9z vs FURIA (1-2) - Esports World Cup 2026

FURIA edged out 9z 2–1 at Esports World Cup 2026 on 15 August 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Dust2, Mirage, Nuke.

Dust2 went 13–6 to FURIA. YEKINDAR led the map with a 1.52 rating and 15 kills. Mirage went 16–13 to 9z after overtime. HUASOPEEK led the map with a 1.41 rating and 27 kills. Nuke went 13–6 to FURIA. KSCERATO led the map with a 1.66 rating and 23 kills.

Standout moments: molodoy's a 1v1 clutch in round 12 on Dust2, yuurih's a 1v2 clutch in round 13 on Dust2, molodoy's a 1v2 clutch in round 17 on Dust2. KSCERATO earned series MVP with a 1.46 rating (65–41 K–D, 94 ADR).