IEM Kraków 2026

IEM Kraków 2026 ran 31 January–8 February 2026 in Kraków, Poland and was won by Vitality. A $1.2M prize pool and 16 teams were on the line. Full final standings and prize money below.

  • Dates: 31 January–8 February 2026
  • Location: Kraków, Poland
  • Prize pool: $1.2M
  • Teams: 16
  • Tier: Tier 1
  • Type: Intl. LAN
  • Game: CS2

Final standings

  1. 1st — Vitality — $400K
  2. 2nd — FURIA — $180K
  3. 3rd — Spirit — $100K
  4. 4th — MOUZ — $60K
  5. 5-6th — G2 — $40K
  6. 5-6th — Aurora — $40K
  7. 7-8th — Falcons — $24K
  8. 7-8th — Astralis — $24K
  9. 9-12th — FaZe — $16K
  10. 9-12th — 3DMAX — $16K
  11. 9-12th — Natus Vincere — $16K
  12. 9-12th — FUT — $16K
  13. 13-16th — NRG — $10K
  14. 13-16th — BC.Game — $10K
  15. 13-16th — PARIVISION — $10K
  16. 13-16th — The MongolZ — $10K

MVP: ZywOo

Exceptionally valuable players: flameZ · molodoy · KSCERATO · Spinx · donk · sh1ro

Match results

Grand final

  • 8 Feb — FURIA 1–3 Vitality (best of 5)

3rd place decider match

  • 8 Feb — Spirit 2–0 MOUZ (best of 3)

Semi-final

  • 7 Feb — Vitality 2–0 MOUZ (best of 3)
  • 7 Feb — Spirit 1–2 FURIA (best of 3)

Quarter-final

  • 6 Feb — G2 0–2 MOUZ (best of 3)
  • 6 Feb — FURIA 2–0 Aurora (best of 3)

Group B lower bracket final

  • 3 Feb — Falcons 0–2 MOUZ (best of 3)

Group B upper bracket final

  • 3 Feb — Vitality 2–0 Aurora (best of 3)

Group A upper bracket final

  • 3 Feb — G2 1–2 Spirit (best of 3)

Group A lower bracket final

  • 3 Feb — Astralis 1–2 FURIA (best of 3)

Group B lower bracket semi-final

  • 3 Feb — MOUZ 2–0 FaZe (best of 3)
  • 3 Feb — 3DMAX 0–2 Falcons (best of 3)

Group A lower bracket semi-final

  • 2 Feb — FURIA 2–1 Natus Vincere (best of 3)
  • 2 Feb — FUT 1–2 Astralis (best of 3)

Group B lower bracket round 1

  • 2 Feb — NRG 1–2 Falcons (best of 3)
  • 2 Feb — FaZe 2–1 BC.Game (best of 3)

Group B upper bracket semi-final

  • 2 Feb — MOUZ 0–2 Aurora (best of 3)
  • 2 Feb — 3DMAX 0–2 Vitality (best of 3)

Group A lower bracket round 1

  • 1 Feb — PARIVISION 1–2 Astralis (best of 3)
  • 1 Feb — The MongolZ 1–2 FURIA (best of 3)

Group A upper bracket semi-final

  • 1 Feb — Natus Vincere 0–2 Spirit (best of 3)
  • 1 Feb — G2 2–1 FUT (best of 3)

Group B upper bracket quarter-final

  • 1 Feb — Falcons 1–2 Aurora (best of 3)
  • 1 Feb — MOUZ 2–0 NRG (best of 3)
  • 31 Jan — Vitality 2–0 BC.Game (best of 3)
  • 31 Jan — FaZe 0–2 3DMAX (best of 3)

Group A upper bracket quarter-final

  • 31 Jan — Spirit 2–0 Astralis (best of 3)
  • 31 Jan — FURIA 0–2 FUT (best of 3)
  • 31 Jan — Natus Vincere 2–1 PARIVISION (best of 3)
  • 31 Jan — The MongolZ 0–2 G2 (best of 3)

Rosters

Format

  • Group stage: Double elimination Bo3 · Group winners advance to playoff semi-finals, while 2nd and 3rd placed teams proceed to the quarter-finals.
  • Playoffs: Single elimination Bo3 · Grand final Bo5 · 3rd place decider match Bo3

Play with these teams

  • Guess the Player — A daily Counter-Strike 2 wordle: name the mystery pro from clues that light up green as you get closer.
  • Blur — A pixelated photo of a Counter-Strike 2 pro sharpens with every wrong guess. Name them before the picture gives it away.
  • Higher or Lower — Two Counter-Strike 2 pros, one hidden stat. Call higher or lower and build the longest streak you can.
  • Bingo — A grid of Counter-Strike categories — countries, teams, trophies, roles. Fill each cell with a real pro, and no player twice.
  • Team Path — Follow a Counter-Strike pro’s career through the teams they played for, and work out who it is.
  • Major Draft — Draft five Counter-Strike 2 pros by role, then coach them live through a full Major — Swiss stage, playoffs, round by round.
  • Pro Career — Create a Counter-Strike 2 pro at 16, sign with a real club, and play out a full career of seasons, transfers and choices.
  • CS2 Wordle — The Wordle you know, played on the Counter-Strike dictionary: guess the daily word letter by letter, six tries.
  • Ace — A ranked list of Counter-Strike pros for each difficulty, every day. Name everyone on it and it’s an ace.
  • Fan Favourites — Vote for the Counter-Strike 2 pros you actually like — no account, no sign-up. The ranking below is the crowd's, updated the moment you click.
  • CS2 Transfers — Every roster move HLTV has published, dated to the day, back to March 2023.
  • Pro Manager — Run a real Counter-Strike 2 club on the real circuit — sign pros and retired legends, call the veto and every round, and climb Valve's ranking season after season.
  • Multiplayer rooms — Press Find a match for a 1v1 against another player, or create a private room, send the code, and race your friends through the same rounds of Guess, Blur, Team Path, Higher-Lower, Wordle, Bingo, Ace or Major Draft — or pick Mixed and get a different game every round.
  • CS2 tier lists — Rank Counter-Strike players, coaches, clubs or maps the way you see them, send the board to whoever you want with one link, and compare it with where everyone else put them.
  • Crossfire — A 3×3 grid of Counter-Strike categories every day. Name a pro who fits both the row and the column of each square, with nine guesses for the whole grid.

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