🇪🇺 EUROPE AT THE MAJOR
European-rostered teams represent their countries at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1 - each with at least three players sharing the same flag.
🇩🇪 IEM Cologne Major 2026 - Stage 1
📅 June 2-5 · Cologne, Germany
🇺🇦 B8 - VRS #16, 1,584 pts
🇩🇪 BIG - VRS #28, 1,419 pts
🇩🇰 HEROIC - VRS #27, 1,422 pts
🇷🇺 BetBoom - VRS #17, 1,563 pts
See live win probability updating in real time on the page!
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
#IEMCologne #Major #B8 #BIG #HEROIC
European-rostered teams represent their countries at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1 - each with at least three players sharing the same flag.
📅 June 2-5 · Cologne, Germany
Tier list (advancement): A-tier (>60%) · 3:0 picks: 13/50
Top map by VRS: Ancient #8
Best player: 🇺🇦 npl #54 globally
Country represented: 🇺🇦 Ukraine (full Ukrainian roster)
Open Stage 1 match: vs🇨🇳 TYLOO, 62%/38% by VRS.
Tier list (advancement): B-tier (>40%) · 3:0 picks: 9/50
Top map by VRS: Overpass #9
Best player: 🇩🇰 blameF #105 globally
Country represented: 🇩🇪 Germany
Open Stage 1 match: vs🌎 Liquid, 44%/56% by VRS.
Tier list (advancement): B-tier (>40%) · 3:0 picks: 5/50
Top map by VRS: Dust 2 #17 / Nuke #17 (tied)
Best player: 🇸🇪 nilo #102 globally
Country represented: 🇸🇪 Sweden
Open Stage 1 match: vs🇧🇷 Sharks, 54%/46% by VRS.
Tier list (advancement): A-tier (>60%) · 3:0 picks: 19/50
Top map by VRS: Anubis #2
Best player: Magnojez #69 globally
Open Stage 1 match: vs🇩🇰 Gaimin Gladiators, 76%/24% by VRS.
See live win probability updating in real time on the page!
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
#IEMCologne #Major #B8 #BIG #HEROIC
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"I HATE EXCUSES"
🇩🇰 blameF takes BIG into their home Major in Cologne with the bluntest pre-event message of the year.
After a brutal 2026 start that saw BIG miss back-to-back Majors (Austin, Budapest) and tumble from VRS #38 to #87 following a full roster overhaul, the addition of blameF as IGL turned the season around. Back-to-back LAN wins in tier-2 (Roman Imperium Cup IV, United21 Esplay Challenge S1) put them back in invite range, and HLC Belgrade PRO sealed the Major spot.
❔ The numbers backing the project :
🎙 blameF on the mindset entering Cologne (🇩🇰 HLTV):
"I hate excuses and we will have none if we don't play well in this event." HLTVorg
🇩🇪 tabseN, in his 9th year with BIG, has publicly aimed for Stage 3 in Cologne. Eight months ago, neither he nor the org would have called this realistic. 🇩🇰 blameF rebuilt the room - and now the home crowd gets to see it.
See BIG's full roster, Map VRS profile and live win probability on the page!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/teams/big
#IEMCologne #Major #BIG #blameF
After a brutal 2026 start that saw BIG miss back-to-back Majors (Austin, Budapest) and tumble from VRS #38 to #87 following a full roster overhaul, the addition of blameF as IGL turned the season around. Back-to-back LAN wins in tier-2 (Roman Imperium Cup IV, United21 Esplay Challenge S1) put them back in invite range, and HLC Belgrade PRO sealed the Major spot.
