StRoGo became the most popular community caster at the IEM Cologne Major 2026
Daria Ushakova
Streamer Ivan “StRoGo” Shurpatov was the most popular community caster at the recent IEM Cologne Major 2026 tournament.
According to Esports Charts, StRoGo’s channel racked up over 11.7 million viewing hours, with a peak concurrent audience of 315,000 viewers. This makes him the top performer among all community casters at the tournament. In terms of peak concurrent viewers, the Russian streamer was second only to ESL’s official broadcasts.
The most popular community casters at the IEM Cologne Major 2026 by viewing hours
- Ivan “StRoGo” Shurpatov — 11.7 million;
- Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann — 5.48 million;
- Igor “SL4M” Sopov — 4.84 million;
- Alesandre “Gaules” Borba — 3.92 million;
- Luciano “forg1” Forgione — 3.44 million.
Team Falcons took first place at the IEM Cologne Major 2026. In the event’s grand final, the “Falcons” defeated FURIA 3–0 in a best-of-5 series. As a result, the Brazilian team took home the silver medal and earned $170,000 in prize money, while Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s team took home $500,000.
Photo — ESL.
Daria Ushakova
