First 4 teams eliminated at IEM Beijing

A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home. Jordan Woodruff Four teams were eliminated on the second day of the $1.25 million Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 tournament on Tuesday as Legacy, FaZe Clan, 9z Team and G2 Esports headed home. The MongolZ and FURIA advanced to the Group A upper-bracket final and MOUZ and PARIVISION did the same in Group B. Eight other teams are still alive in the lower bracket in the Counter-Strike 2 competition. The double-elimination group stage runs through Wednesday, with all matches best-of-three. Group winners move directly to the playoff semifinals, with runners-up advancing as quarterfinal high seeds and third-place teams as the quarterfinal low seeds. The single-elimination playoff bracket begins Friday with all matches best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final. In Group A, The MongolZ swept HEROIC in the upper-bracket semifinals with a 13-7 win on Inferno and a 19-17 win on Nuke. FURIA rallied past Natus Vincere, falling 16-12 on Ancient before prevailing 16-12 on Nuke and 13-10 on Cache. In the Group A lower-bracket quarterfinals, B8 knocked out Legacy and Team Falcons ousted FaZe Clan, both by 2-1 scores. In Group B, MOUZ swept BetBoom Team in the upper-bracket semifinals with a 13-6 decision on Ancient and a 16-14 victory on Mirage. PARIVISION swept Team Liquid, winning 13-7 on Ancient and 13-9 on Inferno. In the Group B lower-bracket quarterfinals, TYLOO swept 9z Team and Aurora Gaming eliminated G2 Esports with a 2-1 triumph. Wednesday's schedule: Group A upper-bracket final: The MongolZ vs. FURIA Group A lower-bracket semifinals: Natus Vincere vs. B8, HEROIC vs. Team Falcons Group B upper-bracket final: MOUZ vs. PARIVISION Group B lower-bracket semifinals: Team Liquid vs. TYLOO, BetBoom Team vs. Aurora Gaming 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. TBD, $87,500 ($12,500/$75,000) 7-8. TBD, $54,500 ($7,000/$47,500) 9-12. TBD, $25,000 ($5,000/$20,000) 13-16. Legacy, FaZe Clan, 9z Team, G2 Esports, $4,000 ($4,000/$0) --Field Level Media