Team Spirit won against 9z Team with a score of 2:1 (Overpass 12:16, Mirage 16:13, Dust2 16:14). The match was held in a best-of-3 format as part of the third round of IEM Cologne Major 2026: Stage 3. Thus, Spirit finishes the group stage with a perfect record of 3:0 and advances to the playoffs, while 9z with a 2:1 record will continue to fight in the next round.
Team Spirit roster: Boris magixx Vorobyov, Danil donk Kryshkovets, Miroslav zont1x Plakhotia, Dmitry sh1ro Sokolov, Andrey tN1R Tatarinovich.
9z Team roster: Maximiliano max Gonzalez, Franco dgt Garcia, Ignacio meyern Meyer, Luciano luchov Herrera, Matias HUASOPEEK Ibanes Hernandez.
The third stage of IEM Cologne Major 2026 takes place from June 11 to June 15, featuring 16 teams. The playoffs will be held from June 18 to June 21. The total prize pool of the event is $1,250,000.
Recall that earlier commentator BLACKARXANGEL suggested making Denis Larl Sigitov the captain of Team Spirit in the discipline of Dota 2.
