Vitality, Gambit secure opening wins in IEM Summer

The $250,000 tournament kicked off with BO1 matches in group A.

The first pair of matches in IEM Summer 2021 has been concluded with Vitality and Gambit getting wins over Complexity and Sprout, respectively.

Both matches took place on Vertigo, with the Vitality - Complexity match proving competitive in the first half (8-7), before the Frenchmen took control of the game to close it out 16-8. The world No. 1 team Gambit was never in danger from Sprout, however, cruising to a 16-6 win.

apEX's squad started the tournament on a positive note

Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage started the match with an impressive quad kill on the defense of the B bombsite, but neither his nor the opposing side managed to build any momentum soon. As the first half finished 8-7, Jayson "⁠Kyojin⁠" Nguyen Van and William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba were the unlikely heroes for their sides, but the game was quite different after the switch. Vitality sprinted towards the finish line with a near-flawless CT side as Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut posted a 7-2 opening kill record for the map.

Sprout, who earned a spot at IEM Summer through the ESL National Championship Global Playoff, were no match for Gambit in the game played on the B stream. Timofey "⁠interz⁠" Yakushin and Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov topped the scoreboard with 1.86 and 1.55 ratings respectively, while Sprout's star Josef "⁠faveN⁠" Baumann was the only one to post an above-average rating for the Germans (1.15)

IEM Summer 2021Best of 1 VitalityMatchpage 16 8 3rd June 2021 Complexity 16Vertigo 8

Vitality	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Mathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautZywOo	21 - 13	+8	100.8	1.63
Jayson 'Kyojin' Nguyen VanKyojin	22 - 13	+9	100.6	1.59
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	20 - 15	+5	82.9	1.34
Dan 'apEX' MadesclaireapEX	21 - 13	+8	84.8	1.26
Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabiermisutaaa	13 - 16	-3	56.9	0.97

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
William 'RUSH' WierzbaRUSH	20 - 18	+2	90.4	1.18
Justin 'jks' Savagejks	15 - 20	-5	71.0	0.90
Kristian 'k0nfig' Wieneckek0nfig	13 - 22	-9	63.0	0.68
Benjamin 'blameF' BremerblameF	12 - 18	-6	62.2	0.65
Valentin 'poizon' Vasilevpoizon	10 - 19	-9	52.9	0.65

IEM Summer 2021Best of 1 GambitMatchpage 16 6 3rd June 2021 Sprout 16Vertigo 6

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Timofey 'interz' Yakushininterz	24 - 8	+16	103.2	1.86
Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolovsh1ro	22 - 9	+13	87.5	1.55
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	17 - 12	+5	76.2	1.28
Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkovnafany	16 - 16	0	95.3	1.26
Sergey 'Ax1Le' RykhtorovAx1Le	14 - 14	0	72.9	1.15

Sprout	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Josef 'faveN' BaumannfaveN	17 - 17	0	90.3	1.15
Fritz 'slaxz-' Dietrichslaxz-	12 - 20	-8	78.5	0.77
Marko 'kressy' Đorđevićkressy	14 - 17	-3	56.3	0.74
Denis 'denis' Howelldenis	10 - 19	-9	49.2	0.53
Timo 'Spiidi' RichterSpiidi	6 - 20	-14	43.2	0.38

Vitality #12 Richard 'shox' PapillonDan 'apEX' MadesclaireMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' RabierJayson 'Kyojin' Nguyen Van Josef 'faveN' Baumann Age: 21 Team: Sprout Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1119 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.65 Sprout #31 Timo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellMarko 'kressy' ĐorđevićJosef 'faveN' BaumannFritz 'slaxz-' Dietrich Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut Age: 20 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 1.28 Maps played: 822 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.62 Complexity #13 Justin 'jks' SavageWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeValentin 'poizon' VasilevBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer Gambit #1 Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovTimofey 'interz' YakushinSergey 'Ax1Le' RykhtorovDmitry 'sh1ro' SokolovVladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov Justin 'jks' Savage Age: 25 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1099 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.63 Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov Age: 19 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.22 Maps played: 681 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.54 Jayson 'Kyojin' Nguyen Van Age: 22 Team: Vitality Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 41 KPR: 0.60 DPR: 0.66 William 'RUSH' Wierzba Age: 27 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1330 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.67 Timofey 'interz' Yakushin Age: 20 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 664 KPR: 0.58 DPR: 0.59