Commentator and streamer Alexey PCH3LK1N Pchyolkin criticized Team Vitality after their loss to 9z in the third stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 in CS2. The post was published in the personal Telegram channel of the content creator.
PCH3LK1NVitality, creeps. They won't take the Major. Let apEX scream further, because all that remains of them is the echo of his scream. THERE IS NO BEAST STRONGER THAN A DRAGON, SPIRIT IS THE PRIDE OF THE REGION!
The South American team 9z sensationally defeated Team Vitality with a score of 2:1 (Inferno 4:13, Mirage 13:9, Dust 2 13:11). The match was played in a best-of-3 format in the second round of the group stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026: Stage 3.
Thus, at the end of the second round, Vitality went into the 1:1 bracket, while 9z advanced to the match for a playoff slot against Team Spirit with a score of 2:0. Recall that earlier, the prediction for Vitality's first match in the tournament was made by Danil donk Kryshkovets.
