The MongolZ close out IEM Cologne 2026 Semifinal 2 with a 2-1 series win over MOUZ on June 20 evening, becoming the first Mongolian roster to reach a CS2 Major Grand Final. bLitz finished the series with a 1.43 rating — his third consecutive Champions stage series above 1.40.
Map 1: Anubis 13-7 The MongolZ
The MongolZ first-picked Anubis after the QF3 13-3 demolition of paiN. MOUZ's T-side Anubis opened 4-0 with three Spinx opening picks, but The MongolZ CT-side stabilized with a Senzu B-site default-defence read that flipped the half to 7-5. T-side closed 13-7 in seven rounds with two consecutive A-site hookah executes.
Map 2: Inferno 13-9 MOUZ
MOUZ's second-pick Inferno was the read. frozen led the T-side with a 1.62 first-half rating, closing the half 8-4 with three banana opening picks. The MongolZ's CT-side Inferno in the second half pulled to 9-7 but MOUZ closed on a frozen B-site execute that won 5v3 in round 20.
Decider: Train 13-11 The MongolZ
The decider Train was the most-watched single map of the IEM Cologne 2026 cycle so far (peak 2.1m concurrent viewers). bLitz T-side opened 8-4 with three outer-default opening picks. MOUZ T-side in the second half pulled to 11-11 on a frozen-led B-site execute that broke the round-streak narrative. The MongolZ CT-side closed the series with a Senzu B-site retake 1v2 clutch in round 23 followed by a clean T-side anti-eco round 24.
The first Mongolian Major Grand Final
The MongolZ become the first Mongolian roster — and the first Asian roster since TYLOO's 2019 IEM Sydney run — to reach a CS2 Major Grand Final. The roster (bLitz, Senzu, mzinho, blitz, Techno) was assembled in 2024 from Mongolian and Kazakh players and built up through Tier-1 Asian qualifiers across 2025-2026. The bLitz player-gold sticker is the most-bid CS2 sticker on Skinport in the last 48 hours.
What this means
Grand Final on June 21 at 17:00 CEST. Vitality vs The MongolZ. Capsule market: The MongolZ holo extended to +234% cycle-from-baseline in the 60 minutes after series close — the largest single-event holo rally in CS2 Major capsule cycle history. bLitz player-gold extended to $145 mean — first three-digit Mongolian player-gold ever.
