Esports World Cup 2026·group upper bracket
FINAL

Natus Vincere vs The MongolZ (2-1) - Esports World Cup 2026

Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
#13 World
2—1
The MongolZ
The MongolZ
#17 World
SS-Tier·Prize pool $2,000,000·Paris, FranceLAN

Map Scores

inferno
MAP 1Inferno
Natus Vincere
CT 8 · T 5
13–5
The MongolZ
CT 1 · T 4
ancient
MAP 2Ancient
Natus Vincere
CT 5 · T 4
9–13
The MongolZ
CT 8 · T 5
mirage
MAP 3Mirage
Natus Vincere
CT 6 · T 7
13–8
The MongolZ
CT 2 · T 6

MATCH REPORT

MVP
makazze · Natus Vincere
1.30 rating · 49–39 K–D · 95 ADR

Natus Vincere edged out The MongolZ 2–1 at Esports World Cup 2026 on 15 August 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Inferno, Ancient, Mirage.

Inferno went 13–5 to Natus Vincere. W0nderful led the map with a 1.57 rating and 19 kills. Ancient went 13–9 to The MongolZ. 910 led the map with a 1.48 rating and 20 kills. Mirage went 13–8 to Natus Vincere. makazze led the map with a 1.32 rating and 19 kills.

Standout moments: iM's a 1v3 clutch in round 7 on Inferno, 910's a 1v1 clutch in round 7 on Inferno, 910's a 1v3 clutch in round 8 on Inferno. makazze earned series MVP with a 1.30 rating (49–39 K–D, 95 ADR).

Map Veto

· BO3 sequence
1
The MongolZ
The MongolZbannedAnubis
Ban
2
Natus Vincere
Natus VincerebannedCache
Ban
3
The MongolZ
The MongolZpickedInferno
← Map 1
4
Natus Vincere
Natus VincerepickedAncient
← Map 2
5
The MongolZ
The MongolZbannedNuke
Ban
6
Natus Vincere
Natus VincerebannedDust2
Ban
7
?
DeciderisMirage
← Map 3

Player Stats

Player
Natus Vincere
UA
W0nderful
Ihor Zhdanov
198595.937%
RO
iM
Mihai Ivan
1710595.429%
FI
Aleksib
Aleksi Virolainen
117562.464%
XK
makazze
Drin Shaqiri
1311588.377%
UA
b1t
Valerii Vakhovskyi
1512290.347%
The MongolZ
MN
tikuak
Zolbayar Chimedtseren
1315381.054%
MN
910
Usukhbayar Banzragch
913460.422%
MN
bLitz
Garidmagnai Byambasuren
817363.363%
MN
Techno4K
Sodbayar Munkhbold
815256.775%
MN
DarkMeister
Ireedui Dugarsuren
915048.656%
How is the rating calculated?

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Match Context

Natus Vincere and The MongolZ are even at 2-2 across their last 4 meetings. Natus Vincere is 4-1 in their last 5, and The MongolZ is 4-1 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave Natus Vincere a 55% pre-match win probability.

Win Probability

Pre-match · VRS Elo
Natus VincereNatus Vincere
55%
The MongolZThe MongolZ
45%

Recent Form

Natus VincereNatus Vincere
W
2–0

B8

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 4, 2026

W
2–1

Falcons

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 4, 2026

W
2–1

PARIVISION

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 6, 2026

L
0–2

The MongolZ

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 7, 2026

W
2–0

BetBoom

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 8, 2026

The MongolZThe MongolZ
L
0–3

MOUZ

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 8, 2026

W
2–0

Natus Vincere

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 7, 2026

W
2–1

FURIA

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 4, 2026

W
2–0

HEROIC

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 3, 2026

W
2–1

Legacy

Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026

Nov 2, 2026

Head-to-Head

Natus VincereNatus Vincere
2
–4 matches
The MongolZThe MongolZ
2

Even series

L
0–2
SIntel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026
Nov 7, 2026
W
2–1
SIEM Cologne Major 2026
Jun 13, 2026
W
2–0
SESL Pro League Season 23 Finals
Mar 13, 2026
L
1–2
SPGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
Feb 17, 2026

Tournament

S
Esports World Cup 2026
Paris, France·LAN·$2,000,000
Aug 12, 2026