ESL has announced an exhibition match at the IEM Cologne Major 2026
Dan Kleiman
The organizers of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 announced on their official page on social network X that an exhibition match will be held before the tournament’s grand final.
The match will take place on June 21 at 3:30 p.m. Moscow time, exactly two and a half hours before the start of the final best-of-5 series. The format of the match and the maps to be played remain unknown at this time.
Team Rosters
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Team Germany
- Johannes “tabseN” Vodartz
- John “JDC” de Castro
- Josef “faveN” Baumann
- Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich
- Elias “s1n” Stein
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Team Poland
- Grzegorz “SZPERO” Jamalek
- Pawel “innocent” Mosek
- Piotr “izak” Skovyrsky
- Kamil “kisserek” Banak
- Kasper “xKacpersky” Gabara
The IEM Cologne Major 2026 is taking place from June 2 to 21 in Cologne. Following the first three stages of the tournament, eight teams have advanced to the playoffs. The event’s total prize pool is $1,250,000.
Photo: ESL.
Dan Kleiman
