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IEM Cologne Major 2026

IEM Cologne Major 2026 — the second CS2 Major of the year — runs June 2-21 at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne, Germany. 32 teams across three stages competing for a $1,250,000 prize pool. Champions Stage opens June 17 with quarterfinals.

DatesJune 2-21, 2026
Prize Pool$1,250,000
Teams32
VenueLANXESS Arena
StatusChampions Stage (June 17 opener)

Champions Bracket

The eight Champions teams seeded by Stage 2 performance. Bookmaker odds reflect bracket-win probability as of June 15, 2026.

QF1 — June 17
#1 🇫🇷 Vitality
3.25
#8 🇰🇿 Aurora
12.00
17:00 CEST · 15:00 UTC · 18:00 MSK
QF2 — June 17
#3 🇷🇺 Spirit
5.00
#4 🇺🇦 NAVI
7.50
21:00 CEST · 19:00 UTC · 22:00 MSK
QF3 — June 18
#2 🇲🇳 The MongolZ
4.20
#7 🇧🇷 paiN
13.00
17:00 CEST · 15:00 UTC · 18:00 MSK
QF4 — June 18
#5 🇩🇪 MOUZ
9.00
#6 🇸🇦 Falcons
11.00
21:00 CEST · 19:00 UTC · 22:00 MSK

Full Champions Schedule

Slot Match Date CEST UTC MSK
QF1 Vitality vs Aurora June 17 17:00 15:00 18:00
QF2 NAVI vs Spirit June 17 21:00 19:00 22:00
QF3 The MongolZ vs paiN June 18 17:00 15:00 18:00
QF4 MOUZ vs Falcons June 18 21:00 19:00 22:00
SF1 QF1 W vs QF2 W June 19 18:00 16:00 19:00
SF2 QF3 W vs QF4 W June 20 18:00 16:00 19:00
GF Grand Final June 21 17:00 15:00 18:00

Live Market Leaderboards

Capsule Cycle — Champions Eight

Holo-sticker price change vs cycle baseline. Day 25 close (June 14).

1 🇲🇳 The MongolZ
+146%
2 🇫🇷 Vitality
+89%
3 🇷🇺 Spirit
+71%
4 🇺🇦 NAVI
+44%
5 🇩🇪 MOUZ
+32%
6 🇸🇦 Falcons
+28%
7 🇧🇷 paiN
+21%
8 🇰🇿 Aurora
+14%

Player Gold Pyramid

Player-gold sticker mean price across tier-1 marketplaces. June 13 close.

1 🇲🇳 bLitz (The MongolZ)
$82
2 🇫🇷 ZywOo (Vitality)
$62
3 🇷🇺 donk (Spirit)
$57
4 🇺🇦 w0nderful (NAVI)
$53
5 🇰🇿 maj3r (Aurora)
$48
6 🇩🇪 frozen (MOUZ)
$41
7 🇸🇦 NiKo (Falcons)
$38
8 🇧🇷 kauez (paiN)
$34
9 🇫🇷 ropz (Vitality)
$31
10 🇲🇳 mzinho (The MongolZ)
$29

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