Inner Circle Esports vs mousesports: Upper Bracket Semifinal Showdown

The BLAST Open Fall 2026 tournament is heating up as Inner Circle Esports faces off against mousesports in an upper bracket semifinal on August 29. The winner of this best-of-3 match will secure a spot in the playoffs, while the loser drops to the lower bracket and must fight for survival.

The BLAST Open Fall 2026 has a $1.1 million total prize pool, and only the top three teams from each group advance to the playoff stage on September 4-6. Inner Circle secured their spot with a 2-0 sweep of Team Vitality, while mousesports dispatched 9z in two maps.

The map pool for this match includes Ancient, Mirage, and Nuke, which will be played if the series goes to three maps. The current rosters feature experienced players like xertioN and Spinx from mousesports, as well as emerging talent from Inner Circle.