NAVI suffered a defeat against Spirit in their opening match at the IEM Cologne Major 2026 in CS2. After the loss, the team dropped into the 0–1 bracket.
Natus Vincere started the series with a heavy 1:13 defeat on Dust2, which was picked by “the Dragons”. On Anubis, NAVI performed better, but still fell short with an 8:13 loss.
The IEM Cologne Major 2026 is taking place from June 2 to June 21 in Cologne, Germany. The tournament features a total prize pool of $1.25 million.
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian team B8 also lost to FURIA in their opening match at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3.