The MongolZ Upset Aurora at PGL Bucharest

The reigning Masters Bucharest champions Aurora started the tournament in a 0-1 group. Their opponent, The MongolZ, pulled off a major upset by winning the series 2-1. The maps finished as follows: Inferno 12-16, Nuke 13-2, and Dust2 13-9.

The Mongolian team is making its tier-one debut at this tournament. New signing Yesuntumur "nin9" Gantulga averaged a 1.04 rating over the series. The team as a whole looked more cohesive.

The first map, Inferno, went to overtime due to the strong performance of Ali "Wicadia" Haydar Yalçın, and The MongolZ lost it. However, the team crushed their opponent 13-2 on Nuke, kept their momentum, and carried it into the deciding map, Dust2.

On Dust2, Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch carried the load with a 1.55 map rating, alongside Sodbayar "Techno" Munkhbold at 1.51. The team won both pistol rounds and took the map 13-9, securing their place in the 1-0 group.

The win added 84 points to The MongolZ's VRS ranking. As a result, the team's chance of advancing through the Stage 2 path rose to 98.4 percent. Following their 1win Private Club Season 2 title earlier this week, the team also appears likely to have earned an invitation to the Singapore Major Stage 2.