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The IEM Rio 2026 playoff bracket is set after three days of group stage action. Falcons and FURIA earned semifinal byes; Vitality, Spirit, NAVI, and MOUZ play quarterfinals on April 17. Full schedule, team-by-team analysis, and predictions for the April 19 grand final.
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Team Falcons ended Vitality's 18-series and 24-map winning streaks with a 2-1 upset in the IEM Rio 2026 Group A upper bracket final. NiKo's clutches forced Nuke into overtime, where Falcons closed it 16-14 to advance directly to the semifinals.
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IEM Rio 2026 opened with Vitality dispatching RED Canids 2-0, NAVI crushing B8 with a historic 13-0 on map one, and both G2 and MOUZ completing reverse sweeps. Full Day 1 recap with all eight match results.
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IEM Rio 2026 starts April 13 with 16 teams competing for $300,000. Vitality chase a fourth straight title, NAVI and MOUZ return from rest, and three Brazilian teams play in front of a Rio home crowd.
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FUT Esports capped a perfect 7-0 run with a dominant 3-1 grand final win over Astralis to claim the PGL Bucharest 2026 trophy and $500,000. cmtry was named MVP. It is the biggest upset win of the 2026 CS2 season.
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Four teams remain at PGL Bucharest 2026 and not one of them was on most preseason favorite lists. We break down both semifinal matchups, key storylines, and what's at stake when Astralis vs 3DMAX and MongolZ vs FUT decide the grand final.
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Every PGL Bucharest 2026 quarterfinal went the distance. Astralis erased a map deficit against EYEBALLERS, 3DMAX overcame MIBR in overtime, FUT survived B8, and The MongolZ rallied from 3-9 down to eliminate PARIVISION.
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Day 4 of PGL Bucharest completed the 3-1 playoff qualifiers. 3DMAX swept PARIVISION, The MongolZ dispatched Wildcard, and MIBR eliminated EYEBALLERS. On the other side, BC.Game with s1mple were knocked out alongside NRG and Inner Circle.
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BC.Game's PGL Bucharest campaign ended in a 1-3 elimination after losing to FOKUS. For s1mple, it's yet another setback in his CS2 return — the team has now failed to qualify for the IEM Cologne Major and exited Bucharest without making playoffs.
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Astralis and FUT secured playoff spots at PGL Bucharest with perfect 3-0 records, while FaZe were eliminated by Inner Circle. The Swiss stage delivered upsets and the first test of the new reload mechanic.
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FaZe Clan will miss their first Major since entering CS in 2016 after failing to qualify for IEM Cologne 2026. karrigan, who held the record for most Major appearances, called it 'the lowest point of my career.'
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