Liquid Beat MOUZ 2-1 to Open PGL Bucharest

Liquid started their PGL Masters Bucharest campaign with a 2-1 win over MOUZ. MOUZ took Liquid to overtime on the opening map, Ancient, and won it. Liquid then answered on Inferno, winning 16-12.

The most eye-catching moment of the series was Keith "NAF" Markovic's 1v5 clutch on Ancient. Although that performance pushed the series into overtime, his team could not win the extra round. Liquid came out better prepared for the next two maps to make up for that loss.

The Inferno match was also full of momentum swings. Liquid started 5-0, then fell behind after MOUZ won 8 rounds in a row, and the map went to overtime. Liquid took every round in overtime to level the series. Johnny "JT" Theodosiou stood out on this map with 26 kills and landed four AK-47 headshots in round 27.

The third map was closer. It ended 6-6 at halftime. MOUZ moved ahead 10-7, but Liquid won five rounds in a row to take the series to 2-1. Georgi "Jorko" Mitev, with 21 kills and a 91.5 ADR, was the most decisive player in his team's comeback.