MOUZ Beats Aurora, Advances to Semifinals in Bucharest

MOUZ advanced to the semifinals of PGL Masters Bucharest by comfortably defeating Aurora in both maps of the quarterfinal. Aurora took an early lead on Mirage but failed to make an impact in the series, winning only five of the remaining 31 rounds. The two teams met for the first time since PGL Astana.

Justinas "jL" Lekavicius was on the bench for MOUZ in this match. Adrian "xelex" Vincze said the team prepared for the match as usual and that the preparation paid off. Özgür "woxic" Eker of Aurora said that today neither the team nor he himself could fight, and acknowledged that they had been eliminated.

On Mirage, Aurora went up 3-0 on the CT side. However, once MOUZ began to execute full buys, the flow of the game changed, and the team took a two-round lead at halftime. Lotan "Spinx" Giladi stood out with a 1.74 rating and a 4.13% round difference. A triple kill by Oldřich "PR" Nový with his pistol round increased MOUZ's advantage. Aurora managed to win only one T round.

On Cache, the picture did not change. Aurora's attacking play could not find gaps in the opposing defense, and no player was able to influence the match. MOUZ won the map 10-2, completing the final rounds on attack, and advanced to the next round.