BLAST Rivals Hong Kong semi-finals: MOUZ, Falcons advance

BLAST Rivals Hong Kong semi-finals are set: MOUZ swept Vitality 2-0 and Falcons beat G2 2-1. Saturday's matches, start times and key stats inside.

FireGhost

November 13, 2026, 07:10 PM4 min read

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The BLAST Rivals Hong Kong semi-finals are set. On November 13, MOUZ swept Vitality 2-0 and Falcons beat G2 2-1. BLAST's official Rivals Hong Kong 2026 announcement lists a US$1 million prize pool for the event.

Both semi-finals are on Saturday, November 14. MOUZ face Spirit at 09:00 CET, then FURIA meet Falcons at 11:30 CET. Our BLAST Rivals playoff bracket report covers how the group stage played out.

How did MOUZ reach the BLAST Rivals Hong Kong semi-finals?

HLTV's MOUZ vs Vitality match report says MOUZ won on Mirage 13-8 and Cache 16-14 after overtime. MOUZ also won all four pistol rounds.

Vitality led for a while on Mirage, helped by multi-kills from ropz and ZywOo. But MOUZ's proactive defence took over in the second half. On Cache, a P250 round from mezii gave Vitality hope and forced overtime. A late xelex multi-kill then sealed the series.

It was a rough event for Vitality. ZywOo finished with a 0.91 rating over seven maps, the worst LAN event of his career. The team had already suffered its first-ever 13-0 map loss in CS2 against FURIA. MOUZ, meanwhile, are chasing back-to-back titles after their IEM Beijing 2026 win.

Italian town street map in Counter-Strike 2 — A Counter-Strike 2 map (Source: Valve / Steam)

Quarter-final results at a glance

MOUZ 2-0 Vitality: Mirage 13-8, Cache 16-14
Falcons 2-1 G2: Dust2 11-13, Mirage 13-2, Anubis 13-8
Semi-final 1: Spirit vs MOUZ, Nov 14, 09:00 CET
Semi-final 2: FURIA vs Falcons, Nov 14, 11:30 CET
Grand final: November 15, AsiaWorld-Arena

How did Falcons turn it around against G2?

HLTV's Falcons vs G2 match report says G2 took Dust2 13-11. NertZ starred with the secondary AWP on the B site and landed a key double in the last round of regulation.

Then Falcons took control. They won Mirage 13-2, with a stylish m0NESY triple as the highlight. On the Anubis decider, TeSeS posted a 1.49 rating as Falcons closed it out 13-8.

NiKo was honest after the match: "We lost seven map picks in a row, but we're pretty good at winning the opponents' map pick." Falcons now face FURIA. NiKo said FURIA are playing very well, but his team is "firing up a little bit".

Tunnel entrance with a colourful mural in Counter-Strike 2 — Counter-Strike 2 store image (Source: Valve / Steam)

What to expect from the semi-finals?

The first semi-final is a familiar rivalry. MOUZ and Spirit have met in several finals in recent months. MOUZ are now number one in the HLTV world ranking, while Spirit went straight to the semi-finals from their group.

The second is a rematch of last year's final. BLAST notes that FURIA beat Falcons 3-1 to win the first Rivals Hong Kong. The defending champions opened this year's event against Legacy and also beat Vitality in the group.

The crowd will play its part too. BLAST says last year's first Rivals Hong Kong drew more than 30,000 fans across three arena days and 262 million live views. This year's winner lifts a new trophy made from real gold, with players from 20 nations in the field.

This is the last big test before PGL Major Singapore. HLTV says a MOUZ title here would make them favourites for the Major. You can also check the PGL Major Singapore Stage 1 schedule ahead of the first matches.