The first stage is over and now the top 8 teams have moved up a rung of the ladder to take on the next batch of invites. We bring you all you need to know about the participants, schedule, format, and how to watch.

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Participants

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FUT Esports
dem0n
Krabeni
cmtry
dziugss
lauNX
coolio (C)

Team Spirit
magixx
zont1x
donk
sh1ro
tN1R
hally (C)

Astralis
Staehr
jabbi
HooXi
phzy
ryu
ruggah (C)

G2 Esports
huNter-
HeavyGod
SunPayus
matys
NertZ
sAw (C)

Legacy
latto
dumau
saadzin
n1ssim
arT
adr (C)

paiN Gaming
biguzera
nqz
snow
piriajr
v$m
rikz (C)

Monte
Gizmy
afro
AZUWU
Bymas
Rainwaker
kakafu (C)

9z Team
max
HUASOPEEK
luchov
meyern
dgt
BIT (C)

B8
npl
esenthial
alex666
kensizor
s1zzi
Maddened (C)

BetBoom Team
s1ren
zorte
Magnojez
Boombl4
FL4MUS
Fierce (C)

GamerLegion
Tauson
PR
REZ
hypex
Snax
imd (C)

M80
Swisher
slaxz-
s1n
Lake
JBa
dephh (C)

MIBR
brnz4n
insani
kl1m
LNZ
venomzera
LETN1 (C)

TYLOO
JamYoung
Moseyuh
Mercury
Jee
zero
zhokiNg (C)

BIG
tabseN
JDC
gr1ks
blameF
faveN
xenn (C)

FlyQuest
INS
Vexite
nettik
jks
story
AZR (C)

Schedule

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Round 1

Starting time/match order is provisional and will be confirmed at a later date.

• : FUT v B8
• : Spirit v BetBoom
• : Astralis v GamerLegion
• : G2 v M80
• : Legacy v MIBR
• : paiN v TYLOO
• : Monte v BIG
• : 9z v FlyQuest

Round 2

June 6, times TBD

Round 3

June 7, times TBD

Round 4

June 8, times TBD

Round 5

June 9, 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 3
• 9th-11th: $10,000
• 12th-14th: $10,000
• 15th-16th: $10,000

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