Vitality secure IEM Kraków 2026 trophy

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's team won a big LAN tournament IEM Kraków 2026, which took place from January 28 to February 8 in Kraków, Poland.

In the final, Vitality defeated FURIA with a scoreline of 3-1 – 11-13 on Mirage, 13-8 on Inferno, 13-2 on Nuke, and 13-10 on Overpass. En route to the final, the squad eliminated MOUZ. FURIA, in turn, bested Team Spirit and Aurora.

Vitality received $400,000 for first place. The runner-up earned $180,000. Team Spirit also secured $100,000 after defeating MOUZ in the match for third place. The total prize pool of the event was one million US dollars.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

Prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Vitality – $400,000
2.  FURIA – $180,000
3.  Team Spirit – $100,000
4.  MOUZ – $60,000
5-6.  Aurora – $40,000
5-6.  G2 – $40,000
7-8.  Astralis – $24,000
7-8.  Falcons – $24,000
9-12.  NAVI – $16,000
9-12.  FUT – $16,000
9-12.  FaZe – $16,000
9-12.  3DMAX – $16,000
13-16.  The MongolZ – $10,000
13-16.  PARIVISION – $10,000
13-16.  BC.Game – $10,00
13-16.  NRG – $10,000
17-20.  GamerLegion – $4,500
17-20.  NIP – $4,500.
17-20.  Liquid – $4,500
17-20.  paiN – $4,500
21-24.  HEROIC – $2,500
21-24.  Passion UA – $2,500
21-24.  Legacy – $2,500
21-24.  B8 – $2,500