NIP defeat Astralis in IEM Winter opener

In the third matchup between Astralis and NIP since the blockbuster transfer of Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz in April, the two teams fought for a favourable chance to stay in the upper bracket in Group A at IEM Winter 2021. The victor of the Scandinavian battle ended up being the Swedes from NIP, as they brought down Astralis 16-8 in the BO1 matchup on Nuke today.

The loss means that Astralis has fallen to the dangerous elimination bracket, while NIP will stay in the upper bracket where they are set to play against the winner of Vitality – MOUZ.

NIP vs Astralis (1-0) | IEM Winter Opening Round

16-8 (Nuke) | dev1ce – 1.73 Rating / 24-11 K-D / 104.9 ADR