CS streamers, content creators, and former pro players have shared their Pick’Em picks for the third stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026
Counter-Strike streamers, content creators, and former pro players have shared their picks for the third stage of the IEM Cologne Major 2026. All of their predictions are detailed below.
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Streamer Artem “ct0m” Maximov:
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Will advance:
- Team Vitality
- Team Falcons
- Team Spirit
- The MongolZ
- FURIA
- G2 Esports
- FUT Esports
- NatusVincere
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Will be eliminated:
- Monte
- B8 Esports
- Aurora Gaming
- PARIVISION
- MOUZ
- BetBoom Team
- 9z Team
- Legacy
Streamer and former Team Spirit captain Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov:
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Will advance:
- Team Vitality
- Team Spirit
- Team Falcons
- The MongolZ
- FURIA
- G2 Esports
- FUT Esports
- Natus Vincere
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Will be eliminated:
- Monte
- B8 Esports
- Aurora Gaming
- PARIVISION
- MOUZ
- BetBoom Team
- 9z Team
- Legacy
YouTube blogger NadeKing:
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Will advance:
- Team Spirit
- FURIA
- Team Vitality
- FUT Esports
- Natus Vincere
- G2 Esports
- The MongolZ
- Team Falcons
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Will be eliminated:
- Monte
- MOUZ
- Aurora Gaming
- PARIVISION
- B8 Esports
- BetBoom Team
- 9z Team
- Legacy
Commentator Alexandre “Gaules” Borba:
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Will advance:
- Team Spirit
- Team Vitality
- FURIA
- Legacy
- 9z Team
- Team Falcons
- Natus Vincere
- FUT Esports
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Will be eliminated:
- PARIVISION
- B8 Esports
- Monte
- MOUZ
- BetBoom Team
- The MongolZ
- G2 Esports
- Aurora Gaming
Former esports player Daniil “Zeus” Teslenko:
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Will advance:
- Team Vitality
- Team Spirit
- FURIA
- Natus Vincere
- Team Falcons
- G2 Esports
- FUT Esports
- Legacy
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Will be eliminated:
- PARIVISION
- Monte
- B8 Esports
- 9z Team
- MOUZ
- BetBoom Team
- The MongolZ
- Aurora Gaming
Esports player and streamer Oleg “baz” Kulich:
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Will advance:
- Team Spirit
- Team Vitality
- Natus Vincere
- Team Falcons
- The MongolZ
- PARIVISION
- FURIA
- FUT Esports
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Will be eliminated:
- 9z Team
- Legacy
- Aurora Gaming
- MOUZ
- G2 Esports
- BetBoom Team
- Monte
- B8 Esports
Former esports player Richard “shox” Papillon:
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Will advance:
- Team Vitality
- Team Spirit
- Natus Vincere
- FURIA
- Team Falcons
- FUT Esports
- The MongolZ
- 9z Team
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Will be eliminated:
- Legacy
- Aurora Gaming
- MOUZ
- G2 Esports
- BetBoom Team
- Monte
- B8 Esports
- PARIVISION
The IEM Cologne Major 2026 takes place from June 2 to 21 in Cologne, Germany. The tournament features 32 teams, and the event itself is divided into three initial stages and a playoff. The total prize pool for the championship is $1,250,000.
Photo — ESL.
