IEM Cologne 2026

DatesJune 5-21, 2026

Prize Pool$2,250,000

VenueLanxess Arena, Cologne

IEM Cologne 2026 was won by The MongolZ 3-2 over Vitality — the first Asian team to win a CS2 Major. Senzu's Round 23 B-site 1v3 clutch on Dust2 became the moment of the tournament. Followed by state hero ceremony (Polar Star award), Souvenir cycle peak, and unprecedented Mongolian-language streaming ramp. Full coverage below.

IEM Cologne 2026

Coverage (24 articles)

100 Thieves shock world with upset elimination of Falcons at BLAST Bounty

Liquid bench siuhy after difficult spring season

'A catastrophe': how Valve's new Major sticker system is reshaping the CS scene

Falcons the only top team to skip PGL Masters Bucharest 2026

BLAST heads to Mongolia in 2027 with historic Ulaanbaatar Open event

Summer 2026 Rostermania: A Two-Week Recap

CS2 Off-Season Tracker: Summer 2026 Roster Moves at a Glance

CS2 Season 5 Update Adds Cache, New Skins, and Bomb Rework

Brollan's MOUZ Departure Closes an Awkward Chapter

HEROIC Sign MartinezSa to Replace yxngstxr

HLTV World Rankings Snapshot: Mid-July 2026

Cache Returns to CS2 Active Duty Map Pool After Seven Years

CS2 Enters Summer Player Break Ahead of BLAST Bounty

Falcons Holo Sticker Cologne 2026 Market Analysis

100 Thieves Officially Sign Gizmy as New IGL

HLTV Prospects Ranking for July 2026 Highlights Dawy in Top 10

100 Thieves Bench Ag1l Ahead of Summer IGL Search

Post-Cologne HLTV Rankings: Falcons Take World #1 Spot

Vitality Fall From #1 HLTV Ranking First Time in Over a Year

Falcons Take Over the HLTV World Ranking for the First Time

Buying Every Cologne 2026 Top 100 Sticker Cost $19,447 at Peak

donk Sticker Prices Crash After Cologne 2026 Major Peak

IEM Cologne 2026 Broadcast Viewership — 2.75M Peak, 100M Hours Watched, Falcons 3-0 FURIA in Grand Final

The Souvenir-O-Matic Explained: CS2's New Skin Crafting Tool

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