Vitality ease past MOUZ into IEM Krakow 2026 Final, continuing one-sided rivalry

Vitality have set up a Grand Final clash with FURIA at IEM Krakow 2026. After FURIA beat Spirit earlier in the day, Vitality laid down their own trophy credentials to kick off 2026, indicating their place right at the top of the game is secure.

Vitality take MOUZ out in two

Vitality are on for back-to-back titles in the Hall of Heroes. The champions of IEM Katowice 2025 are back into the Final in Krakow, after continuing their one-sided dominance over MOUZ in a straightforward 2:0 series.

MOUZ‘s map pick of Nuke was up first in the second IEM Krakow 2026 Semi-Final. And while they chose the battleground, it was Vitality who raced out of the gates with six consecutive rounds. MOUZ eventually found their way back into it, but Vitality found all the right answers on their way to a convincing 13:7 win. You can always count on Vitality’s stars to deliver in the fragging department, but it was apEX who outperformed expectations with 20 kills in map one.

2v4 is NO PROBLEM for @flameZcsgo & @Vitality_apEX #IEM pic.twitter.com/3YW8BhPgKq

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) February 7, 2026

Up next, Dust2. It was a showing of why MOUZ are masters of feigning an air of competitiveness, even when things were just never really that close. A 7:5 half indicated they were competitive here, but a masterful CT side from Vitality saw the match end 13:6. When the rounds got rolling, it was simply a sprint to the finish, and even MOUZ looked done rounds before the series was over.

MOUZ certainly didn’t help themselves, either. They managed to lose a full eco to Vitality on both maps, which utterly destroyed their mental. These kinds of rounds are so tilting that it feels impossible to claw back from.

Regardless, the best team of 2025 now has a prime opportunity to get on the board for trophies in 2026. FURIA vs. Vitality. FalleN vs. apEX. You can guarantee fireworks in this best-of-five.