The MongolZ and MOUZ finished atop their respective groups on Wednesday and advanced to the semifinals of the $1.25 million Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 tournament.
The MongolZ rallied for a 2-1 win against FURIA in the Group A upper-bracket final, following up a 13-10 loss on Inferno with a 13-8 victory on Cache and a 13-11 decision on Dust II. MOUZ swept PARIVISION in the Group B upper-bracket final, prevailing 13-2 on Ancient and 13-9 on Mirage.
The 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament began Monday with the double-elimination group stage. The single-elimination playoffs begin Friday with all matches best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final.
As the group runners-up, FURIA and PARIVISION advanced to the playoffs as the high seeds for the quarterfinals. Natus Vincere and BetBoom Team advanced from the lower brackets to claim the quarterfinal low seeds.
In Group A’s lower-bracket semifinals, Natus Vincere eliminated B8 and Team Falcons knocked out HEROIC with sweeps. Natus Vincere then defeated Team Falcons with a reverse sweep in the final, losing 13-11 on Ancient before winning 13-4 on Inferno and 13-3 on Mirage.
In Group B’s lower-bracket semifinals, Team Liquid ousted TYLOO and BetBoom Team sent Aurora Gaming home with sweeps. In the final, BetBoom team sandwiched a 13-5 win on Anubis and a 13-11 victory on Mirage around a 13-11 defeat on Nuke.
In Friday’s quarterfinals, PARIVISION will meet Natus Vincere with the winner advancing to face The MongolZ. FURIA will take on BetBoom Team, with the winner moving on to play MOUZ.
IEM Beijing 2026 prize pool (player prize/team share):
1. TBD, $360,000 ($125,000/$235,000)
2. TBD, $210,000 ($50,000/$160,000)
3. TBD, $160,000 ($30,000/$130,000)
4. TBD, $120,000 ($20,000/$100,000)
5-6. TBD, $87,500 ($12,500/$75,000)
7-8. Team Falcons, Team Liquid, $54,500 ($7,000/$47,500)
9-12. B8, HEROIC, TYLOO, Aurora Gaming, $25,000 ($5,000/$20,000)
13-16. Legacy, FaZe Clan, 9z Team, G2 Esports, $4,000 ($4,000/$0)
–Field Level Media
