Monte suffered a defeat against Falcons in the third round of Stage 3 at the IEM Cologne Major 2026 in CS2. The match ended with a 1–2 scoreline (9:13 on Inferno, 13:11 on Dust2, and 10:13 on Mirage).
As a result, Monte now sit in the 1–2 bracket and must win two consecutive matches to secure a spot in the playoffs. Falcons advanced to the 2–1 bracket and will have two opportunities to qualify for the playoff stage.
The IEM Cologne Major 2026 is taking place from June 2 to June 21 in Cologne, Germany. The tournament features a prize pool of $1.25 million.
As a reminder, Microsoft is testing a major user interface update for Xbox Series X|S.
