MOUZ Defeat PARIVISION and Advance to EWC 2026 Playoffs

MOUZ secured a place in the Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs for Counter-Strike 2 after defeating PARIVISION 2:0 in a Group C lower-bracket match. The Russian team has been eliminated from the tournament.

The series began on Dust2, picked by PARIVISION. However, MOUZ took control from the opening rounds. On the CT side, the team ended the first half with a 9:3 lead, with Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás and Lotan “Spinx” Giladi playing key roles in building the advantage.

After the side switch, MOUZ did not allow their opponent to get back into the game. Dorian “xertioN” Berman increased the pressure on the T side, and the map quickly ended 13:4.

On Inferno, MOUZ’s advantage initially looked even more convincing. The team started on the T side and won the first half 10:2. After switching to CT, PARIVISION won the pistol round and gradually began closing the gap.

The Russian squad managed to get close to a comeback. In the 22nd round, Evgenii “FL1T” Lebedev stopped xertioN from winning a potentially decisive clutch and kept his team’s hopes alive. However, the early deficit proved too large.

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MOUZ won the next key round and closed out Inferno 13:10, completing the series with a 2:0 victory. With this result, MOUZ advanced to the EWC 2026 playoffs, while PARIVISION exited the competition in the group stage.