Alliance eliminate OG from IEM Atlanta 2026 Closed Qualifier — full recap, results & roster context

Alliance defeated OG 2–1 in the lower bracket of the IEM Atlanta 2026 Closed Qualifier, ending OG’s run in the tournament.

Map results

Overpass — Alliance 13–8

Ancient — OG 13–5

Inferno — Alliance 13–5

The loss means OG failed to qualify for IEM Atlanta 2026 via the closed qualifier stage.

OG’s full IEM Atlanta 2026 qualifier run

To understand the elimination, it’s important to look at OG’s entire bracket journey.

Upper bracket: OG vs Fnatic — loss (0–2)

OG started the closed qualifier with a defeat against Fnatic:

Inferno — 6–13

Dust2 — 9–13

This loss pushed OG into the lower bracket, where every series became elimination.

Lower bracket Round 1: OG vs Team Nemesis — win (2–1)

OG stayed alive after a dramatic series:

Inferno — 13–7

Ancient — 20–22

Nuke — 19–17

This triple-overtime style battle showed OG’s resilience and set up the decisive match against Alliance.

Lower bracket elimination: OG vs Alliance — loss (1–2)

Alliance closed the series confidently on Inferno to eliminate OG and end their qualifier campaign.

What happened to Alliance after beating OG?

Alliance advanced to face ENCE later in the qualifier.
Match history pages show ENCE defeated Alliance 2–0, ending Alliance’s own run shortly after the OG victory.

This means neither OG nor Alliance reached the main event of IEM Atlanta 2026.

Player and roster context: OG rebuild continues

OG’s qualifier run comes during a major roster transition period.

Public reporting indicates:

FL4MUS joined OG on loan from Virtus.pro

cadiaN returned as OG’s AWPer and in-game leader

These changes position the team in a rebuilding phase, making the Atlanta qualifier one of the first tests of the updated lineup.

Official and player statements

After reaching the qualifier stage, OG rifler adamb shared:

“Qualified for IEM Atlanta 2026 Open Qualifier… ggs♥️”

ESL Counter-Strike also confirmed the teams invited to the event and qualifiers via official announcements on social media.