With the April 6, 2026, Valve Regional Standings cutoff just two days away, direct invites to IEM Cologne Major 2026—featuring 32 teams across three Swiss stages and playoffs—are crystallizing based on points from the past six months. Vitality leads global VRS at 2060 points, securing EU's top Stage 3 spot alongside NAVI, PARIVISION, MOUZ, Aurora, and Falcons; FURIA holds Americas' lone Stage 3 invite, while The MongolZ claims Asia's. Bubble intensity peaked in the last week via Circuit X, PCC S3, and DraculaN S6, where BESTIA overtook Liquid (post-G2 roster swap) for Americas Stage 1, and EU's BetBoom edged SINNERS via upsets over G2 and HEROIC. Remaining RMR spots hinge on post-invite qualifiers.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · UpdatedWhich teams will qualify to IEM Cologne Major 2026?
Which teams will qualify to IEM Cologne Major 2026?
$64,061 Vol.

BetBoom Team
98%

B8
97%

SINNERS Esports
64%

BIG
66%

Alliance
27%

3DMAX
14%

HOTU
13%

Ninjas in Pyjamas
8%

OG
2%

Team Liquid
57%

45%
$64,061 Vol.

BetBoom Team
98%

B8
97%

SINNERS Esports
64%

BIG
66%

Alliance
27%

3DMAX
14%

HOTU
13%

Ninjas in Pyjamas
8%

OG
2%

Team Liquid
57%

45%
This market will resolve according to which teams qualify for IEM Cologne Major 2026.If the listed team officially qualifies as one of the teams invited to IEM Cologne Major 2026, the market will resolve to "Yes." Otherwise, it will resolve to "No."
Ties in standings will be broken according to the official ESL / Valve rules.
If IEM Cologne Major 2026 is canceled, postponed indefinitely, or if the official list of IEM Cologne Major 2026 participants is not published before August 1, 2026, ET, this market will resolve to "No."
The primary resolution source will be official information from the ESL website (https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/cs/cologne/). However, a consensus of credible reporting (e.g., Liquipedia at https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2026/Cologne) may also be used.
Market Opened: Mar 5, 2026, 2:47 PM ET
Resolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve according to which teams qualify for IEM Cologne Major 2026.If the listed team officially qualifies as one of the teams invited to IEM Cologne Major 2026, the market will resolve to "Yes." Otherwise, it will resolve to "No."
Ties in standings will be broken according to the official ESL / Valve rules.
If IEM Cologne Major 2026 is canceled, postponed indefinitely, or if the official list of IEM Cologne Major 2026 participants is not published before August 1, 2026, ET, this market will resolve to "No."
The primary resolution source will be official information from the ESL website (https://pro.eslgaming.com/tour/cs/cologne/). However, a consensus of credible reporting (e.g., Liquipedia at https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2026/Cologne) may also be used.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...With the April 6, 2026, Valve Regional Standings cutoff just two days away, direct invites to IEM Cologne Major 2026—featuring 32 teams across three Swiss stages and playoffs—are crystallizing based on points from the past six months. Vitality leads global VRS at 2060 points, securing EU's top Stage 3 spot alongside NAVI, PARIVISION, MOUZ, Aurora, and Falcons; FURIA holds Americas' lone Stage 3 invite, while The MongolZ claims Asia's. Bubble intensity peaked in the last week via Circuit X, PCC S3, and DraculaN S6, where BESTIA overtook Liquid (post-G2 roster swap) for Americas Stage 1, and EU's BetBoom edged SINNERS via upsets over G2 and HEROIC. Remaining RMR spots hinge on post-invite qualifiers.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated



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