🇩🇰 blameF is the best fragging IGL attending Cologne - 1.25 rating this season🇩🇪 BIG live VRS: #28 (1,419 pts) · B-tier advancement
Top map by VRS:🚅 Overpass #9 globally
Stage 1 Day 1: vs🌎 Liquid - 44/56 by VRS, the tightest matchup on the board
🎙 blameF on the mindset entering Cologne (
"I hate excuses and we will have none if we don't play well in this event." HLTVorg
See BIG's full roster, Map VRS profile and live win probability on the page!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/teams/big
#IEMCologne #Major #BIG #blameF
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🌍 MIXED ROSTERS AT THE MAJOR
Three teams at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1 carry rosters built from four different flags - no country has more than two players in the lineup.
🏆 IEM Cologne Major 2026 - Stage 1
📅 June 2-5 · Cologne, Germany
🇩🇪 GamerLegion - VRS #9, 1,725 pts
🇨🇿 SINNERS - VRS #34, 1,380 pts
🌎 Liquid - VRS #45, 1,305 pts
See live win probability and Stage 1 advancement chances on the page!
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
#IEMCologne #Major #GamerLegion #SINNERS #Liquid
Three teams at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1 carry rosters built from four different flags - no country has more than two players in the lineup.
📅 June 2-5 · Cologne, Germany
Tier list (advancement): S-tier (>80%) · 3:0 picks: 42/50
Top map by VRS: Inferno #5
Best player: 🇸🇪 REZ #30 globally
Roster countries: 🇵🇱×2 (Snax, hypex) · 🇸🇪 REZ · 🇩🇰 Tauson · 🇨🇿 PR.
Open Stage 1 match: vs🇺🇸 NRG, 87%/13% by VRS - the biggest favorite call on Day 1.
Tier list (advancement): A-tier (>60%) · 3:0 picks: 1/50
Top map by VRS: Overpass #5
Best player: 🇷🇴 MoDo #155 globally
Roster countries: 🇨🇿×2 (beastik, SHOCK) · 🇷🇴 MoDo · 🇵🇱 kisserek · 🇲🇰 stressarN.
Open Stage 1 match: vs🇦🇺 FlyQuest, 69%/31% by VRS.
Tier list (advancement): B-tier (>40%) · 3:0 picks: 0/50
Top map by VRS: Inferno #21
Best player: 🇬🇹 malbsMd #135 globally
Roster countries: 🇨🇦 NAF · 🇺🇸 EliGE · 🇬🇹 malbsMd · 🇵🇱×2 (siuhy, ultimate).
Open Stage 1 match: vs🇩🇪 BIG, 56%/44% by VRS.
See live win probability and Stage 1 advancement chances on the page!
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
#IEMCologne #Major #GamerLegion #SINNERS #Liquid
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RANDOM CS2 MAJOR FACTS
Open every team's profile, roster and Map VRS!
👉 cs2analytics.com
📌 1.⛪️ Inferno is the most-played map in Major history - 359 maps. Mirage sits at 342 and is the only map present at all 24 Majors ever held.
📌 2.🇺🇦 s1zzi (🇺🇦 B8) is set to become the 2nd-youngest player in Major history at 16.4 years. The only player younger: oBo at StarLadder Major 2019 (16.1).
📌 3.🇩🇰 karrigan is set to become the oldest player ever at a Major at 36 years old.
📌 4.🇺🇸 EliGE carries the longest active streak among Cologne attendees - 13 consecutive Majors. The all-time record belongs to 🇩🇰 dupreeh - 19 in a row.
📌 5.🇺🇦 Natus Vincere hold the record for most Major Grand Finals reached - 6.
📌 6.🇦🇺 THUNDER dOWNUNDER are about to become the 4th team in history to play a Major without an organization.
📌 7. 🇩🇰 Magisk holds the record for most aces in Major history - 9 in total.
📌 8. Across the entire history of Majors, 22 German players have competed. Just 5 of them will be in Cologne 2026.
📌 9. 25 people have attended a Major both as a player and as a coach -🇺🇦 B1ad3 among them.
📌 10. 🇩🇰 zonic holds the all-time record for most Majors attended as a coach - 16.
📌 11.🇩🇰 blameF (🇩🇪 BIG) is the best fragging IGL attending Cologne - 1.25 rating this season.
