IEM Beijing 2026 Grand Finals Set After High-Stakes Semi-Finals

MongolZ and MOUZ have reached the IEM Beijing 2026 grand final after winning their semi-finals in Beijing. TalkEsport reported that MongolZ secured a dominant win against NAVI, followed by MOUZ sending BETBOOM home.

MongolZ opened the semi-finals against NAVI on Cache. The Asian side won the pistol round and earned a 3-0 start before NAVI could hit the board. MongolZ converted the final few rounds of the half to take a big lead.

Swapping sides with a four-round deficit, NAVI took the lead for the first time on the map, winning five in a row on their offence before MongolZ found their footing. Following a timeout, MongolZ shuffled their defence and took a more proactive approach.

They closed out the map by winning four out of the final five rounds. 71 impact rating. On the second map, NAVI lost their opponents’ pick. MongolZ converted their second-round force buy after winning the pistol.

They pulled in five rounds in the first half to make the map competitive as NAVI remained dominant. MongolZ pulled off an unlikely forcebuy win. Techno ended the map with a triple spraydown. MongolZ reached map point after big rounds from nin9 and cobra.

MongolZ ended it with three in a row.

MOUZ faced BETBOOM in the second semi-final. MOUZ raced out to a 3-0 start on Mirage. BETBOOM got on the board with a retake. zorte came alive with an M4 4K. xertioN’s trigger discipline blunder gave BETBOOM hope.

PR and torzsi combined to put BETBOOM under pressure. PR tore off four BETBOOM heads with his USP, only for xelex to deny the ace. s1ren’s solo 3K hold evened the score. MOUZ and BETBOOM traded back-and-forth. xelex’s aggression put BETBOOM to the sword.

xertioN closed Ancient with a 1v3. torzsi put BETBOOM on the ropes with a clutch. Magnojez stuck the defuse to stop the rot for BETBOOM. PR rescued MOUZ with a 3K after xelex whiffed. xertioN’s 3K aided MOUZ’s fightback.

S1ren and Boombl4 guided BETBOOM to a strong start. BETBOOM sought revenge after a group stage loss to MOUZ. MOUZ’s flawless run in Beijing continued.

The grand final will feature MongolZ against MOUZ. TalkEsport said the stakes were high as the two semi-finals set up the final clash. HLTV noted that MOUZ’s flawless run in Beijing continues.

Semi-final results

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Sources

• TalkEsport

• HLTV

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