Vitality. MOUZ. A game that seems almost destined to happen for the 74th time.

But can MOUZ finally make it 72-2?

It feels unlikely, but given the recent form we’ve seen out of the two teams, it seems almost certain they’ll get a chance to retain their Cluj crown against Vitality with how the bracket has shaped up.

MOUZ will first face off against NAVI, a team who, really, they should be comfortably beating. NAVI looked revitalised back at Budapest, but 2026 hasn’t been overly kind to them so far, and they feel in desperate need of new blood in order to challenge a team as stable as MOUZ.

They’ll then likely have to fight Falcons for a place in the final, with Falcons matched up against PARIVISION in their quarter-final.

That’s a game that could be closer than the names suggest it should be, but with kyousuke back in the fold and currently pulling a 1.35 rating at the event, we have a feeling there’ll be a stark contrast to the Bounty final.

As for Vitality, they begin their inevitable run to the final with a game against Aurora. We all already know how that’s going to go, so we won’t dawdle on it.

Vitality are then most likely to face FURIA, who will have to overcome The MongolZ as the Mongolians are starting to look venomous with cobrazera. It could be a close game, and potentially the best of the round, but we think the overall experience of FURIA will see them through, even if they are a little out of sorts.

Of course, given how it went the last time Vitality played FURIA, it could be anything but a foregone conclusion, but that would shock us.

Back in Chengdu, FURIA were in the form of their lives. That form saw them narrowly overcome Vitality on three maps in a row - including on a map neither of them play - when Vitality weren’t quite at their best.

This time, however, Vitality are at peak form. They may have dropped maps to both G2 and The MongolZ, but their map wins against the latter were dominant, and they made light work of MOUZ in the 2-0 game.

Add in the fact that ZywOo has continued his Krakow form into Cluj, and we don’t think FURIA stand a chance.

That brings us to the final. The game that will likely - once again - be MOUZ vs Vitality.

You already know how that will go.

But maybe it will be different this time. Maybe Falcons will beat MOUZ, and maybe they will then have the firepower to stop Vitality in their tracks.

Ah, who are we kidding? Vitality 3-0 MOUZ. 13-7. 16-14. 13-5.

You heard it here first.