The fourth day of Swiss Stage 1 IEM Cologne Major 2026, according to HLTV, was the penultimate day of the group stage of the major. On June 4, six matches in BO3 format took place – four teams have already secured their spots in Stage 2, while another six remain with a 2–2 record and will meet in the final round on June 5.
Results of the day:
- THUNDER dOWNUNDER 0–2 FlyQuest – the Australians eliminated TD from the tournament;
- TYLOO 2–1 Sharks – the Chinese roster survived in the elimination match;
- GamerLegion 2–0 BIG – the Germans advanced to Stage 2;
- MIBR 2–0 Lynn Vision – the Brazilians had no chance against their opponent;
- Liquid 2–0 HEROIC – the NA flagship eliminated the Europeans;
- M80 2–0 NRG – the American duel ended with a clean score.
After the fourth round, BetBoom and B8 have already advanced to Stage 2 with a 3–0 record, as well as M80, MIBR, and GamerLegion with a 3–1 mark. Six teams – TYLOO, Lynn Vision, Liquid, FlyQuest, NRG, and BIG – remain at 2–2 and will compete for the last three spots in the final round of Swiss.
Context of the day: GamerLegion finished off BIG after losing to BetBoom in a 2–0 match, M80 avenged NRG after a setback against B8, and Liquid confidently dealt with HEROIC after a 1–1 series. FlyQuest, on the other hand, returned to the race after two consecutive losses – the team eliminated THUNDER dOWNUNDER and is now also playing an elimination match.
Recall that earlier Jerry assessed the chances of top teams to reach the finals of IEM Cologne Major 2026.
