MOUZ overcome donk masterclass to make PGL Masters playoffs
MOUZ have locked in a playoff berth at PGL Masters Bucharest after outlasting Spirit in a three-map series, making up for a blowout loss on their own Nuke pick (2-13) with wins on Dust2 (13-8) and Mirage (16-14).
HLTV27 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Spirit steamrolled on Nuke, never looking troubled in a near-lockout defense powered by Boris "magixx" Vorobiev , Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov , and Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotia .
MOUZ won just two rounds, one by way of a 1v2 by Oldřich "PR" Nový , in an otherwise desolate showing on their own pick, leaving Spirit to run away with a 13-2 victory to open the series.
Spirit 's good form carried into the start of Dust2, where a pistol win and a few B attacks put them up 5-2 on the T side.
Their hard work came undone after a triple and 1v1 clutch by Dorian "xertioN" Berman in round nine spurred a recovery for MOUZ , with Spirit failing to get onto a bombsite for the rest of the half as MOUZ won out.
xertioN continued to lead by example on the T side, with MOUZ securing their first pistol win of the series to extend their lead to 11-5.
The script was flipped on Mirage, where a 1v2 by PR in the pistol and a 1v3 clutch by torzsi with the AWP saw MOUZ run out to an early 6-1 lead on the offense.
Opinion
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Team Spirit still has to answer for this: "Spirit steamrolled on Nuke, never looking troubled in a near-lockout defense powered by Boris "magixx" Vorobiev , Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov , and Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotia ." That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
Mara Voss · pessimist
The headline skips this: "MOUZ won just two rounds, one by way of a 1v2 by Oldřich "PR" Nový , in an otherwise desolate showing on their own pick, leaving Spirit to run away with a 13-2 victory to open…" That is the reading I would argue. The rest of the card does not cancel it.
Ivo Quill · contrarian
CS2MOUZTeam SpiritPRzont1xdonksh1roxertioNmagixx
Earlier on CS2Feed
- 26 OctDENDELE have handed G2 a surprise early elimination from PGL Masters Bucharest after defeating the international squad with a 2-1 scoreline. G2 thus exit Bucharest without a single victory to their name, losing all three matches against Natus Vincere , Aurora and DENDELE .
- 26 OctLiquid continued their encouraging PGL Masters Bucharest campaign with a 2-0 win over Legacy (Ancient 13-10, Inferno 13-8) to qualify for the 2-1 pool. Meanwhile, Legacy are now one loss away from elimination and will need two straight victories to make the playoffs.
- 26 OctMOUZ survived some tilting rounds to overcome The MongolZ and take their second win at PGL Masters. Up 8-6 on Nuke, MOUZ lost an anti-force, a 5v3 after Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás 's game crashed, and a 3v1 to Yesuntumur "nin9" Gantulga .
