The MongolZ ended FURIA's back-to-back-title bid 2-1 in the IEM Beijing 2026 quarter-final on November 4 — four days after FURIA lifted the PGL Masters Bucharest trophy over Nemiga.
Series line
- Inferno: FURIA 13-10
- Cache: MongolZ 13-8
- Dust2: MongolZ 13-11
Series ratings (Rating 3.0)
- 910 (MongolZ): 1.44 (61 kills — top of the server)
- Techno (MongolZ): 1.38
- bLitz (MongolZ): 1.24
Full K-D and per-map ratings for FURIA were not published in the Hotspawn recap. On tournament trajectory, YEKINDAR arrived off a 1.56 Bucharest grand-final rating; his Beijing numbers on the decider were not disclosed.
Narrative
- FURIA came in as the hottest team in CS — back-to-back finalists (TWC 2026 champs on Oct 18, PGL Masters Bucharest champs on Oct 31)
- MongolZ themselves came in off a 2-0 double-OT sweep of HEROIC in the Group A upper-bracket final (Inferno 13-7, Nuke 19-17 2OT)
- This is MongolZ's biggest win of 2026 by opponent strength
What's next
MongolZ into the IEM Beijing semi-final. FURIA, eliminated, finish at best top-6 after their five-day Bucharest-to-Beijing stint.
Source: Hotspawn — BetBoom and NAVI take final IEM Beijing 2026 playoff berths.
