{"id":420193,"date":"2026-08-27T14:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=420193"},"modified":"2026-08-29T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:49:30","slug":"mouz-sweep-9z-to-reach-upper-semi-finals-at-blast-open-porto-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mouz-sweep-9z-to-reach-upper-semi-finals-at-blast-open-porto-2026","title":{"rendered":"MOUZ Sweep 9z to Reach Upper Semi-Finals at BLAST Open Porto 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOUZ defeated 9z 2:0 in the Group B opening round, advancing to the upper bracket semifinal at BLAST Open Porto 2026. The European collective dominated Cache 13:4 before closing Nuke 13:7 to complete the series without needing the Dust2 decider.<\/p>\n

The victory was also a measure of revenge for MOUZ, who had lost both previous Bo3 meetings against 9z in 2026 \u2014 at BLAST Open Rotterdam and PGL Astana.<\/p>\n

Tournament context<\/h2>\n

MOUZ entered Porto after a mixed start to the second part of the season. The collective won BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 by defeating Spirit 3:1 in the grand final, but followed the title with a 5th\u20138th place finish at the Esports World Cup.<\/p>\n

9z arrived in Porto ranked No. 12 in the HLTV world ranking and No. 9 in VRS. The South American collective had already shown earlier this year that they could cause problems for MOUZ, winning their previous two series against them.<\/p>\n\n

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How the match unfolded \u2014 MOUZ vs 9z<\/h2>\n

Series score: 2:0 in favor of MOUZ<\/p>\n