This market will resolve according to the winner of the IEM Cologne 2026 tournament, currently scheduled for June 2nd - June 21st, 2026.

If this tournament is cancelled, postponed after July 1, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or a winner has not been declared within this timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”.

If multiple teams are declared winners, this market will resolve in favor of the team whose listed team name comes first alphabetically.

The resolution source for this market will be official information from the tournament organizer, ESL (https://pro.eslgaming.com/). However, a consensus of credible reporting (e.g., Liquipedia at https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2026/Cologne) may also be used.



Vitality

Team Spirit

Falcons

IEM Cologne Major 2026 Winner

This market will resolve according to which teams qualify for the Grand Final of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 tournament, currently scheduled for June 2nd - June 21st, 2026.

Ties in standings will be broken according to the official tournament rules.

If the IEM Cologne Major 2026 is canceled, postponed, or if the official list of IEM Cologne Major 2026 Grand Final participants is not published before June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "No."

The primary resolution source will be official information from the tournament organizer, ESL (https://pro.eslgaming.com/). However, a consensus of credible reporting (e.g., Liquipedia at https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2026/Cologne) may also be used.

Spirit

Natus Vincere

IEM Cologne Major 2026: Reach the Grand Final

This market will resolve according to which teams qualify for the Playoffs of IEM Cologne 2026, scheduled to take place from June 2 to June 21, 2026.

Ties in standings will be broken according to the official ESL rules.

If the IEM Cologne 2026 is canceled, postponed, or if the official list of IEM Cologne 2026 Playoffs participants is not published before June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "No."

The primary resolution source will be official information from the ESL website (https://pro.eslgaming.com/). However, a consensus of credible reporting (e.g., Liquipedia at https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Intel_Extreme_Masters/2026/Cologne) may also be used.

FURIA

IEM Cologne 2026: Qualify to Playoffs

This market will resolve to “Yes” if Valve adds the map Cache to the official map pool by January 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

If Cache is added to the Active Duty pool, it must remain there continuously for at least 48 hours for this market to resolve to “Yes”. Temporary additions (e.g., for testing) that are reversed within 48 hours will not count. If Cache is added after the deadline, this market will resolve to “No”, even if the addition was announced earlier.

For the purpose of this market, “Valve” refers to Valve Corporation, the developer and publisher of the Counter-Strike series.

For the purpose of this market, the “official map pool” refers to the Active Duty map group in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), which consists of the maps eligible for both competitive matchmaking and professional tournaments.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Valve; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.


This market will resolve to “Yes” if Valve adds the map Cache to the official map pool by June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

If Cache is added to the Active Duty pool, it must remain there continuously for at least 48 hours for this market to resolve to “Yes”. Temporary additions (e.g., for testing) that are reversed within 48 hours will not count. If Cache is added after the deadline, this market will resolve to “No”, even if the addition was announced earlier.

For the purpose of this market, “Valve” refers to Valve Corporation, the developer and publisher of the Counter-Strike series.

For the purpose of this market, the “official map pool” refers to the Active Duty map group in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), which consists of the maps eligible for both competitive matchmaking and professional tournaments.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Valve; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

June 30

This market will resolve to “Yes” if Valve adds the map Cache to the official map pool by September 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

If Cache is added to the Active Duty pool, it must remain there continuously for at least 48 hours for this market to resolve to “Yes”. Temporary additions (e.g., for testing) that are reversed within 48 hours will not count. If Cache is added after the deadline, this market will resolve to “No”, even if the addition was announced earlier.

For the purpose of this market, “Valve” refers to Valve Corporation, the developer and publisher of the Counter-Strike series.

For the purpose of this market, the “official map pool” refers to the Active Duty map group in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), which consists of the maps eligible for both competitive matchmaking and professional tournaments.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Valve; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

This market will resolve to “Yes” if Valve adds the map Cache to the official map pool by July 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

If Cache is added to the Active Duty pool, it must remain there continuously for at least 48 hours for this market to resolve to “Yes”. Temporary additions (e.g., for testing) that are reversed within 48 hours will not count. If Cache is added after the deadline, this market will resolve to “No”, even if the addition was announced earlier.

For the purpose of this market, “Valve” refers to Valve Corporation, the developer and publisher of the Counter-Strike series.

For the purpose of this market, the “official map pool” refers to the Active Duty map group in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), which consists of the maps eligible for both competitive matchmaking and professional tournaments.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Valve; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

July 31

Will Valve add Cache to the Map Pool by...?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut's Total HLTV MVP award count reaches 36 or more at any point on or before December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, as shown in the MVP overview table within the Trophies section of his HLTV.org player page. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

Note: as of market creation (May 22, 2026), ZywOo's HLTV profile lists 32 Total MVPs.

