MIBR are through to the New Champions Stage at IEM Katowice after beating Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 (16-6 on Train and 16-14 on Inferno).

The best-of-three series kicked off on Train, with the Swedish side starting on the T-side and securing the pistol round victory thanks to a triple kill by Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner. Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David responded in the following round with a Deagle triple kill as MIBR tied the game.

The Brazilian side's strong defense propelled them to a 7-2 lead. Ninjas in Pyjamas picked up their third round with a force buy, with Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson and REZ combining to make it 7-3. MIBR finished the half 10-5 ahead after winning the last three rounds of the half.

The new lineup of MIBR has reached the playoffs

Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga consolidated MIBR's lead with an ace in the second pistol round and the Brazilians made it 13-5 after winning the first weapon round as Ninjas in Pyjamas didn't have enough time for the defuse on the B-site. Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo & company won a 3vs3 in the 22nd round to close out the map with a 16-6 final scoreline.

fer and João "⁠felps⁠" Vasconcellos opened Inferno with double kills in the pistol round as the T-sided MIBR took the A-site. The Brazilians won three gun rounds to lead 6-0. Ninjas in Pyjamas got on the scoreboard in the seventh round with a Banana shutdown. MIBR took three more rounds in the first half to lead 9-6 at halftime.

Ninjas in Pyjamas picked up the first three rounds in the second half to tie the game and took the lead after Lekr0 and Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg's 2vs4 victory in the 19th round (10-9). However, MIBR came back from 14-12 to win the map 16-14, with their final round victory coming after a 1vs1 clutch by FalleN on the B-site.

IEM Katowice 2019Best of 3 MIBRMatchpage 2 0 22nd February 2019 Ninjas in Pyjamas 16Train 6 16Inferno 14

MIBR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	52 - 33	+19	97.4	1.45
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	47 - 31	+16	102.8	1.43
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	32 - 29	+3	61.0	1.08
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	29 - 31	-2	68.8	0.99
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	29 - 36	-7	71.7	0.94

Ninjas in Pyjamas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0	40 - 37	+3	82.2	1.13
Fredrik 'REZ' SternerREZ	38 - 37	+1	88.1	1.12
Christopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundGeT_RiGhT	31 - 39	-8	70.9	0.95
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindbergf0rest	30 - 39	-9	59.2	0.78
Dennis 'dennis' Edmandennis	21 - 38	-17	44.1	0.62

The New Legends stage 3W - 0L Astralis Liquid 3W - 1L Natus Vincere MIBR Renegades 2W - 2L Ninjas in Pyjamas Vitality AVANGAR 1W - 2L FaZe Cloud9 ENCE G2 Complexity HellRaisers 0W - 3L BIG NRG Marcelo 'coldzera' David Age: 24 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.20 Maps played: 952 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.61 MIBR #11 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloJoão 'felps' Vasconcellos João 'felps' Vasconcellos Age: 22 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 638 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.71 Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga Age: 27 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 989 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo Age: 27 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 998 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.59 Ninjas in Pyjamas #6 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg Age: 30 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1469 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.65 Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson Age: 25 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 709 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner Age: 21 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 733 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66