Team Liquid Survives Elimination Clash Against HEROIC at IEM Cologne CS2 Major

HLTV.org · 1mo ago

Team Liquid kept their IEM Cologne Major 2026 campaign alive by defeating HEROIC in a high-pressure elimination match during Stage 1, adding to an already dramatic opening week that saw THUNDER dOWNUNDER upset MIBR and several top seeds stumble through the Swiss-format bracket. The Cologne Major has drawn close to 400,000 peak concurrent viewers and remains one of the year's biggest events on the CS2 calendar. Stage 2 is expected to begin shortly, with the surviving squads now facing even steeper odds as the bracket tightens toward the grand final.