Eternal Fire Advances to IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier

Eternal Fire became one of four teams to successfully make it through the European open qualifier for IEM Beijing 2026 in Counter-Strike 2. Alongside them, Color, Nemiga, and Nuclear TigeRES also secured spots in the closed qualifier.

In the decisive match, Eternal Fire faced 100 Thieves, who remained the highest-ranked participant in the qualifier after the early exits of BC.Game, 1win, and OG. The series ended with a 2:1 victory for Eternal Fire.

On the first map, Ancient, 100 Thieves won 13:9, but Eternal Fire then tied the series by taking Dust2 13:7. Everything was decided on Mirage, where the team of Caner “soulfly” Kesici came out on top 13:10. For Eternal Fire, this tournament was the first one after soulfly joined the roster.

In the other deciding matches of the open qualifier, Color defeated EAC 2:1, Nemiga beat Acend 2:0, and Nuclear TigeRES did not drop a single map against CYBERSHOKE, winning 2:0.

After the open stage ended, the full list of closed qualifier participants became known. In addition to the four qualifier winners, it includes:

• B8

• GamerLegion

• magic

• paiN

• BIG

• 3DMAX

• MIBR

• HOTU

• HEROIC

• DENDELE

• K27

• EYEBALLERS

• Nemiga

• Nuclear TigeRES

• Eternal Fire

• Color

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These 16 teams will continue the fight for spots at IEM Beijing 2026.