Ganesh Jadhav

Day 2 of CS2 IEM Cologne Major 2026 Playoffs kicked off with a record-setting three-map thriller between G2 and Team Spirit. Following the nerve-wrecking series was another nail-biter, Team Falcons taking on the tournament favorites—Team Vitality. 

Two weeks ago, 32 teams arrived in Germany for one of the biggest Counter-Strike tournaments of the year—the IEM Cologne Major. After the dust settled on the three stages of intense competition, we got the final 8 teams that will set foot in the LANXESS Arena as one of them lifts the trophy.

Duas semanas atrás, 32 equipes chegaram à Alemanha para um dos maiores torneios de Counter-Strike do ano — o IEM Cologne Major. Após o fim das três etapas de intensa competição, temos as 8 equipes finais que pisarão na LANXESS Arena enquanto uma delas levanta o troféu.

Hace dos semanas, 32 equipos llegaron a Alemania para uno de los mayores torneos de Counter-Strike del año: el IEM Cologne Major. Tras el polvo asentado en las tres etapas de intensa competencia, tenemos los 8 equipos finales que pisarán la LANXESS Arena mientras uno de ellos levanta el trofeo.

It’s Day 1 of IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3, and Team Vitality have already announced their arrival to the competition. Facing FUT, the defending Major Champions started with a map loss only to reverse-sweep their opponents in dominant fashion.    The highlight of the series, however, was the performance of the team’s ace, ZywOo. The Chose nOne recorded two aces in the Bo3, despite a terrible map 1. 

Es el Día 1 de la Stage 3 del IEM Cologne Major 2026, y Team Vitality ya ha anunciado su llegada a la competencia. Enfrentando a FUT, los campeones defensores del Major comenzaron con una pérdida de mapa solo para revertir el resultado y barrer a sus oponentes de forma dominante.