MOUZ win PGL Cluj-Napoca with 3-1 win over Falcons
MOUZ have finally won their long awaited arena event by overcoming Falcons in the final of PGL Cluj-Napoca.
A result that will renew faith in the roster following their bold move to replace siuhy after BLAST Bounty, they now take home a whopping $400,000 as well as a handy amount of VRS points.
Now up to fourth in the Valve Global ranking, MOUZ are in a solid spot to get strong invites to tournaments for a considerable amount of time.
MOUZ win PGL Cluj-Napoca
With the tournament format featuring a gruelling, all BO3 Swiss stage to kick it off, there was no guarantees MOUZ were even going to make it to the arena.
Despite winning their opening two games against BIG and 3DMAX, they soon found themselves in the tense 2-2 bracket after subsequent losses to FaZe and Falcons.
That final group stage game would see them play Virtus.pro, a game which they won 2-1 thanks to solid performances across the board.
As the playoffs began, MOUZ were first pitted against paiN. MOUZ won that game 2-0, but both maps were close as MOUZ closed them out with 13-11 scorelines.
Photo: Stephanie LindgrenTat win set them up with a semi-final clash against Astralis, a team unexpectedly in the semis after beating The MongolZ in the quarter-finals.
One of the games of the tournament, the two teams put on a banger, with MOUZ having to come back from a 12-4 deficit to win the opening map 16-14. Astralis then answered back with a comfortable win on Nuke, but MOUZ dominated Ancient to push themselves into the final with a 13-5 win.
Set for a rematch against Falcons in the final, both teams were looking to make history. For MOUZ, it was another opportunity to win their first arena event as a unit, while Falcons were looking to lift their first trophy in CS altogether.
The series opened with a 13-6 win on Dust2 for MOUZ, but Falcons answered back quickly with a 13-4 on Mirage.
However, Spinx and xertioN weren't going to let that get them down, the Israeli duo starred on the next two maps, with each of them putting in top-fragging performances in order to secure MOUZ the trophy after a 13-11 on Nuke and a 13-9 on Ancient.
