{"id":398100,"date":"2026-06-14T15:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=398100"},"modified":"2026-06-14T15:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:47:53","slug":"the-mongolz-fut-eliminate-monte-mouz-iem-cologne-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/the-mongolz-fut-eliminate-monte-mouz-iem-cologne-2026","title":{"rendered":"The MongolZ and FUT Stay Alive at IEM Cologne Major 2026 as Monte and MOUZ Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The elimination matches in the 1-2 pool of Stage 3 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 determined two more teams that will continue their campaign and two that saw their Major dreams come to an end. The MongolZ defeated Monte in a hard-fought three-map series, while FUT eliminated MOUZ after another closely contested battle.<\/p>\n

Teams\u2019 path through Stage 3<\/h3>\n
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The MongolZ entered Stage 3 with a loss to BetBoom but recovered by beating B8. After falling to NAVI in the 1-1 pool, they dropped into the elimination bracket, where they kept their campaign alive with a victory over Monte.<\/p>\n

Monte suffered defeats to Aurora and Falcons but managed to eliminate Parivision before ultimately falling to The MongolZ and ending their Major journey.<\/p>\n

FUT opened Stage 3 with a loss to Vitality and G2\u00a0 before defeating B8 to reach the 1-2 pool.<\/p>\n

MOUZ, meanwhile, lost to FURIA and Vitality, defeated Legacy to stay alive, but their campaign came to an end against FUT.<\/p>\n\n

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The MongolZ outlast Monte to survive<\/h3>\n
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Monte started the series strongly on their own pick of Nuke, taking a 13-9 victory and putting themselves one map away from survival. However, The MongolZ responded immediately on Inferno. Led by their aggressive T side, the Asian squad controlled the map from start to finish and equalized the series with a convincing 13-7 scoreline.<\/p>\n

The decider on Dust2 proved to be the closest map of the series. Despite another strong showing from Aur\u00e9lien \u201cafro\u201d Drapier, The MongolZ delivered when it mattered most and secured a 13-11 victory to complete the reverse sweep and stay alive in the tournament.<\/p>\n

Afro shines despite Monte elimination<\/h3>\n