FinalIEM Cologne Major 2026 · Stage 2

BIG vs B8 1–2

Tue, Jun 9, 05:01 PM

BIG

Bo3

B8 won 1–2 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 · Stage 2.

Player stats

MVP · ADR from Abios; rating ≈ HLTV 1.0 (no KAST)

BIG

Player	K	D	A	+/–	HS%	ADR	Rating
blameF	49	38	19	+11	45%	83	1.19
JDC	42	48	17	-6	50%	80	0.86
gr1ks	39	44	17	-5	26%	62	0.90
tabseN	32	42	18	-10	44%	72	0.84
faveN	30	43	8	-13	57%	54	0.80

Player	K	D	A	+/–	HS%	ADR	Rating
s1zzi	62	36	6	+26	32%	93	1.42
kensizor	51	37	21	+14	65%	92	1.24
npl	42	44	14	-2	60%	82	0.95
esenthial	29	36	13	-7	66%	60	0.94
Alex666	29	39	9	-10	34%	54	0.87

Map veto

1B8 banned Anubis
2BIG banned Mirage
3B8 picked Ancient
4BIG picked Overpass
5B8 banned Inferno
6BIG banned Nuke
7Dust2 was left over

Map-by-map breakdown

How BIG vs B8 played out across the maps.

Map 1Ancient13–7

Halftime 8–4

BIG 8 CT · 5 T · 1 pistolB8 3 CT · 4 T · 1 pistol

BIG

CT round win T round win

Map 2Overpass6–13

Halftime 1–11

BIG 5 CT · 1 T · 1 pistolB8 11 CT · 2 T · 1 pistol

BIG

CT round win T round win

Map 3Dust28–13

Halftime 7–5

BIG 7 CT · 1 T · 1 pistolB8 8 CT · 5 T · 1 pistol

BIG

CT round win T round win

Our prediction

BIG

Odds: BIG 2.22 · B8 1.72 (Duel)

BIG are the right side here and the underdog price being offered on them is flat-out wrong. the book, the sharpest book in the world, has BIG as the favourite in this matchup. The recreational books haven't caught up, and that gap is what we're exploiting. On the map pool the edge compounds. BIG carry a 68% win rate on Overpass across 19 maps played, the deepest sample of any map in their pool, and B8 come in at just 50% on that same map. Nuke is another BIG strength at 64%, while B8 sit at 44% there across nine appearances. B8's best route to winning this series runs through Ancient, where they hold a 65% record over 20 maps, but BIG are no slouch there either at 60% over 15. The veto almost certainly lands somewhere BIG are comfortable and B8 want to avoid. The contrarian read the public is missing: B8's recent wins over MIBR and GamerLegion look impressive on the surface, but those are not Cologne Major-tier scalps. BIG beat NRG in a Bo3 and took individual maps off Monte and MIBR in this same event context. Their individual rating of 1.20 leads this matchup, their deaths-per-round is the cleanest number on the board today, and the the book line confirms they're the better team. Take BIG at the inflated dog price.

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