MOUZ are the IEM Beijing 2026 champions. They swept The MongolZ 3-0 in Sunday's grand final and did not drop a single map all tournament.
Grand final (8 November)
MOUZ 3-0 The MongolZ (Bo5)
- Mirage 13-5 (MOUZ's pick)
- Dust2 13-6 (The MongolZ's pick)
- Inferno 13-4 (MOUZ's pick)
The MongolZ had a solid start on Mirage and kept MOUZ's economy in check, until an overpeek from cobrazera let MOUZ onto the B site. MOUZ then won 10 of the next 11 rounds to close it 13-5, with xertioN topping the scoreboard.
On Dust2, The MongolZ tied the first half 6-6 after going down early, but they won no rounds on their CT side and MOUZ took it 13-6. Inferno followed the same pattern: MOUZ opened 9-3 on their T side and closed 13-4.
Dorian "xertioN" Berman was named DHL MVP of the event. In the final he went 47-32, 98.1 ADR, 85.2% KAST and a 1.44 rating. Spinx was next on 46-27 with a 1.35 rating.
"If anyone worked for it and deserved it, it's us," coach Dennis "sycrone" Nielsen said on stage.
Third place
NAVI 2-0 BETBOOM — Mirage 13-6, Ancient 13-9. NAVI take home $160,000 and the bronze medals.
Prize pool and a flawless run
Prize pool $1,250,000 — MOUZ take $360,000 as champions, The MongolZ $210,000 as runners-up.
MOUZ went through TYLOO, BETBOOM (twice), PARIVISION and The MongolZ without losing a map — 11-0 across the tournament. It is their first IEM title, their first ESL Pro Tour title since ESL Pro League Season 19 in 2024, and their second trophy of 2026 after BLAST Bounty in August.
IEM returned to Beijing for the first time since 2019. ESL reported about 59,000 fans at the Bloomage Biotech·Biohyalux ECM arena across six days, and a peak online audience of 720,903 viewers.
Semis recap: https://veteranii.com/forum/d/154-iem-beijing-2026-semis-the-mongolz-and-mouz-reach-the-grand-final
Next up for these teams is PGL Major Singapore (24 November – 13 December). The ESL Pro Tour continues in 2027 with IEM Kraków, 27 January – 7 February.
Sources: HLTV, ESL FACEIT Group, NAVI.
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— TyGaNu