{"id":397119,"date":"2026-06-07T19:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=397119"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:25:06","slug":"pain-eliminate-flyquest-b8-knock-out-gamerlegion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/pain-eliminate-flyquest-b8-knock-out-gamerlegion","title":{"rendered":"FlyQuest and GamerLegion Become First Stage 2 Casualties at IEM Cologne Major 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The elimination matches of Stage 2 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 brought an end to the tournament for both FlyQuest and GamerLegion. paiN kept their hopes alive by defeating the Australians in a clean two-map series, while B8 survived a three-map battle against GamerLegion to move to the 1-2 pool and earn another chance to stay in Cologne.<\/p>\n

paiN eliminate FlyQuest in a two-map series<\/h3>\n
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Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With both teams entering the match at 0-2, there was no room for mistakes. paiN looked more composed from the beginning and secured victories on Nuke and Anubis to close out the series 2-0.<\/p>\n

On Nuke, the Brazilian side successfully defended their map pick and claimed a 13-7 win. FlyQuest attempted to respond on Anubis, but paiN controlled the crucial rounds and finished the series with another 13-10 victory.<\/p>\n

Rafael \u201csaffee\u201d Costa was the standout performer of the series. The experienced AWPer finished with a 1.32 rating across both maps, supported by Guilherme \u201cpiriajr\u201d Barbosa (1.19) and Rodrigo \u201cbiguzera\u201d Bittencourt (1.09). For FlyQuest, Joshua \u201cINS\u201d Potter was the only player to end above a 1.10 rating.<\/p>\n\n

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paiN stay alive, FlyQuest say goodbye<\/h3>\n