{"id":16049,"date":"2023-08-01T10:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/?p=16049"},"modified":"2023-08-01T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:38:29","slug":"fnatic-struggle-for-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/fnatic-struggle-for-survival","title":{"rendered":"Fnatic: Struggle for Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fnatic: Struggle for Survival<\/h1>\n<p>In the debut match of Group A at IEM Cologne 2023, Fnatic defeated Cloud9 with a score of 2:1 (13:16 on Vertigo, 16:10 on Anubis, and 19:16 on Ancient) and advanced to the upper bracket semifinals of the group.<\/p>\n<p>However, there they encountered confident players from ENCE, who managed to beat Fnatic with a score of 2:0.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, on July 31st, Fnatic will face GamerLegion in the lower bracket. At the same time, Cloud9 will also meet their new opponent, Monte, in the lower bracket.<\/p>\n<p>If Fnatic and Cloud9 manage to defeat their opponents, we will witness an interesting showdown in the lower bracket semifinals once again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fnatic Roster<\/strong>: Krimz, Mezii, Roej, Afro, Dexter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cloud9 Roster at IEM Cologne<\/strong>: Buster (stand-in), Sh1ro, Hobbit, Electronic, Perfecto, Groove (coach).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fnatic: Struggle for Survival In the debut match of Group A at IEM Cologne 2023, Fnatic defeated Cloud9 with a score of 2:1 (13:16 on Vertigo, 16:10 on Anubis, and 19:16 on Ancient) and advanced to the upper bracket semifinals of the group. 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