MOUZ have reached the semifinal of BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2. On November 13, 2026, they beat Vitality 2-0 in a best-of-three LAN quarter-final. Vitality leave the playoffs in the 5-6th place group.
Why is this result interesting? The series had a clear turning point on Cache, where the teams needed overtime. In the end, MOUZ won that map 16-14 and sent Vitality home. As a result, MOUZ now prepare for a semifinal against Spirit.
Two Maps Decide the Series
Mirage, the MOUZ pick, opened the series. Vitality won the first half 7-5. However, MOUZ took control after the switch and won the second half 8-1. As a result, MOUZ closed the map 13-8.
Cache, the Vitality pick, was much closer. MOUZ led the first half 7-5, and Vitality answered by winning the second half 7-5. The map went to overtime at 12-12. Then MOUZ won the extra rounds 4-2 and took the map 16-14. In this way, MOUZ finished the series 2-0, and Inferno was not played.
MVP of the Match
Adrian “xelex” Vincze was the best player of the series. He finished with a 1.44 rating, the highest in the match. In addition, he posted a 41-31 kill-death record, 81.9 ADR and 84.3% KAST.
His +4.07% swing was also the biggest in the match. Therefore, xelex made a clear impact in both the one-sided win on Mirage and the tight overtime fight on Cache.
This kid is very good 😮
#BLASTPremier @xelexcs https://t.co/iVmDVx7FbA
— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) November 13, 2026
VRS Changes for Both Teams
The result also changed the points. MOUZ had 1964 points before the match. They earned 16 points for the win, so their total is now 1980. As a result, MOUZ stay at #1.
Vitality had 1906 points before the match. They lost 12 points, so their total is now 1894. Therefore, Vitality stay at #3.
What This Result Means
According to the official match data from the BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 quarter-final, MOUZ won the series 2-0 with scores of 13-8 on Mirage and 16-14 on Cache. In addition, MOUZ came out of the match with the highest-rated player of the series in xelex.
For Vitality, the tournament ends in the 5-6th place group. The team will earn $25,000 + $60,000 club share for this finish. Even so, Vitality showed a strong fight on their own pick. They won the first half on Mirage 7-5 and the second half on Cache 7-5, and they forced the map into overtime.
Meanwhile, MOUZ now move on to a semifinal against Spirit. Finally, the VRS shows small changes, since both teams keep their places. MOUZ grow to 1980 points and stay at #1, while Vitality drop to 1894 and stay at #3.
