Natus Vincere advanced to the playoffs of the Esports World Cup 2026, beating The Mongolz

Natus Vincere defeated The Mongolz in the upper bracket of Group D at the Esports World Cup 2026 for CS2. The result of the meeting was 2:1 (13:5 on Inferno, 9:13 on Ancient and 13:8 on Mirage). Drina's team makazze Shaqiri received a quota in the playoffs.

The team from Mongolia fell into the lower bracket of the group. The game day will continue with the confrontations between 9z Team - FURIA Esports and Team 3DMAX - magic. The matches are scheduled to start on August 15, 16:55 Moscow time.

EWC 2026 for CS2 takes place from 12 to 23 August. The teams are fighting for a prize fund of $2 million. The schedule and results of the event can be tracked in the report.

Match statistics:

• Inferno NAVI Mongols 13 : 5
• Ancient NAVI Mongols 9 : 13
• Mirage NAVI Mongols 13 : 8

Group D:

• 1/4 finals 08/12/26 at 19:45 NAVI 1 3DMAX 0
• 08/12/26 at 15:00 magic 0 Mongolz 1
• 08/12/26 at 22:50 9z Team 1 paiN 0
• 08/12/26 at 21:00 Wildcard 0 FURIA 1

Semi-final

• 08/15/26 at 14:00 NAVI 2 Mongolz 1
• 08/15/26 at 17:10 9z Team 1 FURIA 2

• Round 1 08/15/26 at 17:15 3DMAX 0 magic 2
• 08/15/26 at 14:00 paiN 2 Wildcard 1

Round 2

• Today at 16:55 9z Team magic
• Today at 14:00 Mongolz 1 paiN 0