On Monday, June 15, Natus Vincere lost to G2 Esports with a score of 1:2 (Dust2 13:11, Inferno 14:16, Mirage 10:13). The match was played in a best-of-3 format as part of the fifth round of the group stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026: Stage 3. Thus, G2 secures the last spot in the playoffs, while NAVI exits the tournament after their third defeat.
Natus Vincere roster: Aleksi Aleksib Virolainen, Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi, Dmytro makazze Shakiri, Mykhailo iM Ivan, Ihor w0nderful Zhdanov.
G2 Esports roster: Matúš MATYS Šimko, Nemanja huNter- Kovač, Gai Nertz Ilyuts, Álvaro SunPayus García, Nikita HeavyGod Martynenko.
The third stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 took place from June 11 to 15. The playoffs will be held from June 18 to 21, with only 8 rosters advancing. The total prize pool of the event is $1,250,000. Recall that the day before, G2 had already defeated Legacy in the group stage.
