Team Falcons defeated Astralis and advanced to the playoffs of the Esports World Cup 2026

Team Falcons beat Astralis in the upper bracket of Group B at the CS2 Esports World Cup 2026. The match ended with a score of 2:0 - 13:7 on Ancient and 13:11 on Dust2. Finn karrigan Andersen's team earned a slot in the playoffs of the tournament.

Astralis dropped to the lower bracket of the group. Earlier, G2 Esports made it to the championship playoffs. You can read more about this in the material.

EWC 2026 on CS2 takes place from 12 to 23 August in Paris, France. The teams are competing for a prize fund of $2 million. You can follow the schedule and results of the competition in the report.

Match statistics:

• Ancient Falcons Astralis 13:7
• Dust2 Falcons Astralis 13:11
• Mirage Falcons Astralis 0 : 0

Group B:

• Quarter finals 08/12/26 at 16:30 Falcons 1 K27 0
• 08/12/26 at 19:25 MIBR 0 Astralis 1
• 08/12/26 at 18:10 BETBOOM 0 FaZe 1
• 08/12/26 at 16:20 NiP 0 Legacy 1

Semi-final

• 08/13/26 at 19:50 Falcons 2 Astralis 0
• 08/13/26 at 19:50 FaZe 2 Legacy 0

• Round 1 Today at 19:50 K27 MIBR
• Today at 14:00 BETBOOM NiP

Round 2

• 08/16/26 at 14:00 Legacy TBD
• 08/16/26 at 14:00 Astralis TBD