{"id":397814,"date":"2026-06-11T20:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=397814"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:57:25","slug":"falcons-spirit-start-stage-3-with-wins-cologne-major-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/falcons-spirit-start-stage-3-with-wins-cologne-major-2026","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Crush NAVI as Falcons Outlast G2 in Stage 3 Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final opening matches of Stage 3 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 saw Falcons and Team Spirit begin their campaigns with victories. Falcons survived a hard-fought three-map battle against G2, while Spirit delivered one of the most dominant performances of the day to sweep Natus Vincere and move into the 1-0 pool.<\/p>\n

Falcons edge out G2 in thrilling three-map series<\/h3>\n
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One of the most anticipated matchups of the opening round lived up to expectations as Falcons and G2 traded blows across three maps. G2 struck first by winning their own pick, Inferno, 13-10, putting pressure on Nikola \u201cNiKo\u201d Kova\u010d and his teammates.<\/p>\n

Falcons responded immediately on Dust2, where they controlled the game and secured a 13-8 victory to force a decider. Ancient delivered the closest map of the series, with both sides battling until overtime. In the end, Falcons held their nerve and claimed a 16-13 victory to secure the series 2-1.<\/p>\n\n

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NiKo and m0NESY power Falcons to victory<\/h3>\n