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Kicking off tomorrow is Stage 1 of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 and there are sixteen teams that are vying for their spots in Stage 2. We bring you all you need to know about the participants, schedule, format, and how to watch.
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Participants
Hover or click on team logo for player information
GamerLegion
Tauson
PR
REZ
hypex Snax imd (C)
B8
npl esenthial alex666 kensizor s1zzi
Maddened (C)
HEROIC yxngstxr
xfl0ud nilo Chr1zN susp TOBIZ (C)
BetBoom Team
s1ren zorte Magnojez Boombl4 FL4MUS Fierce (C)
BIG
tabseN JDC
gr1ks blameF faveN xenn (C)
M80
Swisher slaxz- s1n Lake JBa
dephh (C)
MIBR
brnz4n insani kl1m LNZ venomzera
LETN1 (C)
SINNERS Esports beastik SHOCK kisserek
stressarN
MoDo bfull (C)
NRG oSee nitr0 br0
Sonic Grim
daps (C)
TYLOO
JamYoung Moseyuh Mercury Jee zero zhokiNg (C)
Sharks Esports gafolo rdnzao doc koala
maxxkor
coachi (C)
Gaimin Gladiators JOTA NEKIZ felps HEN1 Luken horvy (C)
Team Liquid NAF ultimate siuhy EliGE
malbsMd
flashie (C)
Lynn Vision westmelon z4kr EmiliaQAQ Starry C4LLM3SU3 GUM (C)
THUNDERdOWNUNDER
asap TjP aliStair dexter Liazz viridian (C)
FlyQuest INS Vexite
nettik jks story AZR (C)
Schedule
All times are converted in to your local time.
Round 1
- : M80 v Lynn
- : SINNERS v FlyQuest
- : B8 v TYLOO
- : MIBR v THUNDER
- : GamerLegion v NRG
- : HEROIC v Sharks
- : BetBoom v Gaimin
- : BIG v Liquid
Round 2
June 2, Times TBD
Round 3
June 3, Times TBD
Round 4
June 4, Times TBD
Round 5
June 5, Times TBD
Format
The features a 16-Team Swiss System Format, where teams face off against others with similar records. All matches are played in a Best-of-One (Bo1) format, except for Elimination and Advancement matches, which are played as Best-of-Three (Bo3).
The top 8 teams advancing to Stage 2 of the Major, while the bottom 8 end their Major journey here.
Prize Pool
The $1,250,000 USD prize pool will be distributed a follows:
- 🥇1st-8th: Advance to Stage 2
- 9th-11th: $5,000
- 12th-14th: $5,000
- 15th-16th: $5,000
Where to Watch
You can watch IEM Cologne Major 2026 (Stage 1) in 
English live on the ESLCS Twitch channel (embedded below).
and the second stream in English live on the ESLCSb Twitch channel (embedded below).
Other streaming options include:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ESLCS/streams
- Kick: https://kick.com/ESLCS and https://kick.com/ESLCSb
