Two de_cache games closed out matches for four teams in Group B of IEM Katowice, with Astralis taking down Tempo Storm 16-12 and E-frag.net winning in double overtime against EnVyUs, 22-19.
The following two games had admittedly less at stake then the face-off between Virtus.pro and FaZe, as Envy and E-frag.net were both out of the tournament.
However, the game between Tempo Storm and Astralis had quite a bit going for it as the winner would top the Group and therefore move straight into the semifinals while avoiding playing the quarter-finals entirely.
karrigan helped his team secure top seed in Group B
Despite a dominant 13-2 CT-sided half on de_cache shepherded by Finn "karrigan" Andersen, Astralis suddenly found themselves facing against the indomitable will of a Brazilian resurgence as João "felps" Vasconcellos and his teammates began to steadily pick up rounds on the second half.
With the score at 14-12 for the Danes, Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen helped his team win the match point with a crucial two kills in a midround moment. The following round saw Nicolai "device" Reedtz and Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth work together to secure five kills and give the Danish team the map at 16-12.
IEM Katowice 2016Best of 1 
Astralis
Matchpage 16 12 3rd March 2016 
Tempo Storm 16Cache 12
| Astralis | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan | 25 - 17 | +8 | 91.8 | 1.27 |
| Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh | 17 - 18 | -1 | 73.0 | 1.15 |
| Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x | 21 - 19 | +2 | 79.2 | 1.11 |
| René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb | 20 - 17 | +3 | 81.6 | 1.05 |
| Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice | 14 - 20 | -6 | 51.6 | 0.77 |
| Tempo Storm | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps | 24 - 19 | +5 | 90.1 | 1.34 |
| Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz | 17 - 18 | -1 | 79.4 | 1.08 |
| Lucas 'LUCAS1' TelesLUCAS1 | 18 - 21 | -3 | 79.3 | 0.97 |
| Henrique 'HEN1' TelesHEN1 | 17 - 19 | -2 | 60.0 | 0.92 |
| Gustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesSHOOWTiME | 14 - 20 | -6 | 51.8 | 0.74 |
The second match had very little on the line as both E-frag.net and Envy were out of the tournament and was merely played for the $1,000 bonus that is awarded to each victory in the group stage.
The first half was the Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt show as the current member of nV leading the team was a big part in his squad's 10-5 CT defense against the Bulgarian side.
v1c7oR had a phenomenal game against nV
Viktor "v1c7oR" Dyankov helped get the ball rolling for E-frag.net with a pistolround ace and despite EnVyUs winning a crucial early second-half round to reset the Bulgarian team's economy and then powering ahead to a 15-8 scoreline, E-frag somehow brought the score to an overtime result.
In overtime, the two teams traded blows with both favouring their CT-sides and the match progressed towards 18-18, double overtime. In the second overtime, v1c7oR and Nikolay "pNshr" Paunin put in crucial plays to help give the Bulgarian team their first victory of the tournament, and complete Envy' humiliation.
IEM Katowice 2016Best of 1 
Envy
Matchpage 19 22 3rd March 2016 
E-frag.net 19Cache 22
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Group B standings:
| # | Team | W | L | Diff | Points |
| 1. | Astralis | 5 | 0 | +41 | 15 |
| 2. | Tempo Storm | 3 | 2 | +12 | 9 |
| 3. |  Virtus.pro | 3 | 2 | -5 | 9 |
| 4. |  FaZe | 2 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 5. | E-frag.net | 1 | 4 | -29 | 3 |
| 6. | EnVyUs | 1 | 4 | -15 | 3 |
As a result, Astralis have advanced directly into the IEM Katowice semifinals while Tempo Storm and Virtus.pro will be playing quarter-final matches come tomorrow.
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Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt 
Age: 21 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 875 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 E-frag.net #18 Kamen 'bubble' KostadinovEmiliyan 'spyleadeR' DimitrovNikolay 'nkl' KrastevViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovSimeon 'dream3r' Ganev 
Virtus.pro #7 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński 
João 'felps' Vasconcellos 
Age: 19 Team: Tempo Storm Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 64 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.70 
FaZe #10 
Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco
Mikail 'Maikelele' BillPhilip 'aizy' Aistrup
Håvard 'rain' NygaardJoakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussen 
Age: 22 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 717 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz 
Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 626 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.64 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen 
Age: 25 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 680 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.69 Astralis #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenRené 'cajunb' BorgAndreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenNicolai 'device' Reedtz Viktor 'v1c7oR' Dyankov 
Age: 21 Team: E-frag.net Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 405 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth 
Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 778 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.62 Tempo Storm #24 Henrique 'HEN1' TelesLucas 'LUCAS1' TelesRicardo 'boltz' PrassJoão 'felps' VasconcellosGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' Gonçalves Nikolay 'pNshr' Paunin 
Age: 24 Team: E-frag.net Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 82 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.65 Envy #2 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer