MOUZ has eliminated FaZe Clan to set up a match against Falcons in the lower bracket of IEM Krakow Stage 2. While they dominated FaZe with relative ease, they find themselves in a match against a tougher opposition should they make it to the next stage.
VETO
- FaZe removed Overpass
- MOUZ removed Anubis
- FaZe picked Mirage
- MOUZ picked Inferno
- FaZe removed Ancient
- MOUZ removed Dust2
- Nuke was left over
Map 1: Mirage; Pick: FaZe; Winner: MOUZ
Coming into the series as the clear favourite, MOUZ bulldozed a shaky FaZe Clan side, starting the match on a high note. After 8 unbeaten rounds to kick off the game, FaZe managed to get a point on the board. Winning all the remaining rounds, MOUZ did not let FaZe win a single round beyond the one they let go by the end of the first half. 11-1 domination to kick off the game, MOUZ’s complacent nature gave FaZe a small opening by winning the pistol and winning 4 in a row before MOUZ closed the map with the two rounds they needed. xertioN stood out as the top fragger despite his whole team dropping good numbers in a dominant show of Counter Strike that saw his team secure a confident 13-5 win.
Map 2: Inferno; Pick: MOUZ; Winner: MOUZ
Starting the map with a retake, FaZe hit their first round, but MOUZ converting the following force buy took back the control. Total domination on their offence, FaZe winning 3 rounds in the first half hardly made a difference, leading to MOUZ closing the half with another dominant scoreline 9-3. FaZe winning the first 3 rounds closed down the lead to half, before MOUZ won 4 in a row to close out another dominant win. Yet another solid team performance against the FaZe Clan side, who are clearly undergoing significant inter-team issues.
MOUZ will be facing Falcons in the lower bracket finals, and should they stand the test against them, they will book their spot in the Tauron arena for the IEM Krakow LAN finals. Only time can tell if they can stand the test of NiKo and m0NESY, but for now, they have a solid win to celebrate.