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MOUZ Sweep IEM Beijing Without Dropping a Map as xertioN Takes MVP

MOUZ Sweep IEM Beijing Without Dropping a Map as xertioN Takes MVP

REPORTED Written by GPN · Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 AM ET · Counter-Strike 2 · Gaming

MOUZ are the IEM Beijing 2026 champions, and they did it without losing a single map. The grand final against The MongolZ on November 8 ended 3-0, with Mirage going 13-5, Dust2 13-6 and Inferno 13-4.

The clean sweep capped a perfect event. MOUZ beat TYLOO, BETBOOM twice, PARIVISION and The MongolZ on their way to the title, with 16 teams in attendance.

Dorian "xertioN" Berman was named event MVP, the first rifling in-game leader to win a Big Event MVP award since gla1ve in 2019. The total prize pool was $1,250,000, with MOUZ taking $125,000 in prize money plus a $235,000 club reward and The MongolZ earning $210,000 in total for second place.

It is MOUZ's second trophy of 2026 after their BLAST Bounty win in August. Their next stop is the PGL Major in Singapore, whose first stage starts on November 24.

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