After a disappointing start to Stage 3 of the IEM Cologne Major 2026, Natus Vincere claimed their first victory of the event by defeating Brazilian side Legacy.
The series began on Inferno, Legacy’s map pick, where NAVI delivered a dominant performance and secured a convincing 13–4 victory. The second map was Ancient, selected by Natus Vincere. Legacy put up a much stronger fight, but NAVI ultimately closed out the map 13–10 to seal the series 2–0.
With this win, Natus Vincere improve to a 1–1 record in the Swiss stage, while Legacy move to 0–2 and are now one loss away from elimination.
The tournament is being held in Cologne from June 2 to June 21 and features a total prize pool of $1.25 million.
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