This market may resolve to "No" when it becomes impossible for ZywOo to reach 36 Total MVPs by the deadline (e.g., if no remaining tournaments in 2026 could bring his count to 36).

This market will resolve to "No" if ZywOo's Total MVP count has not reached 36 by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. If ZywOo participates in a tournament that starts on or before that date but concludes after, resolution will be delayed until the day after the tournament concludes to allow HLTV to update the page.

The primary resolution source for this market will be the MVP section of ZywOo's HLTV trophies page (https://www.hltv.org/player/11893/zywoo#tab-trophiesBox); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Will ZywOo reach 36 HLTV MVP awards by December 31, 2026?

This market will resolve according to which player records the most AWP kills across all maps played during the IEM Cologne Major 2026 tournament, scheduled to take place from June 2 - June 21, 2026.

If two or more players are tied for the most AWP kills, the market will resolve to the player whose last name comes first alphabetically.

If an unlisted player records the most AWP kills across all maps, this market will resolve to "Other".

If IEM Cologne Major 2026 is definitively canceled, or otherwise is not aired by June 28, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other”.

The primary resolution source will be the official YouTube livestream on (https://www.youtube.com/@ESLCS), and supplemented by HLTV.org round-by-round stats (https://www.hltv.org/). However, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Player C

Player D

Other

IEM Cologne Major 2026: Most AWP Kills

This market resolves "Yes" if Team Falcons' CS2 roster wins (1st place) any S-Tier CS2 tournament that concludes between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

For the purpose of this market, an "S-Tier Event" refers to any concluded tournament classified as S-Tier on Liquipedia.net. Online-only qualifiers, or events downgraded prior to event start (e.g., downgraded to A-Tier due to team attendance) do not qualify. If an S-Tier event is downgraded after it has concluded this event will still qualify as an "S-Tier Event".
 
If multiple teams are declared co-winners of an S-Tier event, this market will resolve in favor of the team whose listed team name appears first alphabetically on Liquipedia.net. Accordingly, if Team Falcons is declared a co-winner, the market will resolve to “Yes” only if “Team Falcons” appears first alphabetically among the co-winners on Liquipedia.net.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the tournament organizers (e.g., ESL, PGL, BLAST.tv, etc.).

Will Team Falcons win an S tier event in 2026?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if Valve removes the listed map from the official map pool by June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, and the removal lasts continuously for at least 48 hours.  Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

Temporary or testing removals reversed within 48 hours do not count.

The "official map pool" refers to the Active Duty map group in CS2, used for competitive matchmaking (Premier mode) and professional tournaments.

For the purpose of this market, “Valve” refers to Valve Corporation, the developer and publisher of the Counter-Strike series.

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Valve; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.


Ancient

Inferno

Overpass

Which maps will Valve Remove by June 30?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if Justinas "jL" Lekavičius is listed or announced as an official analyst (Analyst / Desk Analyst / Pundit or equivalent) for any Counter-Strike tournament classified as S-Tier, at any time on or before December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

The analyst role must be verified through at least one of the following sources: Liquipedia tournament page, HLTV.org tournament page, or an official announcement from the tournament organizer.

S-Tier tournament definition: A tournament is considered S-Tier if it appears on Liquipedia (https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Valve_Tier_1_Events) and is marked as S-Tier at the time of verification. Cancelled events do not count.

Note: Being listed/announced in other roles (host/interviewer/caster) or as a guest does not qualify. An announcement/listing as an analyst is sufficient for "Yes"; on-broadcast appearance is not required.

If none of the above sources list or announce jL as an analyst for an S-Tier CS tournament by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "No".

The primary resolution source for this market will be Liquipedia's Valve Tier 1 Events page (https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/Valve_Tier_1_Events).

Will jL appear as an analyst at an S-Tier CS tournament in 2026?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if any player joins or leaves Natus Vincere's main CS2 roster (defined as players listed with status = "Starter" in the "Players of Natus Vincere" table on HLTV: https://www.hltv.org/team/4608/natus-vincere#tab-rosterBox) by July 1, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

As of market creation the active starter roster consists of the following five players: b1t, Aleksib, iM, w0nderful, and makazze. Name changes or aliases referring to the same player do not qualify as roster changes.

For the purpose of this market, "roster change" refers to any official signing, transfer, benching to inactive/reserve, release, retirement, or departure of a player from the active starter lineup. This includes adding new players (transfers, free agent signings, or loans), removing players (to bench/inactive, free agency, or other teams), or any change resulting in a different 5-player active roster on HLTV.

Coach changes and temporary stand-ins for a single event will not count. For matches and events, the stand-in appears in the active 5-player lineup but with a clear marker (e.g., [SI]) to distinguish them from the core roster.

The primary resolution source for this market will be HLTV; however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.