IEM Cologne Stage 3 Day 3: BetBoom, Spirit headline 2-0 slate

On 13 June 2026 in Cologne, Stage 3 Day 3 of the IEM Cologne Major continued the pool format. Two 2-0 pool matches were scheduled in the evening: BetBoom against FURIA at 19:40 and Spirit against 9z at 20:55. Winners of those matches secured progression from the pools.

Earlier on Day 3 the tournament staged 1-1 pool fixtures that kept teams on equal records competing for advancement or elimination. Natus Vincere faced The MongolZ at 11:00, Falcons met Monte at 14:15, Aurora played G2 at 14:20 and Vitality took on MOUZ at 16:35.

The day also included 0-2 pool elimination matches where the losing side would leave the Major. B8 played FUT at 11:00 and PARIVISION faced Legacy at 17:45. Those fixtures carried immediate knockout consequences for the losing teams.

Stage 3 separates matches by win-loss designations: 2-0 matches lock in teams that remain unbeaten in the pool, 1-1 matches set up deciding contests and 0-2 matches eliminate the losing side from the event.

Highlights from Stage 3 Day 2 were released to recap earlier play and key moments ahead of Day 3. The Day 3 schedule combined fixtures that confirmed progression for unbeaten teams with contests that put winless teams at risk of exit.