MOUZ Wins IEM Beijing Without Losing a Map

MOUZ comfortably defeated The MongolZ in the final of the IEM Beijing tournament held in China, and did not lose a map throughout the event. The final was played over three maps. MOUZ won 13-5 on Mirage, 13-6 on Dust2 and 13-4 on Inferno, and with this victory took its second title of 2026. The team had won its first title of the year at the BLAST Bounty tournament in August.

The MongolZ started well on Mirage, building an early lead and keeping the economy under control. However, an overpeek by Anarbileg "cobrazera" Uuganbayar opened the way for MOUZ to enter the B site. Dorian "xertioN" Berman's team did not recover after that, and MOUZ took 10 of the next 11 rounds to win the map 13-5. xertioN was at the top of the scoreboard for his team.

On Dust2, The MongolZ kept the match close early on, led by the AWP performance of Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch. MOUZ then took control of the match and won seven rounds in a row on attack to take the map 13-6. This left MOUZ one map away from the title. On Inferno, MOUZ led 9-3 on attack at the half and won the map 13-4 to complete the championship.

After the match, Dennis "sycrone" Nielsen said that this success belongs to everyone who put in the effort. Throughout the tournament, MOUZ also did not lose a map against TYLOO, BETBOOM (twice), PARIVISION and The MongolZ. With this result, the team joined an elite group of sides that have won the Big Event tournament without losing a map.