Team Vitality, widely regarded as the best Counter-Strike 2 roster on the planet, opened the IEM Cologne Major 2026 with a 13-5 loss to FUT Esports on Anubis. The result landed like a cold shower on anyone who had Vitality penciled in for a deep run.
The June 11 Swiss Stage 1 match was the first map of a best-of-three series, and FUT didn’t just edge it. They dominated it, posting a comfortable eight-round margin against a team that entered the tournament as the consensus favorite among analysts.
How FUT dismantled the favorites
A 13-5 scoreline doesn’t happen by accident against a roster featuring ZywOo, ropz, flameZ, mezii, and apEX. FUT’s five-man squad of cmtry, dem0n, dziugss, Krabeni, and lauNX came into Anubis with clear preparation and executed with precision. FUT had shown competitive results on Anubis heading into the Major, and that familiarity translated into confident plays across the entire map.
The Swiss format keeps Vitality alive
