Astralis wins Danish Derby and qualifies for playoffs at IEM Cologne

For the second day in a row, Astralis managed to win a clear 2-0 victory at IEM Cologne and is now set up with a group final against Natus Vincere for a direct spot in the semi-finals.

The victory came a few hours after former Astralis player, Nicolai "device" Reedtz had crashed out of the tournament in the group stage with his team Ninjas in Pyjamas after a defeat in the hands of Virtus.pro.

A glorious Astralis day was made even better by beating their Danish rivals from Heroic, which beforehand was considered favorites in the eyes of the bookmakers. But gla1ve and company are back on LAN and are now a serious contender for the title at IEM Cologne.

The victory was established on Inferno, where Astralis with a very well-structured CT-side silenced their fellow Danes. On Overpass the flow and momentum from Inferno lingered on and for the second day in a row, we saw Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth finding his old self with another good performance only overshadowed by Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen, who played an excellent match.

Heroic will drop down to the lower bracket, where they will need two victories to qualify for the playoffs. The first match is against FURIA tomorrow at 13.30 (CEST).

Astralis - Heroic 2-0 | IEM Cologne

Inferno (16-11) |  Bubzkji 22-15 K-D / 78.6 ADR / 1.33 rating

Overpass (16-12) |  dupreeh 32-16 K-D / 107.9 ADR / 1.64 rating

MVP:  Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen  53-33 K-D / 91.6 ADR / 1.41 rating