On Tuesday, June 9, the fourth game day of the second stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 in CS2 took place. Three matches were held: some teams advanced to Stage 3, while others exited the championship.
Results of the fifth round of Stage 2:
- Monte 2:0 paiN
- Legacy 2:0 TYLOO
- BIG 1:2 B8
Final standings of Stage 2 (position – team – matches):
- FUT Esports – 3:0
- Team Spirit – 3:0
- G2 Esports – 3:1
- BetBoom Team – 3:1
- 9z Team – 3:1
- Legacy – 3:2
- Monte – 3:2
- B8 – 3:2
- paiN Gaming – 2:3
- BIG – 2:3
- TYLOO – 2:3
- MIBR – 1:3
- Astralis – 1:3
- M80 – 1:3
- GamerLegion – 0:3
- FlyQuest – 0:3
As a result of the final day, B8, Monte, and Legacy advanced to Stage 3, while BIG, TYLOO, and paiN concluded their participation.
The complete list of 16 teams for the third stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026, which will take place from June 11 to 15:
- PARIVISION
- 9z Team
- The MongolZ
- BetBoom Team
- Team Vitality
- FUT Esports
- MOUZ
- Legacy
- Team Falcons
- G2 Esports
- FURIA
- B8
- NAVI
- Team Spirit
- Aurora
- Monte
Stage 2 took place from June 6 to 9: the first two rounds were in a best-of-1 format, while elimination matches and those for advancement to Stage 3 were in best-of-3. Teams also competed for a prize pool of $80,000 for their achievements in the stage.
Recall that as a result of Stage 2, 15 Russian players made it to the top-16 link.
