G2 vs Spirit (1-2) - IEM Cologne Major 2026 (Quarterfinals)

IEM Cologne Major 2026·Quarterfinals

FINAL

#8 World

1—2

Spirit

#1 World

SS-Tier·Cologne, GermanyLAN

MAP 1Overpass

CT 8 · T 5

13–9

Spirit

CT 7 · T 2

MAP 2Dust2

CT 6 · T 6 · OT 2

14–16

Spirit

CT 6 · T 6 · OT 4

MAP 3Mirage

CT 4 · T 8 · OT 10

22–25

Spirit

CT 4 · T 8 · OT 13

MATCH REPORT

MVP

sh1ro · Spirit

1.22 rating · 75–57 K–D · 75 ADR

Spirit edged out G2 2–1 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 on 19 June 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Overpass, Dust2, Mirage.

Overpass went 13–9 to G2. sh1ro led the map with a 1.23 rating and 19 kills. Dust2 went 16–14 to Spirit after overtime. sh1ro led the map with a 1.30 rating and 22 kills. Mirage went 25–22 to Spirit after overtime. magixx led the map with a 1.30 rating and 31 kills.

sh1ro earned series MVP with a 1.22 rating (75–57 K–D, 75 ADR).

Map Veto

· BO3 sequence

G2bannedNuke

Ban

SpiritbannedInferno

Ban

G2pickedOverpass

← Map 1

SpiritpickedDust2

← Map 2

SpiritbannedAncient

Ban

G2bannedAnubis

Ban

DeciderisMirage

← Map 3

Rosters

G2

Nemanja Kovač

Nikita Martynenko

Matúš Šimko

Guy Iluz

Coach

sAw

Eetu Saha

coach

Spirit

Boris Vorobiev

Danil Kryshkovets

Dmitry Sokolov

Andrey Tatarinovich

Myroslav Plakhotia

Coach

hally

Sergey Shavaev

Coach

Player Stats

Player
G2
Hunter- Nemanja Kovač	17	13	6	73.5	41%
HeavyGod Nikita Martynenko	17	14	4	98.2	71%
NertZ Guy Iluz	15	14	7	87.5	47%
SunPayus Alvaro Garcia	12	11	2	58.6	50%
MATYS Matúš Šimko	11	14	4	51.9	55%
Spirit
sh1ro Dmitry Sokolov	19	12	2	71.6	42%
magixx Boris Vorobiev	11	12	6	62.7	27%
donk Danil Kryshkovets	15	17	5	84.9	60%
zont1x Myroslav Plakhotia	9	15	2	53.5	56%
tN1R Andrey Tatarinovich	10	17	4	67.1	80%

How is the rating calculated?

Match Context

Spirit leads the head-to-head 5-0 over G2 across their last 5 meetings. G2 is 4-1 in their last 5, and Spirit is 5-0 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave Spirit a 85% pre-match win probability.