XertioN Takes Responsibility for Nuke Loss Against Team Spirit

MOUZ player Dorian “xertioN” Berman has reflected on his team’s 1-3 defeat to Team Spirit in the BLAST Open Fall 2026 grand final. The rifler admitted that his individual performance, particularly on Nuke, was below the level he expected from himself.

Speaking after the match, xertioN explained that MOUZ were already struggling mentally by the time the series reached Nuke. He credited Team Spirit with finding effective ways to catch MOUZ off guard and admitted that he personally struggled after switching to the CT side.

According to xertioN, he made several unnecessary mistakes and died in situations he felt he should have handled better. He took responsibility for his defensive performance and suggested that his mistakes prevented MOUZ from having a realistic opportunity to mount a comeback on the final map.

The MOUZ player was also disappointed with the team’s performance on Dust2, although he did not feel that Spirit had completely figured out their game plan. Instead, he acknowledged that their opponents simply played better and deserved to win the map.

XertioN believes MOUZ had several opportunities to win additional rounds on the T side of Dust2 but lacked the final edge needed to convert them. He also suggested that Spirit may have held a psychological advantage during the map.

Despite the overall defeat, xertioN highlighted MOUZ’s performance on Mirage as a positive. He was proud of the team’s comeback on the map and believes it showed what the roster is capable of even under pressure.

He also noted that recent role changes have created some uncertainty for individual players. In his view, MOUZ need to continue working on those issues and use the grand final against Spirit as an opportunity to learn and improve.

XertioN admitted that every MOUZ player appeared to have moments when they lost focus during the series. For him, that happened on Nuke, where he struggled to find his rhythm and felt that many of his decisions went wrong.

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The rifler finished the grand final with a 0.88 rating. MOUZ ultimately lost the best-of-five series 1-3 and finished BLAST Open Fall 2026 in second place.

Despite the disappointing result, xertioN intends to analyze the defeat with his teammates and use the experience to return stronger at future tournaments.