Natus Vincere and BetBoom Team earned 2-1 victories on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the $1.25 million Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 tournament.
NAVI will face Group A winner The MongolZ after knocking out PARIVISION, while BetBoom Team will take on Group B winner MOUZ after eliminating FURIA.
The 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament began Monday with a double-elimination group stage. The single-elimination playoffs began Friday with all matches best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final, where the winners will take home $360,000.
NAVI rallied past PARIVISION, who opened with a 16-14 win on Mirage before falling 13-9 on Inferno and 13-10 on Ancient.
BetBoom Team sandwiched a 13-5 triumph on Ancient and a 16-14 decision on Nuke around FURIA’s 13-10 victory on Dust II.
IEM Beijing 2026 prize pool (player prize/team share):
1. TBD, $360,000 ($125,000/$235,000)
2. TBD, $210,000 ($50,000/$160,000)
3. TBD, $160,000 ($30,000/$130,000)
4. TBD, $120,000 ($20,000/$100,000)
5-6. PARIVISION, FURIA, $87,500 ($12,500/$75,000)
7-8. Team Falcons, Team Liquid, $54,500 ($7,000/$47,500)
9-12. B8, HEROIC, TYLOO, Aurora Gaming, $25,000 ($5,000/$20,000)
13-16. Legacy, FaZe Clan, 9z Team, G2 Esports, $4,000 ($4,000/$0)
–Field Level Media
