MOUZ has eliminated Mongolz from the Perfect World Shanghai Major quarter-finals in a thrilling series of intense matches. The Asian side’s Cinderella run has come to an end at the hands of an unexpected opponent: MOUZ, who beat them 2-0. This ends their undefeated streak at the Major and eliminates them from it. This marks the deepest run for any Asian side at a Major.
VETO
- The MongolZ removed Vertigo
- MOUZ removed Anubis
- The MongolZ picked Ancient
- MOUZ picked Nuke
- MOUZ removed Dust2
- The MongolZ removed Mirage
- Inferno was left over
Map 1: Ancient; Pick: MongolZ; Winner: MOUZ
A strong start on the T side in their own map pick put MongolZ in the driving seat as MOUZ’s hopes looked at him. Having failed to secure any opening kills early on, MOUZ could not hold a dynamic T side from MongolZ who frequently altered the pace making it hard for MOUZ to read. MOUZ got off to a better start on their offense, after a 9-3 half, they were able to replicate the same scoreline with MongolZ on the receiving end. Once MOUZ returned the favor, they kept their momentum in overtime and closed the game making an amazing comeback. MOUZ took the map with a 16:14 scoreline as Jimpphat and Brollan led by example with 1.26 and 1.23 IR respectively.
Map 2: Nuke; Pick: MOUZ; Winner: MOUZ
Another good start to the map by MongolZ saw them pull over MOUZ with a narrow lead in the first half. 910 on the defense proved himself to be an immovable rock that kept MOUZ at bay. Despite a strong hold from the Asian side, MOUZ managed to squeeze in 5 rounds which made the game competitive as we progressed further. Closing the first half with a 7-5 scoreline, MongolZ dropped the ball in the second half, winning 8 rounds and only letting MongolZ penetrate their defenses once. MongolZ’s T side fell flat as MOUZ on the stage became too much for them to handle. Jimpphat dropped a stellar performance once again to close the map with a 13-9 scoreline.
This victory puts MOUZ in the semi-finals of the Perfect World Shanghai Major but this marks the end of a stellar run from MongolZ who broke the record for the highest placement at a Major by any Asian team. MOUZ will play against the winner of Liquid vs Spirit, stay tuned.
