MOUZ sweep Vitality to reach BLAST Rivals semifinals

MOUZ defeated Vitality 13-8 on Mirage and 16-14 in overtime on Cache to advance to the BLAST Rivals Season 2 semifinals.

MOUZ took a 3-0 lead on the T side of Mirage, but Vitality recovered with multi-kill rounds from Robin “ropz” Kool and Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. Vitality led at halftime, yet MOUZ won the second-half pistol and used aggressive defense to find early picks. Dorian “xertioN” Berman then posted a four-kill round as MOUZ closed the map.

MOUZ opened Cache with a 4-0 lead on defense and held a 7-5 advantage at halftime. Vitality fought back after William “mezii” Merriman won a round with a P250, allowing his team to recover economically and tie the score. Another four-kill round from xertioN put MOUZ on match point, but Vitality’s defense forced overtime.

MOUZ won the overtime rounds, with Adrian “xelex” Vincze delivering the final multi-kill. Xelex finished the series with 41 kills and a 1.44 rating, while xertioN had 45 kills and a 1.41 rating.

Ropz led Vitality with a 1.21 rating. ZywOo ended the series with a 0.86 rating, while Dan “apEX” Madesclaire posted a 0.53 rating.

The loss came after Vitality suffered its first 0-13 defeat in Counter-Strike 2 against FURIA earlier in the tournament. ZywOo’s 0.91 rating across seven maps is the lowest LAN-event rating of his career.

MOUZ will play Spirit in the semifinal on Nov. 14, 2026. The winner will advance to the BLAST Rivals Season 2 final.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 13.