Three More Teams Advance to the Next Stage of IEM Cologne Major 2026 — HEROIC Eliminated

The fourth round of the opening stage of IEM Cologne Major 2026 has concluded. Following today's matches, three teams secured their places in the next stage, while three others were eliminated from the championship.

Advancing with a 3–1 record are GamerLegion, M80, and MIBR.

Meanwhile, THUNDERdOWNUNDER, Sharks Esports, and HEROIC have been eliminated from the tournament.

The remaining teams will compete in the 2–2 bracket, where winners will advance and losers will be knocked out of the event.

Match Results

15:00

• THUNDER dOWNUNDER vs FlyQuest — 0:2
  • Anubis: 10:13
  • Inferno: 3:13
• TYLOO vs Sharks — 2:1
  • Nuke: 6:13
  • Inferno: 13:5
  • Anubis: 13:10

17:30

• GamerLegion vs BIG — 2:0
  • Overpass: 16:14
  • Ancient: 13:11
• MIBR vs Lynn Vision — 2:0
  • Anubis: 13:5
  • Inferno: 13:2

20:00

• M80 vs NRG — 2:0
  • Ancient: 13:6
  • Inferno: 13:10
• Liquid vs HEROIC — 2:0
  • Nuke: 13:5
  • Inferno: 13:11

IEM Cologne Major 2026 is taking place from June 2–21 in Cologne. The tournament features a $1.25 million prize pool.

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