{"id":33683,"date":"2026-02-03T16:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=33683"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:31:43","slug":"mouz-eliminate-faze-from-iem-krakow-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/mouz-eliminate-faze-from-iem-krakow-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MOUZ Eliminate FaZe From IEM Krakow 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MOUZ<\/strong> continued their lower-bracket run at<a href=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/tour\/cs\/krakow\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/tour\/cs\/krakow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>IEM Krakow 2026<\/strong> <\/a>with a convincing <strong>2-0 victory <\/strong>over <strong>FaZe Clan<\/strong>, eliminating the international lineup from the tournament and advancing to the Group B lower-bracket final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FaZe<\/strong>, who struggled throughout the event, were unable to turn things around in the elimination match, while <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>delivered a composed and one-sided series across both maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mirage: MOUZ in Full Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzmir.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzmir.png 801w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzmir-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzmir-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzmir-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzmir-450x263.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MOUZ vs. FaZe \u2013 Players\u2019 Statistics on Mirage \u2013 IEM Krakow 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The series opened on <strong>Mirage<\/strong>, where <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>immediately established dominance on defense. A pivotal early round from Dorian <strong>\u201cxertioN\u201d <\/strong>Berman, featuring a triple kill with dual Berettas after a knife frag from David <strong>\u201cfrozen\u201d <\/strong>\u010cer\u0148ansk\u00fd, set the tone for the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MOUZ <\/strong>quickly ran away with the map, building an <strong>11-1 lead at halftime<\/strong>. <strong>FaZe <\/strong>found limited success after the side switch, but the gap proved far too large to overcome as <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>closed Mirage <strong>13-5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"xertioN 3 kills with dual berettas against FaZe at IEM Krakow 2026\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JOG-yBj9Re0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">xertioN 3 kills on pistol round with dual berettas against FaZe at IEM Krakow 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inferno: No Recovery for FaZe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzinf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzinf.png 801w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzinf-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzinf-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzinf-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mouzinf-450x263.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MOUZ vs. FaZe \u2013 Players\u2019 Statistics on Inferno \u2013 IEM Krakow 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FaZe <\/strong>opened <strong>Inferno<\/strong> by winning both pistol rounds, but once again failed to convert early momentum. A successful <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>forcebuy in the second round swung the economy and allowed them to take control of the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>dictated the pace, securing a <strong>9-3 CT half<\/strong> and never allowing FaZe to string rounds together. Despite a late clutch from Jakub <strong>\u201cjcobbb\u201d <\/strong>Pietruszewski, <strong>FaZe <\/strong>managed only two additional rounds before <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>closed out the map <strong>13-6<\/strong>, sealing the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next for Both Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the win, <strong>MOUZ move on to the Group B lower-bracket final<\/strong>, where they will face <strong>Falcons<\/strong> for a place in the<strong> IEM Krakow 2026<\/strong> playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>FaZe<\/strong>, the loss confirms an early exit from the event after a difficult group stage, closing out a tournament where consistency and execution never fully came together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOUZ continued their lower-bracket run at IEM Krakow 2026 with a convincing 2-0 victory over FaZe Clan, eliminating the international lineup from the tournament and advancing to the Group B lower-bracket final. FaZe, who struggled throughout the event, were unable to turn things around in the elimination match, while MOUZ delivered a composed and one-sided<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":33684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-33683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-tournaments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33688,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33683\/revisions\/33688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}