CS2 Map Statistics 2026: Tier-1 Trends Before EWC
Dust2 and Mirage account for nearly half of all tier-1 maps in 2026. Explore the map pool and its strongest teams ahead of EWC 2026.
August 11, 202610:16 AM
PGL Astana, IEM Atlanta, Valve Ranking and s1mple’s Stats
PGL Astana group stage matches
PGL Astana 2026 featured several important fourth-round matches: MOUZ, Falcons and FURIA secured playoff spots, while PARIVISION left the event after losing to G2. Monte survived a tough series against The Huns and stayed in the race, with the final group day set to decide the remaining playoff slots.
IEM Atlanta group stage matches
The main result of the day at IEM Atlanta 2026 was BetBoom Team’s 2–1 upset over Team Vitality. PaiN defeated FUT Esports 2–1, while B8 beat BC Game 2–0 in the lower bracket before FaZe Clan took down NRG by the same score.
Valve Ranking update
PARIVISION dropped out of the Valve Ranking top 10 and moved down to 11th place. Team Vitality kept the top spot, Team Spirit climbed to second, and Natus Vincere completed the top three.
S1mple avoided losing any duel against Vitality
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev did not lose a single individual duel against Team Vitality: he beat four opponents and went even with ZywOo. Still, BC Game lost the series 0–2 and moved into an elimination match.
