MOUZ avoided elimination on June 24, beating Inner Circle x Insanity 2-0 in a best-of-3 series during the Lower Bracket Round 1 of the TI2026 Europe Closed Qualifier. The win keeps one of Europe’s more recognizable Dota 2 organizations in the hunt for a ticket to The International, the game’s most prestigious annual tournament.
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How MOUZ ended up in the lower bracket
Two days before the ICxI match, MOUZ dropped a clean 0-2 to Yellow Submarine in the Upper Bracket. That loss sent them tumbling to the elimination side of the bracket, where every series is do-or-die.
The Europe Closed Qualifier is running from June 21 to June 28 and offers four slots for the main event.
