IEM Kraków 2026 playoffs bracket and match schedule revealed

Following the conclusion of the Group Stage of IEM Kraków 2026, the playoffs bracket for the Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 event is set.

Taking place from February 6th to 8th, the six remaining teams will compete for a chance to be crowned the tournament’s champion.

Teams that ended the Group Stage in second and third places will begin their playoffs campaign in the quarter-finals, while Team Vitality and Team Spirit start in the semi-finals after topping their respective groups.

Aurora Gaming and FURIA will face off in one quarter-final, with the majority-Brazilian roster looking to cement its place as the world’s best CS2 team after leading February’s Valve Regional Standings (VRS). For Aurora Gaming, the Turkish team hopes to reach its first playoffs since November 2025, when it won PGL Masters Bucharest.

FURIA earned its spot in playoffs after running the lower bracket gauntlet scoring victories over The MongolZ, NAVI, and Astralis, following a surprise loss to FUT Esports in the opening Group Stage match.

The second quarter-final will see G2 Esports taking on MOUZ. G2 Esports has displayed impressive form during its Kraków campaign with wins over The MongolZ and FUT Esports before a narrow defeat to Team Spirit to secure its place in the playoffs.

Meanwhile, MOUZ made its way through Group B’s lower bracket, sweeping aside FaZe Clan before scraping past Team Falcons in a hotly contested best-of-three, where late-round resilience made the difference.

Below is the full schedule for the IEM Kraków 2026 playoffs, as the remaining teams look to secure the lion’s share of a $1m (~£729,395) prize pool:

All matches will be streamed live ESL’s Counter-Strike Twitch and YouTube channels.