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Com o fim da Stage 3 do IEM Cologne Major 2026, as oito equipes finais de Counter-Strike estão definidas para a Lanxess Arena e a reta final rumo ao troféu. Os Pick’Ems já puniram escolhas arriscadas e favoritos instáveis, e com os verdadeiros pesos pesados de Counter-Strike colidindo agora em um bracket de eliminação única, prever os playoffs ficou ainda mais difícil.

Duas semanas atrás, 32 equipes chegaram à Alemanha para um dos maiores torneios de Counter-Strike do ano — o IEM Cologne Major. Após o fim das três etapas de intensa competição, temos as 8 equipes finais que pisarão na LANXESS Arena enquanto uma delas levanta o troféu.

Mientras la Etapa 3 del IEM Cologne Major 2026 llega a su fin, los ocho equipos finales de Counter-Strike están listos para la Lanxess Arena y la última carrera hacia el trofeo. Los Pick’Ems ya han castigado las predicciones arriesgadas y los favoritos inestables, y con los verdaderos pesos pesados de Counter-Strike chocando ahora en un bracket de eliminación directa, predecir los playoffs se vuelve aún más difícil.

As Stage 3 of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 wraps up, the final eight Counter-Strike teams are locked in for the Lanxess Arena and the last sprint towards the trophy. The Pick’Ems have already punished risky calls and shaky favorites, and with Counter-Strike’s true heavyweights now colliding in a single-elimination bracket, predicting the playoffs only gets harder.

Hace dos semanas, 32 equipos llegaron a Alemania para uno de los mayores torneos de Counter-Strike del año: el IEM Cologne Major. Tras el polvo asentado en las tres etapas de intensa competencia, tenemos los 8 equipos finales que pisarán la LANXESS Arena mientras uno de ellos levanta el trofeo.

Two weeks ago, 32 teams arrived in Germany for one of the biggest Counter-Strike tournaments of the year—the IEM Cologne Major. After the dust settled on the three stages of intense competition, we got the final 8 teams that will set foot in the LANXESS Arena as one of them lifts the trophy.
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