MOUZ close IEM Cologne 2026 Quarterfinal 4 with a 2-1 series win over Falcons on June 18 late. frozen's 1.39 series rating crystallized in the decider Train — the third map closing the longest QF series of the bracket (220 rounds played across the three maps).
Map 1: Mirage 13-7 MOUZ
MOUZ first-picked Mirage on the back of their Stage 2 3-1 Mirage record. MOUZ T-side opened 8-4 on a Spinx mid-control opening-pick streak. Falcons CT-side Mirage in the second half pulled to 9-7 but MOUZ closed on a frozen B-site retake quad-kill in round 18 that put the half at match-point and closed two rounds later.
Map 2: Anubis 13-11 Falcons
Falcons first-picked Anubis with NiKo's Stage 2 1.42 Anubis rating as the read. Falcons T-side closed 9-3 on a NiKo-led A-site hookah-default execute three rounds in a row. MOUZ CT-side Anubis pulled the gap to 11-9 but Falcons closed on a NiKo-clutch B-site 1v2 in round 24 — the play of the QF4 series.
Decider: Train 13-10 MOUZ
The decider Train was MOUZ's strongest Stage 2 map. MOUZ T-side opened 7-2 with three Brollan opening-pick streaks. Falcons CT-side closed the gap to 7-5 with a NiKo CT-side outer-default 1v3 clutch in round 13. MOUZ T-side closed the half 9-3 with three additional T-side executes. Falcons' second-half T-side pulled to 10-9 on a NiKo-led A-side connector execute, but MOUZ CT-side closed the series on a frozen Famas quad-kill against a Falcons anti-eco in round 24.
What this means
MOUZ advance to SF2 on June 20 against The MongolZ. The MongolZ-MOUZ SF2 is the highest-anticipated SF on bracket-favourite-vs-undefeated-Champions match-up read. Falcons exit with NiKo posting a 1.31 individual rating across the series — the best NiKo Major-bracket performance since PGL Copenhagen 2024.
Capsule market reaction: MOUZ holo extended +18% in the 30 minutes after series close. Falcons holo dropped -12%. frozen player-gold jumped from $41 to $58 mean.
