MOUZ Beat FUT 2-1 to Reach BLAST Rivals Playoffs in Hong Kong

MOUZ beat FUT Esports 2-1 in the Group B elimination match at BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 in Hong Kong on November 12. The result saved MOUZ from last place in the group and gave them the last playoff spot. FUT finished fourth in Group B and were eliminated. The bo3.gg results listing for the event confirms the 2-1 score.

Cache goes to FUT in double overtime

FUT took the first map, Cache, after two overtime periods. MOUZ started the map well, but a solo AWP buy by Alvaro "SunPayus" Garcia brought FUT back into it. MOUZ saved three map points in the first overtime period. FUT closed the second overtime after coach Andras "coolio" Fercsak won a 1v2 clutch, and FUT led the series 1-0.

FUT played the whole event with coolio standing in as a player. Their in-game leader, Aulon "Krabeni" Fazlija, missed the event because of visa issues. A stand-in coach had won a map deciding clutch against the world No. 1 team.

Mirage turns at 12-6

FUT looked set to close the series on Mirage. They built a large lead, and coolio won another 1v2 to put FUT on match point at 12-6. MOUZ did not fold. Strong AWP work from Adam "torzsi" Torzsas pulled rounds back, MOUZ forced overtime, and a 1v2 from Oldrich "PR" Novy in overtime helped MOUZ take the map and level the series at 1-1.

The comeback changed the match. FUT had match point and let the map slip. MOUZ went to the decider with momentum.

Nuke ends the argument

There was no late drama on Nuke, the third map. MOUZ built an 11-1 lead in their offensive half and closed the map on the CT side. Dorian "xertioN" Berman ended the series with a knife kill.

The scoreboard shows how close the series was across three maps. Lotan "Spinx" Giladi led MOUZ at 63-51 with a 1.27 rating. Torzsi finished 70-49 with a 1.21 rating. For FUT, Yasin "xfl0ud" Koc finished 67-57 with a 1.22 rating in defeat.

A win MOUZ had to earn

MOUZ came to Hong Kong as the world No. 1 team on both the HLTV ranking and the Valve VRS, and as IEM Beijing champions. They lost their opener on November 11, falling 1-2 to G2. MOUZ won Nuke 13-7 in that match, then lost Ancient 14-16 and Inferno 7-13, which put them in this elimination match four days after the Beijing title.

FUT also had form in this matchup. They had won all three meetings with MOUZ this year before Thursday, at the ESL Pro League Season 23 Finals quarter-final, in Swiss round 4 at the IEM Cologne Major 2026, and at the Esports World Cup 2026 quarter-final. A day earlier, on November 11, FUT beat Spirit 13-0 on Nuke. HLTV reported that as the first 13-0 defeat Spirit have taken in CS2, though Spirit recovered to win that series 2-1.

MOUZ now move into the Friday quarter-finals at an event played November 11 to 15 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, with a $1,000,000 prize pool and $250,000 for the champion listed for the tournament. FUT go home with a result that will sting: two overtime maps, match point on the second map, and no playoff place.