The Falcons won the IEM Cologne 2026 Major with a 3-0 Grand Finals victory and new Major Shop items are now available.
Falcons defeated Vitality 2-1 in the Quarterfinals and Team Spirit 2-1 in the Semifinals, then beat FURIA 3-0 in the Grand Finals to claim their first Major Championship.
New Major Shop items: `IEM Cologne 2026 Champions Autograph` stickers (Paper, Holo, Foil, Gold) and `IEM Cologne 2026 Highlight Charms` (10 highlights per stage plus the trophy moment).
Champions Autograph Stickers and Highlight Souvenir Charms are now available in the Major Shop.
Champions Autograph Stickers are now available for purchase in the Major Shop, congratulations to the Falcons.
Highlight Souvenir Charms are now available for purchase in the Major Shop, featuring 10 highlights for each of the six stages of the Cologne 2026 Major and the Falcons' trophy-lifting moment.
FURIA and Team Falcons will meet in the IEM Cologne Grand Finals; coverage begins with the opening ceremony at 16:45 CEST (10:45AM EDT). Team and player stickers remain available with 50% of tournament item sales shared.
FURIA reach the Grand Finals for the first time in organization history after wins over 9z Team and Aurora Gaming.
Team Falcons reach their first Major Championship appearance after victories over Team Vitality and Team Spirit.
Grand Finals coverage begins with the opening ceremony at 16:45 CEST (10:45AM EDT).
Team and player stickers remain available, with 50% of tournament item sales shared with the organizer, teams, and players.
Playoffs at the IEM Cologne Major begin tomorrow at the Lanxess Arena. See Stage III results, Quarterfinal matchups, item revenue share, and Pick'Em details.
Playoffs at the IEM Cologne Major begin tomorrow at the Lanxess Arena (the "Cathedral of Counter-Strike").
Stage III finished with FURIA and Team Spirit at 3-0; Aurora, Falcons, and Vitality at 3-1; 9z Team, BetBoom, and G2 Esports at 3-2.
Quarterfinal matchups: 9z Team vs. FURIA and Aurora vs. BetBoom (Thursday); G2 Esports vs. Team Spirit and Falcons vs. Vitality (Friday).
Team and player stickers are available with 50% of tournament item sales shared with organizer, teams, and players; Pick'Em picks must be submitted before the first Playoff match for Diamond Coin eligibility.
Tournament items and a renovated Major Shop are live for the Cologne Major, plus Souvenir crafting, Pick'Em rewards, and royalty details.
Tournament Items featuring team logos and player autographs are available for purchase.
Major Shop renovated: buy individual stickers with token pricing that changes by demand and receive token refunds if a sticker drops by 25 tokens or more within 24 hours.
Souvenir-O-Matic lets you convert a normal weapon into a Souvenir with gold team, autograph, and map stickers from a completed match.
Activate a Viewer Pass to get a Challenge Coin; upgrading it in Pick'Em awards 300 tokens per upgrade.
50% of Major Shop and Major Pass revenue is shared as royalties with the tournament organizer, teams, and players; rates use VRS seeding before the final and final standings after the Major.
The IEM Cologne 2026 Major Hub is live — purchase tournament items and the Viewer Pass, play the Pick'Em Challenge, and find gameplay and item/visual fixes.
IEM Cologne 2026 Major Hub is available with tournament items and the `Pick'Em Challenge`.
Purchase a `Cologne 2026 Viewer Pass` to receive an upgradable `Cologne 2026 Coin`, upgrade it and earn rewards via the `Pick'Em Challenge`, and appear on the Active Pass Leaderboard.
Gameplay fixes: corrected scoreboard timeline in overtime, fixed pickup hint text on certain weapon entities, and increased spectator in-eye flash amount.
`Souvenir` quality items can be selected in `Trade Up Contract` but will have all `Souvenir` attributes removed; the contract yields a single normal item of the next higher quality from the selected collections.
Misc fixes: tire fire particle flicker in advanced video preview fixed; finger animation on `Bayonet` model adjusted.
