BC.Game Fails to Qualify for IEM Beijing 2026

BC.Game has ended its run in the open qualifier for IEM Beijing 2026 in Counter-Strike 2. The team of Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev lost to Nemiga Gaming in the top-32 round and missed its chance to reach the closed qualifier.

The decisive match was played on Mirage in a best-of-one format. Nemiga won 13:11, stopping BC.Game at an early stage of the qualifier. For s1mple’s lineup, this was already the third failed open qualifier in a row.

Before that, BC.Game had twice tried to qualify for Stake Pulse Beat II. In the first qualifier, the team lost to QUAZAR 9:13 on Mirage, and in the second one, it fell to Team NT 13:16 in overtime. In both cases, the roster failed to reach the top 8.

As a result, BC.Game will also miss IEM Beijing 2026. The tournament will take place in Beijing from November 2 to 8 and will feature 16 teams competing for a $1.25 million prize pool.

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BC.Game’s next confirmed tournament remains Digital Crusade DraculaN Season 7, scheduled for October 19-23 in Bucharest. It is currently unknown whether the team will sign up for additional events before then.