Jordan Woodruff
MOUZ and Crew Vitality gained their semifinal matches on Friday on the Intel Excessive Masters Dallas occasion and can meet in Sunday’s grand remaining.
MOUZ swept The Mongolz 2-0, whereas Crew Vitality took down Crew Falcons 2-1.
The $300,000 Counter-Strike: World Offensive occasion started with 16 groups divided into two double-elimination teams. The group winners clinched playoff semifinal berths.
The group runners-up entered the quarterfinals as excessive seeds, and the 2 third-place groups moved into the quarterfinals as low seeds. The opposite 5 groups in every group had been eradicated.
All matches within the group stage and the playoffs are best-of-three aside from the grand remaining on Sunday, which shall be best-of-five.
The profitable crew will earn $125,000, and the runner-up will make $50,000.
On Saturday, MOUZ posted back-to-back 13-11 wins on Inferno and Nuke to make fast work of The MongolZ. Adam ‘torzsi’ Torzsas of Hungary paced MOUZ with 40 kills and a plus-15 kills-to-deaths differential. For The MongolZ, Usukhbayar ‘910’ Banzragch of Mongolia led the best way with 39 kills and a plus-10 Okay-D ratio.
After Crew Vitality opened with a 13-7 win on Mud II, Crew Falcons pulled even with a 13-6 victory on Practice earlier than Crew Vitality notched a 13-11 triumph on Inferno. Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut of France posted 50 kills and a plus-5 Okay-D ratio. Teammate William ‘mezii’ Merriman of the UK additionally had a plus-5 Okay-D ratio together with 46 kills.
For Crew Falcons, Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovax of Bosnia and Herzegovina led the best way with 51 kills and a plus-8 Okay-D differential.
The playoffs conclude Sunday with the grand remaining:
–Crew Vitality vs. MOUZ
Intel Excessive Masters Dallas prize pool
1. $125,000
2. $50,000
3-4. $25,000 – Crew Falcons, The MongolZ
5-6. $12,500 — GamerLegion, Aurora Gaming
7-8. $7,000 — G2 Esports, HEROIC
9-12. $5,000 — 3DMAX, FURIA, FaZe Clan, Crew Liquid
13-16. $4,000 — Legacy, Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming, BC.Sport Esports, NRG
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