ro

Map 3: HObbit

Most Deaths

Map 1: HObbit

Map 2: electroNic

Map 3: sh1ro

9INE

Marco “⁠Snappi⁠” Pfeiffer’s troops went off to a dream start against ENCE as they demolished the Finnish side on Vertigo. Nuke went in favor of the IEM Dallas 2023 champions, however, and the final fight turned out to be a nail-biter on Mirage, which ultimately ENCE won in overtime.

Players

Wiktor “mynio” Kruk

• HLTV Rating: 0.92
• Impact Rating: 1.01
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 67.3%
• Average Damage Round: 75.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.63

Krzysiek “Goofy” Gorski

• HLTV Rating: 1.08
• Impact Rating: 1.09
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.6%
• Average Damage Round: 77.8
• Kills Per Round: 0.70

Olek “hades” Miskiewicz

• HLTV Rating: 1.12
• Impact Rating: 1.11
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.2%
• Average Damage Round: 73.8
• Kills Per Round: 0.73

Kamil “KEi” Pietkun

• HLTV Rating: 1.12
• Impact Rating: 1.21
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.7%
• Average Damage Round: 82.9
• Kills Per Round: 0.74

Kacper “Kylar” Walukiewicz

• HLTV Rating: 1.05
• Impact Rating: 1.02
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.7%
• Average Damage Round: 73.3
• Kills Per Round: 0.68

Most Kills

Map 1: hades

Map 2: KEi

Map 3: Goofy

Most Assists

Map 1: Goofy

Map 2: Goofy

Map 3: hades

Most Deaths

Map 1: Goofy

Map 2: KEi

Map 3: KEi

Cloud9 vs 9INE Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

We expect 9INE to dispatch Cloud 9 2-1 in the upcoming series. 

Cloud9 vs 9INE Head to Head Record 

Cloud9 2-1 9INE 

Cloud9 vs 9INE Maps 

• Overpass
• Vertigo
• Ancient

9INE vs Cloud9 Score 

• Map 1: Cloud9 to win by +5<
• Map 2: 9INE to win by +6<
• Map 3: 9INE to win in OT

9INE vs Cloud9 First Blood 

Map 1: Kylar 

Map 2: buster

Map 3: buster

C9 vs 9INE Most First Kills

Map 1: sh1ro

Map 2: KEi 

Map 3: Goofy

9INE vs C9 Top Fragger

sh1ro

C9 vs 9INE Most Clutches

Goofy

9INE vs C9 Most Utility Damage

buster

C9 vs 9INE Most Plants

9INE

C9 vs 9INE Most Defuses

9INE

IEM Cologne 2023: Cloud9 vs 9INE Match Links

• Twitch
• YouTube

Cloud9 vs 9INE Match Time

July 30, 2023 – 10:00 ET/09:00 CST/07:00 PT