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

Natus Vincere

IEM Cologne Major 2026 Winner

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 Ilan "flameZ" Eloy is awarded at least one HLTV MVP award at any point on or before May 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, as shown on his HLTV.org player profile trophies page. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

Note: as of market creation (May 22, 2026), flameZ's HLTV profile does not list any MVP awards.

This market may resolve to "No" when it becomes impossible for flameZ to win an HLTV MVP award by the deadline (e.g., if no remaining tournaments conclude before May 31, 2026).

This market will resolve to "No" if no HLTV MVP award has been recorded for flameZ by May 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. If flameZ 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 flameZ's HLTV trophies page (https://www.hltv.org/player/16406/flamez#tab-trophiesBox); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Will flameZ win an HLTV MVP award by May 31, 2026?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if any player joins or leaves PARIVISION's main CS2 roster (defined as players listed with status = "Starter" in the "Players of PARIVISION" table on HLTV: https://www.hltv.org/team/12467/parivision#tab-rosterBox) by June 30, 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: Jame, BELCHONOKK, xiELO, nota, and zweih. 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.

Will PARIVISION make a roster change before July?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if Justinas "jL" Lekavicius wins (1st place) any CS2 tournament that starts on or before June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

For the purpose of this market, a qualifying tournament must be listed on HLTV.org and have a minimum of 8 teams participating. Online-only tournaments are included.

If jL participates in a tournament that starts on or before June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET but concludes after that time, resolution will be delayed until the tournament is completed.

The primary resolution source for this market will be jL's HLTV achievements page (https://www.hltv.org/player/16078/jl#tab-achievementBox).

Will jL win a trophy by June 30?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if Team Vitality appears at rank #2 or lower on HLTV.org's Valve global CS2 Team Ranking at any point between market creation and June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

If Vitality is tied in points with the 1st-place team, resolution follows HLTV's displayed ranking position. If HLTV displays Vitality at position 2 despite the tie, this resolves "Yes".

If Vitality is shown at rank #2 or worse before the deadline, the market may be resolved to "Yes" immediately. If no such appearance is observed by June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "No" based on HLTV's Valve Ranking page. If the page is unavailable at that time and remains unavailable until July 10, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "No".

The primary resolution source for this market will be HLTV's Valve Ranking page (https://www.hltv.org/valve-ranking/teams/).

Will Vitality drop from #1 in the VRS rankings by June 30?

This market will resolve to "Yes" if FaZe Clan's CS2 roster wins (takes 1st place in) any Tier 1 CS2 tournament that concludes by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

For the purpose of this market, a "Tier 1 Event" refers to any tournament classified as S-Tier on Liquipedia.net. Online-only events, or events downgraded prior to event start (e.g., downgraded to A-Tier due to team attendance) do not qualify. If a Tier 1 event is downgraded after it has concluded, this event will still qualify as a "Tier 1 Event". 

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

Will FaZe win a Tier 1 event in 2026? 

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.

IEM Cologne 2026: Qualify to Playoffs

This market will resolve to "Yes" if any player joins or leaves FaZe Clan’s active Counter-Strike 2 roster (defined as the active lineup listed on the FaZe Clan Liquipedia page: https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/FaZe_Clan)  before the release of Grand Theft Auto VI. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

As of market creation the active roster consists of the following players: broky, frozen, jcobbb, and Twistzz. 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 lineup. This includes adding new players (transfers, free agent signings, or loans), removing players (to inactive, free agency, or other teams), or any change resulting in a different active roster.

Coach changes and temporary stand-ins for a single match will not count.

If no qualifying roster change is confirmed at the time GTA VI is released, this market will resolve to “No” immediately.

For the purposes of this market, “release” refers to the game becoming publicly available for purchase or download in the United States. Early access, beta versions, or leaks do not qualify. A release limited to specific platforms (e.g., console-only) will qualify.

The primary resolution sources will be official information from Liquipedia, Rockstar Games, or Take-Two Interactive; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

FaZe roster change Before GTA VI?

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.