Open every team's profile, roster and Map VRS!
👉 cs2analytics.com
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"5/10 or Better Chances" here is the model's estimate that a bracket hits at least 5 of 10 correct predictions - the reward threshold. No one cracked 23%.
Build your own on Pick'Em and see what your chances are!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/pickem
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Our live rating performed well and have 99.9% accuracy on this snapshot (other 0.1% is probably due to difference in time zone).
You can check the accuracy!
👉https://cs2analytics.com/standings?mode=snapped&snapshotDate=2026-06-01
This is first Monday of the month and official VRS Snapshot is here:
👉github.com/ValveSoftware/counter-strike_regional_standings/blob/main/live/2026/standings_global_2026_06_01.md
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The Major opens in Cologne. 16 teams, 8 Stage 2 spots, Swiss format - entry door to the rest of the bracket.
There will be 16 matches today – each team will play two Bo1 matches, from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM UTC.
There will be a lot of good CS today!
See live win probability updating in real time on the page!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/matches
#IEMCologne #Major
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We ran five well-known names' Cologne Stage 1 Pick'Ems through our probability model.
"5/10 or Better Chances" here is the model's estimate that a bracket hits at least 5 of 10 correct predictions - the reward threshold. No one cracked 25%.
Build your own on Pick'Em and see what your chances are!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/pickem
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PICK'EM's in trouble!
How did the tier list change after the first two matches?
Chances to advance by VRS (live):
NAME - advance % NOW - (advance % WAS)
🌎 M80 - 69.8% (49.4%)
🇦🇺 FlyQuest - 35.1% (20.6%)
🇨🇳 Lynn Vision - 34.9% (53.9%)
🇨🇿 SINNERS - 29.9% (50.3%)
Check it out!
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
How did the tier list change after the first two matches?
Chances to advance by VRS (live):
NAME - advance % NOW - (advance % WAS)
Check it out!
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
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🚨 BREAKING: 🇦🇺 FlyQuest 1:0 🇨🇿 SINNERS at IEM Cologne Stage 1
Check the probabilities LIVE as the Major plays out
https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
🇦🇺 FlyQuest's chance to advance just jumped from 20.6% → 41.3%.
Watch matches live!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/matches
Check the probabilities LIVE as the Major plays out
https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
Watch matches live!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/matches
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SECOND UNDERDOG BUSTING PICK'EMS! Stage 1 is cooking!!
Follow each team's chances to advance LIVE!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
Follow each team's chances to advance LIVE!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
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Can the underdogs go 3-0 in Stage 1?
Chances after Round 1:
THUNDER dOWNUNDER — 14.1%
FlyQuest — 10.5%
👉Follow each team's chances LIVE!
https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
Chances after Round 1:
THUNDER dOWNUNDER — 14.1%
FlyQuest — 10.5%
👉Follow each team's chances LIVE!
https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
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UPDATE: Stage 1 is doing Stage 1 things!
🇦🇺 FlyQuest and 🇦🇺 THUNDER dOWNUNDER both took their opening matches! Leaders to play in Stage 2 RN: B8 (85,1%), GamerLegion (84,8%), M80 (69,7%). 🇺🇦 B8 just overtook 🇩🇪 GamerLegion at the top!
Follow each team's chances to advance LIVE!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
Follow each team's chances to advance LIVE!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement
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Maybe they misunderstood the Pick'EMs 😅
Watch Australia smash the Pick'EMs live on CS2Analytics!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/matches
Watch Australia smash the Pick'EMs live on CS2Analytics!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/matches
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While most are recovering from broken Pick'Ems, coach of 🇦🇺 THUNDER DOWNUNDER is surging to first place 😳
Here they are, the Australian Pick'Ems..
Track how the leaderboard changes live!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/talent-picks
Here they are, the Australian Pick'Ems..
Track how the leaderboard changes live!
👉 https://cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/talent-picks
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