IEM Beijing 2026: MOUZ Win Championship Without Dropping a Single Map

MOUZ delivered a flawless performance at the $1.25 million IEM Beijing 2026, defeating The MongolZ 3–0 in the grand final. The tournament also featured FURIA's unexpected elimination, NAVI's third-place finish and xertioN's first career MVP award.

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 concluded on November 8 after seven days of Counter-Strike 2 competition featuring 16 international teams. Returning to the Chinese capital for the first time since 2019, the event attracted 59,000 spectators across six live competition days.

MOUZ dominated from the beginning, defeating TYLOO, BetBoom Team and PARIVISION during the group stage to advance directly to the semifinals.

Their impressive run continued with a 2–0 victory over BetBoom, setting up a grand final against The MongolZ, who had eliminated FURIA in the group stage and NAVI in the semifinals.

The championship match was completely controlled by MOUZ. They won Mirage 13–5, Dust2 13–6 and Inferno 13–4, securing the trophy without losing a single map throughout the competition.

The victory earned MOUZ $360,000 and their first ESL Pro Tour title since 2024. The MongolZ collected $210,000 after reaching their first IEM grand final.

NAVI finished third, defeating BetBoom 2–0 in the placement match. FURIA, winners of the recent Thunderpick World Championship and PGL Masters Bucharest, exited in the quarterfinals after a dramatic 1–2 defeat to BetBoom, decided in overtime on Nuke.

G2 Esports, FaZe Clan and Legacy were among the teams eliminated during the group stage.

MOUZ's Israeli player and in-game leader Dorian "xertioN" Berman received his first career HLTV MVP award following an outstanding playoff performance.

With the PGL Major Singapore approaching, MOUZ's perfect 11–0 map record sends a strong competitive signal. The result also demonstrates how quickly the CS2 hierarchy can shift ahead of the season's final Major.