{"id":398039,"date":"2026-06-13T12:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=398039"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:27:51","slug":"fut-eliminate-b8-stay-alive-iem-cologne-major-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/fut-eliminate-b8-stay-alive-iem-cologne-major-2026","title":{"rendered":"FUT Eliminate B8 to Stay Alive at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

B8\u2019s impressive run at IEM Cologne Major 2026 came to an end after the Ukrainian squad suffered a 2-1 defeat to FUT in the 0-2 pool of Stage 3. The Turkish side bounced back from losing Dust2 to win Mirage and Ancient, keeping their Major hopes alive and sending B8 out of the tournament with a 1-3 record.<\/p>\n

Road through Stage 3<\/h3>\n
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B8 (0-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

B8 opened Stage 3 with losses to FURIA and The MongolZ, dropping to the 0-2 bracket. The team ultimately fell to FUT and finished their Major campaign.<\/p>\n

FUT (1-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The squad started Stage 3 with a narrow loss to Vitality before being defeated by G2. Facing elimination at 0-2, FUT kept their tournament hopes alive with a hard-fought victory over B8 and advanced to the 1-2 pool.<\/p>\n\n

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B8 start strong, but FUT complete the comeback<\/h3>\n
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The series opened on Dust2, picked by FUT, but B8 immediately took control. Led by Andrii \u201cnpl\u201d Kukharskyi, the Ukrainians secured a 13-10 victory and moved within one map of survival. FUT answered on Mirage. Despite a competitive first half, the Turkish squad dominated after the break and leveled the series with a 13-9 win. Ancient became the deciding battleground. Both teams traded rounds throughout the map, but FUT proved stronger in the crucial moments and closed out the series 13-11 to complete the reverse sweep.<\/p>\n

npl shines despite elimination<\/h3>\n

B8\u2019s brightest performer was Andrii \u201cnpl\u201d Kukharskyi. The Ukrainian rifler finished the series with 61 kills, 102.3 ADR and a 1.32 rating, earning the highest rating of the match despite ending up on the losing side.<\/p>\n

For FUT, Dmytro \u201cdem0n\u201d Myroshnychenko led the team with a 1.25 rating, while Aulon \u201cKrabeni\u201d Fazlija added a 1.12 rating and several key rounds on the deciding map.<\/p>\n

VRS impact<\/h3>\n
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The victory gave FUT a major boost in the rankings. The team gained 25 VRS points and climbed from 13th to 11th place. B8, meanwhile, lost nine points and remained 17th in the standings.<\/p>\n