The MongolZ has received the Esports World Cup with a 3-0 victory over the Turkish workforce Aurora, the workforce’s greatest match win in Counter-Strike 2 to this point.
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The MongolZ’ run in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia started with a dominant 2-0 efficiency in opposition to GamerLegion. An announcement of intent in its very first sport on the occasion, GamerLegion was restricted to simply 10 rounds within the snug win for the Mongolian squad.
Subsequent, the MongolZ had been examined in its quarter-final match in opposition to 3DMAX, with the French workforce on a excessive after eliminating reigning champions NAVI within the opening spherical. I twas 1-1 after the 2 groups traded map picks, however the MongolZ confirmed its high quality because it took the deciding map, Nuke, 13-8.
The semi-final noticed The MongolZ take the win within the newest chapter of its rivalry with Vitality, gaining a giant revenge on the French organisation after shedding to them within the BLAST.television Austin Main. One other 2-1 victory, it’s the newest in a string of disappointing defeats for Vitality after dominating Counter-Strike 2 within the first half of 2025.
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Set to face off in opposition to Aurora — its different long run rivals — within the Grand Last, historic outcomes between the 2 groups steered the MongolZ can be huge favourites. And that was precisely how the sport panned out.
MongolZ received a commanding 3-0 victory due to a dominant show from Azbayar “Senzu” Munkhbold and an additional 152 frags mixed from Sodbayar “Techno” Munkhbold, Garidmagnai “bLitz,” and Ayush “mzinho” Batbold, the Mongolians left their Turkish opponents with little alternative to combat again as each Samet “jottAAA” Koklu and Engin “MAJ3R” Kupeli flatlined.
With a 16-14 on Mirage, a 13-9 on Dust2, after which 13-4 on Nuke, it was one other robust consequence for the MongolZ, who, after additionally putting second on the current BLAST Bounty Season 2, are leaving fixed reminders that its nonetheless a workforce that’s rising and bettering on the highest degree of the esport.
As a consequence of its win, The MongolZ will now take dwelling $500,000, its greatest prize pool takeaway after beforehand successful $200,000 for successful YaLLa Compass 2024. Techno was additionally awarded an additional $10,000 for the occasion after successful the MVP award.
Falcons end third at EWC
With the EWC Membership Championship already determined forward of the Counter-Strike 2 match, going the way in which of Workforce Falcons previous to the CS2 third-place decider, the Saudi organisation successful the Semi-Finals match 2-1 had little impression on their very own success.
Nevertheless, Vitality’s failure to win the match and subsequent fourth place end meant that they remained behind Workforce Liquid within the Membership Championship, that means that the organisation will miss out on a doable further $1,000,000 in prize cash.
