MOUZ has stunned Team Spirit to book their spot in the ESL Pro League Season 21 Grand Finals. After their big win in Cluj, MOUZ will have the shot to bring home another premier trophy. Beating Spirit, MOUZ has successfully demonstrated their firepower and tactical prowess, and both these things will be key to walking into the grand finals.
VETO:
- MOUZ removed Anubis
- Spirit removed Inferno
- MOUZ picked Nuke
- Spirit picked Dust2
- MOUZ removed Mirage
- Spirit removed Train
- Ancient left over
Map 1: Nuke; Pick: MOUZ; Winner: MOUZ;
MOUZ’s insane start to the game saw them dominate Spirit and go 0-8 on the offensive side of Nuke. Donk, being completely neutralized in the first half, gave Spirit a little hope by the end of the first half. Spirit got off to a blistering start that saw the lead cut down slowly. While MOUZ managed to fight back, it wasn’t enough to keep Spirit at bay as they pushed the game to OT. A bit of back-and-forth between the two sides saw MOUZ edging out the Spirit to bring it home. torzsi’s AWPing became instrumental in closing out the game, especially in the final round with a clutch out the map.
Map 2: Dust2; Pick: MOUZ; Winner: MOUZ;
The hard-earned victory on Nuke had MOUZ taking their foot off the gas as they only managed two rounds in the first half. donk and sh1ro were quick to get their offence going as they completely controlled the momentum on the offence of D2. With little hope, MOUZ started their offence with a pistol round conversion. The lead Spirit mustered up in the first half was too much for MOUZ to handle, as they failed to mount a comeback. A donk-powered performance let Spirit close with a 13-7 scoreline.
Map 3: Ancient; Pick: Decider; Winner: MOUZ;
MOUZ flexing their dominance kicked the game off, going 8-1 up before Spirit pulled in a few rounds by the end of the first half. Closing the half with an 8-4 scoreline, MOUZ seemed to lose control of the game. A bit of back-and-forth saw Spirit close down the lead before MOUZ managed to put a few rounds together by the end of the game to win the map. With an IR of 1.61, xertioN managed to overpower donk, who tried his best to keep the game competitive.
This is a shocking result for Spirit, as anything less than a tournament win would be considered an upset. With the best player in the world on their side, Spirit will find this a tough exit as MOUZ bag one more portfolio victory.