Outsiders and Mouz eSports move on to the semifinals of the IEM CS:GO Majors in Rio.
The Outsiders won their first two maps to 2-0 versus Fnatic to move on to the semifinals. The young rifler Fame and Legendary AWPer Jame led the team in the kills column versus KRIMZ and Fnatic. Fame led the server in kills with a 46-29 record. Jame outclassed rival AWPer nicoodoz with his 38-17 record, 26 frags coming by the Big Green.
The second match in the playoffs went 3 maps with Mouz upsetting the tournament favorites Cloud 9. The match started C9’s way as they took the first map Inferno, Mouz’s pick, 16-11. With their backs against the wall, Mouz capitalized on their pistol win on Overpass to win 5 straight on the CT side. They finished the half with a 10-5 lead. Cloud9 put up a valiant CT side but the lead was just too much. After a couple of eco and half-buy wins, Mouz managed to close the map 16-13. Frozen and Dexter led the team in kills. Dexter taking the AWP from the dead Torzsi finished the last round with 3 straight AWP kills to force the third map.
Cloud9 started the third map, Ancient on the CT side, regarded as the stronger side. They started the map winning 4 straight but the young Mouz team showed their pedigree by winning 8 straight to take the lead. The half ended 8-6 in favor of Mouz. On the CT side, Mouz recovered from losing the pistols by winning the next eco round. They won 5 straight after the pistol round to put pressure on the C9 T-side. XertioN’s aggressive play set the tone on the CT side for Mouz. In their strong side, his strong plays in forward positions often gave man-advantage to the defenders. 13 of his 21 frags came in the second half.
After two more wins on the CT side, Mouz clinches the 2nd spot in the semis against the Jame-led Outsiders.
The other four teams in the quarterfinals will battle it out on Friday. Natus Vincere will face crowd-favorite Furia while Team Spirit will match up against Cadian and Heroic.