NRG drops FlyQuest to elimination territory
FlyQuest have been sent to the elimination bracket at the IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1 after being beaten by NRG in their 1-1 bracket game. Their second BO1 loss in Stage 1 means FlyQuest fall to the 1-2 bracket and are one BO3 loss away from exiting Cologne as it's must-win territory for the Australian team moving ahead.
Grim's Dualies helped NRG start Mirage with the CT pistol as nitr0's boys went 3-0 up before a mid brawl saw FlyQuest convert an A execute to get on the board. NRG answered instantly and crucial clutches from ntr0 kept NRG's CT streak going. Vexite denied Sonic a 1v2 to put FlyQuest' second on the board but NRG answered with a mixed buy retake on the B site. FlyQuest did manage to break NRG's economy towards the end of the opening half, which helped them find four T rounds.
A quick B pop caught FlyQuest off guard and it was a clean pistol from NRG and kept it clean in the conversions to go 11-4 up. A clean retake on the A site got FlyQuest's CT side underway and they brought it to a two-round game before an aggressive mid push from NRG saw them hit match point first. Grim closed out the map with a 1v2 which meant that Sonic's incredible 27 kill show didn't go to waste as NRG closed Mirage 13-10 to send FlyQuest into the elimination zone in the 1-2 bracket. NRG themselves meanwhile move into the 2-1 bracket.
NRGFlyQuest| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek |
27 - 16 | +11 | 119.6 | 73.9% | 1.80 |
 Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
16 - 15 | +1 | 70.1 | 73.9% | 1.34 |
 Alexander 'br0' Bro |
16 - 17 | -1 | 84.7 | 82.6% | 1.19 |
| Josh 'oSee' Ohm |
17 - 15 | +2 | 70.9 | 82.6% | 0.94 |
| Michael 'Grim' Wince |
10 - 17 | -7 | 60.7 | 69.6% | 0.88 |
| FlyQuest |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joshua 'INS' Potter |
24 - 18 | +6 | 98.6 | 65.2% | 1.39 |
 Corey 'nettik' Browne |
13 - 17 | -4 | 72.8 | 78.3% | 1.10 |
| Justin 'jks' Savage |
18 - 18 | +0 | 90.7 | 78.3% | 0.97 |
| Declan 'Vexite' Portelli |
11 - 16 | -5 | 58.4 | 60.9% | 0.86 |
 João 'story' Vieira |
12 - 17 | -5 | 43.9 | 60.9% | 0.64 |
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