🔥 BEST upside down PICK'EM 🔥

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TOP 10 TALENT PICK'EMS after day 1

The first day of 🏆 IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1 has ended and here's what the leaderboard looks like.

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👑 THE #1 CLUB

Only 7 players in modern CS history have spent 100 or more weeks ranked #1 in the world by HLTV. ropz and apEX are the newest names on that list.

❔ Most weeks at #1 in 🇩🇰 HLTV rankings (2015-2026):

🇩🇰 dupreeh - 141 weeks
🇩🇰 dev1ce - 123 weeks
🇩🇰 Xyp9x - 123 weeks
🇩🇰 gla1ve - 121 weeks
🇩🇰 Magisk - 113 weeks
🇪🇪 ropz - 102 weeks
🇫🇷 apEX - 100 weeks

Five of seven names are the🇩🇰 Astralis core - the same five players who built one of the most dominant eras in CS history. 🇪🇪 ropz cracked the list while still active at the top of his game with 🇫🇷 Vitality, and 🇫🇷 apEX got there as an IGL - a rarity for the role.
Both will play in Cologne. The number can still grow.

Stats: HLTV

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🔥 STAGE 1 - WHO'S ALMOST THROUGH

After Round 2, the Advancement board has reshuffled. Four teams already sit above 85% - but the middle of the table is where it gets interesting.

🏆 IEM Cologne Major 2026 - Stage 1, Round 3
📅 June 2-5 · Cologne, Germany

Live chances to advance (by VRS):

🇩🇪 GamerLegion - 97.7%
🇺🇦 B8 - 95.9%
🇷🇺 BetBoom - 92.4%
🌎 M80 - 87.1%
🇧🇷 MIBR - 62.2%
🇨🇳 Lynn Vision - 55.4%
🇩🇪 BIG - 51.6%
🇺🇸 Liquid - 48.8%
🇧🇷 Sharks - 47.8%
🇺🇸 NRG - 43.9%

🇩🇪 GamerLegion holds the top spot: 97.7% to advance - they've kept the model's confidence from day one, and Round 2 didn't change it.

🇧🇷 MIBR still in good shape despite a rougher run: zero chance at 3:0 now, but the model still gives them 62.2% to make it through - a 3:1 or 3:2 path remains very much alive.

Live Advancement updates with every map result. Open the board.
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement

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CHANCES TO ADVANCE - Before Stage 1 vs NOW

After Round 2 we can see how the picture has shifted on Stage 1 advancement. Advancement chances are based on 10 million Monte Carlo simulations, with match outcomes weighted using our live VRS.

The biggest movers:
🇺🇸 M80: 49% → 87%
🇩🇰 Heroic: 55% → 17%
🇨🇳 TYLOO: 50% → 14%
🇨🇿 SINNERS: 50% → 11%

Check it out in LIVE!
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THE PICK`EMS THAT WOKE UP!

Three CS veterans started Stage 1 near the bottom of the talent leaderboard. Almost 3 rounds later, all three have moved sharply up.

Just look where Kane standing right now!
🇺🇦 Kane: #47 → #3
🇺🇦 Zeus: #48 → #8
🚛 Ceh9: #50 → #29

Follow the race live!
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🏆 Round 3 isn't even over yet, and already 13 out of 85 Pick'ems are at 0%!

Stage 1 sure isn't kind to Pick'ems...

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Are we in for an Australian derby?(🇦🇺vs🇦🇺)

If 🇺🇦B8 take down 🌎M80 and 🇩🇰HEROIC beat 🇩🇰Gaimin Gladiators in Round 2, here's the bracket the model spits out for Round 3.

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Match schedule for 04.06 of the 4rd round!

🇩🇪 IEM Cologne Major 2026 - Stage 1
📅 June 2-5 · Cologne, Germany

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TOP 10 TALENT PICK'EMS after day 2

The second day of 🏆 IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1 has ended and here's what the leaderboard looks like.

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🏆 STAGE 1 - TIER LIST UPDATE

The Advancement board after the latest round - first qualifications are locked in, first eliminations are out.

🇩🇪 IEM Cologne Major 2026 - Stage 1
📅 June 2-5 · Cologne, Germany

❔ Live tier list:

🟢 S - Advanced (3:0): 🇺🇦 B8 · 🇷🇺 BetBoom
🟢 A - >80%: 🇩🇪 GamerLegion · 🇧🇷 MIBR
🟡 B - >60%: 🌎 M80 · 🇨🇳 Lynn Vision · 🇺🇸 NRG · 🇩🇪 BIG
🟠 D - >20%: 🇨🇳 TYLOO · 🇩🇰 HEROIC · 🌎 Liquid · 🇧🇷 Sharks · 🇦🇺 THUNDER dOWNUNDER
🔴 E - <20%: 🇦🇺 FlyQuest
⚫️ F - Eliminated (0:3): 🇨🇿 SINNERS · 🇩🇰 Gaimin Gladiators

🕹 What's locked in:
3:0 advance: 🇺🇦B8 and 🇷🇺 BetBoom are the first two teams through Stage 1 with clean runs.

0:3 out: 🇨🇿 SINNERS and 🇩🇰 Gaimin Gladiators are eliminated without a map win.

Live Advancement updates with every map. Track every shift through Stage 1!
👉 cs2analytics.com/iem-cologne-major-2026/advancement

#IEMCologne #Major

The 3:0 and 0:3 slots are filled.

🇺🇦 B8 (3:0, 24 Talent picks):

🇨🇳TYLOO 13:6, 🇦🇺THUNDER 13:11, 🌎M80 2:0 (13:11 🏞Ancient, 22:20 ⛪️Inferno). Inferno went to triple OT. the tightest map of Stage 1 so far.

🇷🇺 BetBoom (3:0, 36 Talent picks):

🌎Liquid 13:9, 🇩🇰GG 13:4, 🇩🇪GamerLegion 2:0 (13:2 🎇Nuke, 13:8 🏞Ancient).
Played the entire stage with a stand-in.

🇩🇰 Gaimin Gladiators (0:3, 41 Talent picks):

🇷🇺BetBoom 4:13, 🇩🇪BIG 1:13, 🇩🇰HEROIC 0:2 (🌅Dust2 5:13, ⛪️Inferno 6:13).
Never reached double digits, best showing was 6 rounds on Inferno.

🇨🇿 SINNERS (0:3, only 2 Talent picks):

🇦🇺FlyQuest 14:16, 🇺🇸NRG 11:13, 🇨🇳TYLOO 0:2 (🏞Ancient 14:16 OT, ⛪️Inferno 10:13).
Lost every BO1 by 2 rounds. In the BO3, led both first halves (8:4 🏞Ancient, 7:5 ⛪️Inferno) and dropped both second halves.

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Are we in for a Chinese derby?(🇨🇳vs🇨🇳)

If 🌎M80 take down 🇺🇸NRG and 🇺🇸Liquid beat 🇩🇰HEROIC in Round 4, here's the bracket the model spits out for Round 5.

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