The greatly anticipated IEM Cologne Major concluded with Team Falcons lifting the iconic chalice trophy in a sold-out LANXESS Arena and Nikola “NiKo” Kovač finally getting his missing accolade. Following the conclusion of this generational event, we’re today bringing an update to this year’s Annual Club Incentive.
This update is as per usual based on viewership data from Esports Charts. The 32 teams in attendance have been ranked based on their average concurrent viewership, from either Stage 1, Stage 2 or Stage 3, only the highest value and only one entry per team is included.
From the 32 teams in attendance, the top 12 ranked teams based on average concurrent viewers have been awarded viewership points based on the points matrix.
IEM Cologne MajorViewership placement
Posição | Team Name | Average CCV | Viewership points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Team Falcons | 653,000 | 8 |
2 |  Natus Vincere | 646,550 | 8 |
3 |  G2 Esports | 509,311 | 8 |
4 |  BetBoom Team | 467,453 | 8 |
5 |  Team Vitality | 420,440
| 6 |
6 |  9z Team | 386,094
| 6 |
7 |  FUT Esports | 371,074
| 6 |
8 |  Aurora Gaming | 350,833
| 6 |
9 |  MOUZ | 330,760
| 4 |
10 |  FURIA | 320,016
| 4 |
11 |  The MongolZ | 301,874
| 4 |
12 |  BIG | 273,912
| 4 |
13 |  Team Liquid | 270,474
| 0 |
14 |  Monte | 252,649
| 0 |
15 |  GamerLegion | 251,707
| 0 |
16 |  B8 Esports | 250,255
| 0 |
17 |  Astralis | 217,427
| 0 |
18 |  TYLOO | 215,616
| 0 |
19 |  Legacy | 214,559
| 0 |
20 |  paiN Gaming | 209,833
| 0 |
21 |  FlyQuest | 200,491
| 0 |
22 |  M80 | 198,673
| 0 |
23 |  NRG Esports | 197,246
| 0 |
24 |  MIBR | 185,387
| 0 |
25 |  PARIVISION | 180,525
| 0 |
26 |  HEROIC | 168,057
| 0 |
27 |  THUNDERdOWNUNDER | 154,634
| 0 |
28 |  Gaimin Gladiators
| 138,440
| 0 |
29 |  Lynn Vision Gaming
| 123,234
| 0 |
30 |  Sharks Esports
| 122,600
| 0 |
31 |  Sinners Esports | 106,837 | 0 |
Team Spirit originally topped the viewership placement with the highest average concurrent viewers out of all teams, but they’ve not been included into the standings due to recording three tournament declines during the 2025–2026 period. They are therefore no longer eligible to earn or receive ACI rewards for the remainder of 2026, meanwhile their attendance/skipping events in 2026 will count towards 2027 ACI.
IEM Cologne Major was the fifth event of the year contributing to the 2026 Annual Club Incentive. The event distributed 72 viewership points, out of the 720 points available in 2026. With five events concluded, teams having attended all events reap the benefits of the Event Multiplier. This multiplier is designed to benefit teams who consistently attend our events.
Based on this update and the IEM Cologne Major results, the new standings for the Annual Club Incentive are as follows.
July 2, 2026Annual Club Incentive
Posição | Team | Total Viewership Points | Events Attended | Total Points | Total Points Share | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Natus Vincere | 51 | 5 | 255 | 17.2% | $469,326 |
2 | FURIA | 38 | 4 | 152 | 10.2% | $279,755 |
3 | Team Vitality | 36 | 4 | 144 | 9.7% | $265,031 |
4 |  G2 Esports | 35 | 4 | 140 | 9.4% | $257,669
|
5 | B8 Esports
| 25.5 | 5
| 127.5
| 8.6%
| $234,663 |
6 | MOUZ | 24 | 4 | 96 | 6.5%
| $176,687
|
7 |  Team Falcons
| 26 | 3 | 78 | 5.3%
| $143,558
|
8 |  FaZe Clan
| 23 | 3 | 69 | 4.7%
| $126,994
|
9 | Astralis | 16.5 | 4 | 66 | 4.5%
| $121,472
|
10 | Legacy | 13 | 5 | 65 | 4.4%
| $119,632
|
11 | Team Liquid
| 12 | 5 | 60 | 4.0%
| $110,430
|
12 | The MongolZ
| 17 | 3 | 51 | 3.4%
| $93,865
|
13 |  Passion UA
| 12 | 4 | 48 | 3.2% | $88,344
|
13 |  Aurora | 12 | 4 | 48 | 3.2%
| $88,344
|
15 | PARIVISION | 14.5 | 3 | 43.5 | 2.9%
| $80,061
|
16 |  BC.Game Esports
| 20 | 2 | 40 | 2.7% | $73,620
|
17 |  paiN Gaming
| 9 | 4 | 36 | 0.0% | $0 |
18 | BetBoom Team
| 17 | 2 | 34 | 0.0% | $0 |
19 |  3DMAX | 10.5 | 3 | 31.5 | 0.0% | $0 |
20 | GamerLegion
| 9 | 3 | 27 | 0.0% | $0 |
21 | FUT Esports
| 6 | 4 | 24 | 0.0% | $0 |
22 |  RED Canids
| 9 | 1 | 9 | 0.0% | $0 |
23 |  HOTU | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0.0% | $0 |
23 |  9z Team
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 0.0% | $0 |
25 | BIG | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | NRG Esports
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 |  M80 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | HEROIC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | Sinners Esports
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 |  Ninjas in Pyjamas
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | Monte | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | Gaimin Gladiators
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | FlyQuest | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | MIBR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | Tyloo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 |  Gentle Mates
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | Lynn Vision Gaming
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | THUNDERdOWNUNDER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 | Sharks Esports
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
26 |  SemperFi Esports
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | $0 |
The Annual Club Incentive concludes end-of-year 2026 and is paid out in Q1 of 2027 to the top 16 teams in the standings. Full details about how the Annual Club Incentive is calculated can be found aqui.
ESL Pro Tour resumes after the summer period with ESL Pro League Season 24 in Katowice, Poland. The event runs October 3-11 and tickets are still available to witness the playoffs in the legendary Spodek Arena. We'll provide a new update to the standings after its conclusion.