Tournament organizer for CS2 Andrey MPKBK Ermakov exclusively for Esports.ru assessed the results of Team Spirit, FUT Esports, and GamerLegion at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 2. According to him, the successful advancement of the team led by Boris magixx Vorobyov to the second stage was largely thanks to Zhab Zhabych.
MPKBKOf course, Zhab Zhabych. Team Spirit in their best shooting form. I'm not sure anyone will stop them before the playoffs. FUT Esports had some quiet maps – their "hit-and-run" style can be stopped by tier-1 teams.
The main reason for GamerLegion's failure, the organizer cited specific gameplay mistakes:
MPKBKWe need to look at specific games, primarily at the very foolishly given third map against B8 Esports, where they, having won on Nuke with a 9:3 attack, managed to lose. And losses in bo1 – that's a roulette. GL could very well have made it through, just like B8, from a 0:2 score.
IEM Cologne Major 2026 takes place from June 2 to June 21, 2026, in Cologne, Germany. There are 16 teams left in the event, with a total prize pool of $1,250,000.
As a reminder, at the request of fans, Zhab Zhabych received a coach profile on HLTV.
