Cloud9 drop down to the lower bracket to face off against Complexity on Wednesday at 18:00 .

Astralis defeated Cloud9 in a surprising result in Group B of IEM Dallas and secured themselves a spot in the playoffs, starting on Friday. The Danes will now face off against ENCE in the group final to battle the European combine for a direct passage to the semi-final, while the loser will start in the quarters.

On the B stream, OG 2-0'd 9z in the lower bracket semi, eliminating the South American side in 9-12th place and keeping themselves alive for another day of competition. Their next test will come against MOUZ, with the winner of that match securing a quarter-final spot.

Astralis were dominant in their match against Cloud9 and limited the Russian squad to single-digit round totals on both maps. The series started on Ancient, where Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer gave us a taste of what is to come in the pistol round, starting the game with an ace that included a 1vs3 clutch. That gave his team a hot start, and Astralis kept their momentum throughout the entire offensive half by racking up an incredible 12 rounds at the switch. Such a big lead was impossible to fumble for the Danes, who moved the series to Cloud9's map pick with a 16-8 win on Ancient.

Mirage started slightly better for Cloud9 as they put up six rounds on the less-favored T side and went into the second half with a chance of forcing a decider. Their defensive half left much to be desired, however, as Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov and company mustered just two rounds and once again petered out in an 8-16 loss against the Danes. Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz (1.57) and blameF (1.56) were expectedly the driving forces of the Danes' victory, while Cloud9 didn't have a single player achieve a 1+ rating in the series.

Cloud9	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolovsh1ro	35 - 35	0	75.2	1.01
Timur 'buster' Tulepovbuster	25 - 34	-9	58.6	0.79
Sergey 'Ax1Le' RykhtorovAx1Le	26 - 36	-10	59.0	0.79
Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkovnafany	17 - 39	-22	56.7	0.63
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	20 - 42	-22	57.0	0.53

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice	47 - 23	+24	94.1	1.59
Benjamin 'blameF' BremerblameF	43 - 20	+23	91.0	1.56
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve	33 - 30	+3	81.4	1.19
Christian 'Buzz' AndersenBuzz	35 - 28	+7	76.6	1.15
Alexander 'Altekz' GivskovAltekz	26 - 23	+3	67.8	1.04

OG vs. 9z also began on Ancient, with the game on the B stream showcasing a much closer battle. Stand-in Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjău was able to carry his team to victory, however, as the Romanian's 40 kills were enough for OG to secure a 19-17 win on the South Americans' map pick and move the series to Mirage.

A standout individual performance decided the second map of the series too, this time by Shahar "⁠flameZ⁠" Shushan. The Israeli rifler put up 31 kills and a 1.78 rating to give his team a 16-12 victory and a spot in the qualification bout against MOUZ.

OG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Shahar 'flameZ' ShushanflameZ	53 - 44	+9	93.1	1.33
Iulian 'regali' Harjăuregali	51 - 35	+16	80.9	1.32
Adam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharNEOFRAG	52 - 43	+9	82.7	1.13
Maciej 'F1KU' MiklasF1KU	41 - 43	-2	71.5	0.99
Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensenniko	33 - 42	-9	60.2	0.85

9z	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Santino 'try' Rigaltry	53 - 45	+8	78.1	1.13
Franco 'dgt' Garciadgt	43 - 39	+4	76.0	1.11
David 'dav1deuS' Tapia Maldonadodav1deuS	35 - 51	-16	67.6	0.86
Nicolás 'buda' Kramerbuda	39 - 49	-10	67.6	0.86
Maximiliano 'max' Gonzalezmax	33 - 46	-13	62.4	0.85

The schedule for the final day of group play at IEM Dallas is as follows, with every match being played for either elimination or a playoff spot:

Date	Matches
IEM Dallas 2023
31/05/2023	Complexity18:00 Cloud9	Match
31/05/2023	FaZe18:00 Liquid	Match
31/05/2023	G221:30 HEROIC	Match
31/05/2023	MOUZ21:50 OG	Match
01/06/2023	ENCE01:00 Astralis	Match
01/06/2023	FaZe01:00 Cloud9	Match