IEM Cologne Major 2026 Winner

What you need to know

This market is asking which team will win the IEM Cologne 2026 Counter-Strike tournament — one of the most prestigious events in professional CS. A Yes on any specific team means that team lifts the trophy at the end. The tournament runs from June 2 to June 21, 2026, with the world's top CS teams competing. Right now, the market has Vitality as the strong frontrunner at 48%, Team Spirit second at 17%, and Natus Vincere third at 10%, with the remaining ~25% spread across other teams. The market settles based on whoever ESL officially declares as the IEM Cologne 2026 champion by June 21, 2026. The result is confirmed through ESL's official channels or widely trusted reporting like Liquipedia. One edge case worth knowing: if the tournament is cancelled or pushed past July 1, 2026, the market resolves as 'Other' — not as any specific team. There's also a quirky rule: if somehow two teams are declared co-winners, the market picks whichever team name comes first alphabetically. None of the provided news headlines relate to IEM Cologne 2026, Counter-Strike, or any of the teams involved. There is no relevant recent news to point to here. The kind of updates that would matter are team roster changes, recent tournament results showing strong or weak form, or any news about the event's schedule or format. The biggest uncertainty is that Vitality's 48% reflects genuine market confidence but is far from a guarantee — upsets are common in CS tournaments, and a single bad day can eliminate any team. Team Spirit and NaVi both have histories of deep runs at big events. The tournament hasn't started yet, so current team form, last-minute roster changes, and bracket matchups could all shift the picture significantly. There are also many unlisted teams that collectively hold roughly a quarter of the probability.

The odds right now

• Vitality+1.0 pts (1w)49%
• Team Spirit+5.0 pts (1w)22%
• Natus Vincere-1.4 pts (1w)8%
• Falcons-1.0 pts (1w)8%
• FURIA-0.3 pts (1w)5%
• MOUZ-0.2 pts (1w)2%
• FUT+0.2 pts (1w)2%
• The MongolZ-0.3 pts (1w)1%
• BetBoom+0.6 pts (1w)1%
• G2-0.1 pts (1w)1%
• PARIVISION1%
• Legacy-0.3 pts (1w)1%

Price history

How this resolves

Resolves June 21, 2026

This market will resolve according to the winner of the IEM Cologne 2026 tournament, currently scheduled for June 2nd - June 21st, 2026. If this tournament is cancelled, postponed after July 1, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or a winner has not been declared within this timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. If multiple teams are declared winners, this market will resolve in favor of the team whose listed team name comes first alphabetically. The resolution source for this market will be official information from the tournament organizer, ESL (https://pro.eslgaming.com/). However, a consensus of credible reporting (e.g., Liquipedia at https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2026/Cologne) may also be used.

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