Best Americas highlights from Cologne Play-In day one

#5: exit - 1v2 clutch vs Movistar Riders on Ancient

With Movistar trying for a comeback, Raphael "exit" Lacerda made the most of a bad situation to win the 1v2 post-plant. The Riders would eventually come back to win the map, 16-13.

#4: hardzao 4k vs Sprout on Dust2

With a round 25 B-rush set to crash into paiN's Wesley "hardzao" Lopes, the star rifler remained unphased. When the call to action came, he answered with a clean AK spray to mow down nearly the entire Sprout team to shut down the round. paiN would end up losing the series 1-2.

#3: latto - 3k vs Astralis on Mirage

00 Nation's Bruno "latto" Rebelatto showed his varied skillset on this round three rush from Astralis by cleaning it up with the Galil. latto and his team would continue this round success for the rest of the map, winning 16-6.

#2: TACO - 1v2 clutch vs Spirit on Dust2

00 Nation's veteran Epitacio "TACO" de Melo came in clutch in the final moments for his squad against Spirit. While submerged in smoke waiting for the defuse, the Major winner timed it perfectly, popping out to get the quick double kill to secure the round 30 win to set up a third map before losing the series 1-2.

#1: try - Ace vs Spirit on Ancient

Argentina's stud AWPer came alive at many points throughout today's action. No clip sticks out today, and perhaps throughout his career quite like this AWP Ace against a strong Spirit team. Despite their best efforts, 00 Nation lost the series 1-2.