Vitality, Falcons, Spirit, NAVI, and FaZe in Same Side of Bracket at EWC Playoffs Set

EWC CS2 Bracket Brings Back IEM Cologne Major Memories

The bracket has been likened to the IEM Cologne 2026 Major Playoff bracket, which saw Falcons, Vitality, Spirit, and G2 on one side of the bracket.

That time, FURIA and Aurora made the Semi-Finals on the other side against 9z and BetBoom. This time, they face each other at the first opportunity, with Aurora’s roster now vastly altered.

MOUZ will also fancy a run in the perceived ‘weaker’ side of the bracket, having won BLAST Bounty Season 2 in Malta, and running high on confidence.

However, their quarter-final opponents may be a FUT roster that defeated MOUZ in groups and have shown no signs of faltering under the bright lights of an arena event.

As for the strong side of the bracket, the event is certain to be a brutal fight for survival, with FaZe facing Vitality straight away in a rematch of the online contest that saw FaZe make the BLAST Bounty LAN Finals.

For Vitality, the draw is a result of a surprise loss to B8 in the Groups, but a demolition of Lynn Vision easily progressed them to the playoffs.

Spirit’s place in the draw also resulted from a shock loss in the Bo1s to JiJieHao. A strong showing in the playoffs will be necessary to keep pressure off coach Sergey ‘hally’ Shavayev, whose place on the roster is under scrutiny after perceived superior performances in his absence due to illness.

For Falcons, the bracket’s resemblance to IEM Cologne will be the perfect piece of nostalgia to motivate them at the start of this season, with their Cologne Major triumph completing the trophy set for legendary rifler Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač.