MOUZ beat The MongolZ 3-0 to win IEM Beijing 2026

MOUZ won Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Beijing 2026 on Sunday, beating The MongolZ 3-0 in the Grand Final, ESL FACEIT Group announced. It is MOUZ’s first ESL Pro Tour title since ESL Pro League Season 19 in 2024, and they won without dropping a map in the whole tournament.

The result comes a month after MOUZ lost the ESL Pro League Season 24 Grand Final. In Beijing they also earned their first point in the $1 million ESL Grand Slam VII race.

The Grand Final

MOUZ took Mirage 13-5 and Dust II 13-6, then closed the series with a 13-4 win on Inferno. The MongolZ were playing their first IEM Grand Final and were looking for their first IEM trophy.

Dorian “xertioN” Berman received the DHL MVP award.

How the event played out

Sixteen teams played for $1.25 million in total winnings. The Group Stage began Nov. 2, with two groups and six Playoffs spots on offer. FaZe Clan, Team Falcons and TYLOO were eliminated there.

The MongolZ beat FURIA 2-1 in the groups to secure a direct Semifinal place, ending FURIA’s match-winning streak. MOUZ also went straight to the Semifinals after a flawless Group Stage. FURIA, PVISION, Natus Vincere and BB Team took the other Playoffs spots.

The Playoffs ran Nov. 6-8:

• QuarterfinalNAVI beat PVISION 2-1 after a comeback.
• QuarterfinalBB Team beat FURIA 2-1, with an overtime decider. ESL FACEIT Group said it was expected to be Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo’s final IEM appearance as a professional player.
• SemifinalThe MongolZ beat NAVI 2-0.
• SemifinalMOUZ beat BB Team 2-0.
• Third placeNAVI beat BB Team.

Attendance and what’s next

IEM returned to Beijing for the first time since 2019. ESL FACEIT Group said the event drew 59,000 fans over six live days, making it the largest standalone IEM event in Asia to date. Peak viewership was 720,903 worldwide, according to escharts.com.

The ESL Pro Tour continues with IEM Kraków, from Jan. 27 to Feb. 7, 2027. Twenty-four teams will play for $1.25 million in total winnings and another point in the ESL Grand Slam VII race.