{"id":397807,"date":"2026-06-11T19:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=397807"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:24:31","slug":"furia-aurora-open-stage-3-with-wins-cologne-major-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/furia-aurora-open-stage-3-with-wins-cologne-major-2026","title":{"rendered":"FURIA and Aurora Start Stage 3 with Victories at IEM Cologne Major 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second batch of opening matches in Stage 3 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 saw FURIA and Aurora begin their campaigns with convincing victories. The Brazilian side overcame B8 in two maps, while Aurora continued their impressive form by sweeping Monte to move into the 1-0 pool.<\/p>\n<h3>FURIA too strong for B8 in Stage 3 opener<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_397808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397808\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397808\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_469.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_469.webp 580w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_469-300x176.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After successfully navigating Stage 2, FURIA and B8 met in one of the opening matches of the final Swiss phase. Despite B8 selecting Mirage, the Brazilians controlled the key moments and secured a 13-10 victory on the Ukrainians\u2019 map pick.<\/p>\n<p>The series then moved to Inferno, where FURIA completely took over. Gabriel \u201cFalleN\u201d Toledo\u2019s team dominated the map from start to finish and closed it 13-4, sealing a comfortable 2-0 victory to begin Stage 3.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-betboom-open-stage-3-with-wins-iem-cologne-major-2026\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260606_Viola-Schuldner_IEM-Cologne_07336.webp\" alt=\"9z and BetBoom start Stage 3 with victories at IEM Cologne Major 2026\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-betboom-open-stage-3-with-wins-iem-cologne-major-2026\">9z and BetBoom start Stage 3 with victories at IEM Cologne Major 2026<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/9z-betboom-open-stage-3-with-wins-iem-cologne-major-2026\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jun 11<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>KSCERATO leads the way for FURIA<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-377421\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Shrinking-and-Predictable-Map-Pool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Shrinking-and-Predictable-Map-Pool.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Shrinking-and-Predictable-Map-Pool-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Shrinking-and-Predictable-Map-Pool-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-Shrinking-and-Predictable-Map-Pool-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kaike \u201cKSCERATO\u201d Cerato was the best player of the series, posting a 1.38 rating and earning Player of the Match honors. Mareks \u201cYEKINDAR\u201d Ga\u013cinskis also impressed with 31 kills and a 1.33 rating, while Yuri \u201cyuurih\u201d Santos contributed a 1.28 rating.<\/p>\n<p>For B8, Dmytro \u201cesenthial\u201d Tsvir was the highest-rated player with a 0.99 rating, while none of the Ukrainian players managed to finish above the 1.00 mark.<\/p>\n<h3>Aurora sweep Monte to continue strong run<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_397809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397809\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397809\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_470.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_470.webp 577w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_470-300x176.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aurora entered Stage 3 after an impressive showing in the previous phase and continued their momentum against Monte. The Turkish squad secured a 13-10 victory on Nuke, Monte\u2019s map pick, before finishing the series with a 13-7 win on Anubis.<\/p>\n<p>Monte struggled to find answers against Aurora\u2019s aggressive style and dropped to the 0-1 pool after a one-sided series.<\/p>\n<h3>soulfly stars in Aurora\u2019s victory<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_376608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-376608\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-376608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55173623640_d5b6e9b43e_h.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55173623640_d5b6e9b43e_h.webp 1600w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55173623640_d5b6e9b43e_h-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55173623640_d5b6e9b43e_h-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55173623640_d5b6e9b43e_h-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55173623640_d5b6e9b43e_h-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-376608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Copyright by BLAST<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Caner \u201csoulfly\u201d Kesici delivered the best performance of the match with a 1.32 rating and 31 kills across the two maps. Ali \u201cWicadia\u201d Haydar Yal\u00e7\u0131n followed with a 1.25 rating, while \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u201cwoxic\u201d Eker and Engin \u201cMAJ3R\u201d K\u00fcpeli also made important contributions.<\/p>\n<p>For Monte, Aur\u00e9lien \u201cafro\u201d Drapier was the only player to finish with a rating above 1.00, recording a 1.05 rating. Aurimas \u201cBymas\u201d Pipiras endured a difficult series, ending with a 0.60 rating.<\/p>\n<h3>Teams react<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FURIA\/status\/2065103019356586304?s=20\">FURIA<\/a> celebrated the victory on social media with the message:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>VICTORY IN THE MAJOR DEBUT! Mirage 13-10, Inferno 13-4. FURIA delivers the 2\u00d70 over B8 to open 1-0 in Stage 3 of the IEM Cologne Major.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/B8esportsGG\/status\/2065103995014648073?s=20\">B8<\/a> acknowledged the defeat with a short post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>We drop to 0-1.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AuroraCS2_GG\/status\/2065138105632407837?s=20\">Aurora<\/a> were equally enthusiastic after defeating Monte:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>WE\u2019RE STARTING WITH A MAJOR VICTORY!<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Monte_Esports\/status\/2065138435015250115?s=20\">Monte<\/a> remained optimistic despite the loss and reminded fans:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>Still in the race.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<h3>VRS impact<\/h3>\n<p>The victory earned FURIA 41 VRS points, moving the Brazilians from 13th to 8th place, while B8 lost eight points and remained 17th. Aurora gained 25 points and climbed from 10th to 7th in the Valve Regional Standings. Monte lost two points and stayed in 19th position.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mouz-vitality-start-stage-3-with-wins-cologne-major-2026\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55246907321_832e981f6b_k.jpg.webp\" alt=\"MOUZ and Vitality Open Stage 3 with Victories at IEM Cologne Major 2026\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mouz-vitality-start-stage-3-with-wins-cologne-major-2026\">MOUZ and Vitality Open Stage 3 with Victories at IEM Cologne Major 2026<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mouz-vitality-start-stage-3-with-wins-cologne-major-2026\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jun 11<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s next?<\/h3>\n<p>With the victories, FURIA and Aurora moved into the 1-0 pool of Stage 3 at IEM Cologne Major 2026. B8 and Monte, meanwhile, dropped to the 0-1 bracket and will need a response in the next round to avoid falling behind in the Swiss stage.<\/p>\n<h3>Skin.Club Pick\u2019em Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>Running alongside the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 is the <a href=\"https:\/\/pickem.skin.club\/en?_gl=1*1gjueh0*_gcl_au*OTk5MzQwNTQ4LjE3NTc0NDMzNDI.\">Skin.Club Pick\u2019em Challenge<\/a> \u2014 an interactive feature where fans predict match results, choose advancing teams, and earn points throughout the tournament. By making accurate picks, participants unlock rewards ranging from premium skins to rare gloves and knives, with the ultimate prize being the iconic AWP | Dragon Lore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second batch of opening matches in Stage 3 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 saw FURIA and Aurora begin their campaigns with convincing victories. The Brazilian side overcame B8 in two maps, while Aurora continued their impressive form by sweeping Monte to move into the 1-0 pool. 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