MOUZ won IEM Beijing 2026 by beating The MongolZ in the grand final, played as a best-of-five series. Dorian "xertioN" Berman was named tournament MVP.
The final began on Mirage, MOUZ's pick. The MongolZ took the pistol round, but MOUZ quickly took control and closed out the first map with a 10-1 run. xertioN stood out, while Adrian "xelex" Vincze turned a 3v4 situation in MOUZ's favour on Dust2.
On Dust2 MOUZ again dominated, although The MongolZ pulled back several rounds thanks to Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch, whose openers and wallbangs kept them in it. MOUZ still finished the map with a flawless T side.
On Inferno MOUZ built a big lead quickly, with Oldřich "PR" Nový leading the scoreboard. Heading into the final, MOUZ had an unbeaten 8-0 record on maps at the event, while NAVI beat BetBoom Team in the third-place match.
For The MongolZ it was the first major grand final since FISSURE Playground 2, after they won the Esports World Cup title last year.
