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Thorin calls Falcons' IEM Beijing exit especially shameful
Analyst Thorin wrote on X that Team Falcons going out of IEM Beijing 2026 in the group stage after losing twice to NAVI was especially shameful.
Key facts
- WhoCounter-Strike 2 analyst Duncan "Thorin" Shields
- WhatTeam Falcons went out of IEM Beijing 2026 in the group stage
- ChangeFalcons finished seventh-eighth after a 2-1 loss to NAVI
Counter-Strike 2 analyst Duncan “Thorin” Shields has criticized Team Falcons’ performance at IEM Beijing 2026, Cybersport.ru reported on Nov. 9. Shields shared his thoughts on X.
He wrote that it was especially shameful for Falcons to be eliminated in the group stage of the event after losing to Natus Vincere twice. In the same post, he wrote that The MongolZ reached the final by beating NAVI and FURIA. Readers should simply compare the rosters, Shields added.
How Falcons went out
Cybersport.ru reported that Falcons did not make the playoffs. In their last group-stage match, the team led by Nikola “NiKo” Kovac lost 2-1 to NAVI. Falcons were eliminated and finished in seventh-eighth place.
Why it matters
Falcons went out of IEM Beijing 2026 in the group stage, and analyst Thorin criticized the exit on X, Cybersport.ru reported.