IEM Cologne Major 2026 Playoff Results: Falcons Winthe Championship

On June 21, 2026, the IEM Cologne Major 2026 CS2 playoffs ended in Cologne. In the grand final, played in the bo5 format, the Falcons team defeated the Brazilian FURIA with a score of 3-0 on cards and won the main trophy of the tournament, as well as 500 thousand in prize money. Falcons sniper Ilya m0NESY Osipov was named Major MVP, the seventh MVP award of his career and his first in the Majors. The playoffs took place June 18-21 at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne. The decisive stage involved eight teams, having passed through three preliminary stages according to the Swiss system of 32 participants. The playoff format is single elimination: all matches up to the final were played in bo3, the grand final – in bo5. The total prize fund of the tournament was 1,250,000. The victory at IEM Col