The MongolZ and HEROIC kicked off IEM Beijing 2026 with wins and advanced to the upper bracket semifinals of Group A
The first matches of Group A at Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 have concluded, with The MongolZ defeating Legacy 2-1 and HEROIC defeating B8 2-0.
The match between The MongolZ and Legacy went the full three maps. On Mirage, which was picked by The MongolZ, the Brazilians won in overtime with a score of 16–13. The MongolZ then prevailed on Dust2 (13–6) and in the decisive match on Ancient (13–8). Legacy is competing in the tournament with stand-in Italo “ksloks” Mainberg: in late October, the team moved Vinícius “n1ssim” Pereira to the bench.
HEROIC defeated B8 Esports on the first map, Nuke, with a score of 13–4, and then prevailed on Dust2 as well, 13–7.
Thus, The MongolZ and HEROIC will face off in the Group A upper bracket semifinals. Legacy and B8 Esports will face off in the first round of the lower bracket: the losing team will exit IEM Beijing 2026 in 13th–16th place with $4,000 in prize money. Both matches will take place on November 3.
On October 27, The MongolZ and Legacy had already faced off at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026: at that time, the Mongolian team won 2–0, and Legacy finished the tournament in 12th–14th place. The MongolZ were eliminated a day later, finishing in 9th–11th place. IEM Beijing 2026 is taking place in Beijing from November 2–8, with a prize pool of $1,250,000.
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Photo: PGL.
