MOUZ overrun Aurora to book semi-final spot in Bucharest

It was the first bout between the two teams since PGL Astana, where MOUZ fielded Justinas "⁠jL⁠" Lekavicius as a stand-in and Aurora still had a full Turkish roster. "It was very good by sycrone and all the other guys.

Aurora jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the CT side of Mirage, but the game shifted once MOUZ could afford full buys.

MOUZ took control from there and went into half-time up by two, led by Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi , who posted a 1.74 rating and a +4.13% round swing.

Oldřich "⁠PR⁠" Nový picked up a triple kill in the following pistol to push MOUZ further into the lead. One T round was all that Aurora could muster before MOUZ finished the game off, taking the series to Cache.

The barrage continued on the following map as Aurora 's toothless offense struggled to find gaps in MOUZ 's setup, and none of their players looked capable of making a difference.

The second-to-last day of play will kick off with the Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire -less Vitality facing off against the final four's big underdogs, Nemiga .

The second series, featuring MOUZ and FURIA , will be the third time these teams are clashing for this month after the European squad cleared the Brazilian-majority side 2-0 twice at ESL Pro League.

Nemiga 's tournament run is also visible in the VRS ranking, as the live preview shows them being awarded 56 points for beating Vitality , going from 1,589 points and 12th globally to 1,645 and 10th.

That represents a gain of 153 points and 13 places since their opening match. Nemiga wasted little time on Cache, racing into a 7-1 lead.

Vitality won the remaining four rounds of the half to give themselves a way back, but their recovery stalled after the switch.

robo led the way with 24 kills as his team closed out their pick 13-8, while William "⁠mezii⁠" Merriman , who is acting IGL in Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire 's absence, struggled with just three frags and 49.6 ADR.

Clip link The Englishman found his footing again on Dust2, producing a quad kill in the final round of the half to help his team take an 8-4 lead, a response which added to Vitality 's hope of forcing a decider.

They have good structure and know how to play the game." FURIA will contest Saturday's final with Nemiga , who upset Vitality earlier on Friday to reach their first-ever Big Event final.

When asked about the match-up, molodoy said: "I will play against my friends, syph0 and khaN. It's hard to play against them because they will be confident playing against me.

The Latvian's comments sparked an immediate reaction as FURIA woke up and took the game to their opponents, led by molodoy and Yuri "⁠yuurih⁠" Santos . The Kazakh AWPer followed it up with three USP headshots, setting his team up for a flawless CT pistol.

That marked the start of a dominant run from the Brazilian side, who closed out the map with an impressive 7-0 run. The onslaught continued on Mirage, where Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato fired his team into the lead with a crisp 4K in the pistol round.

The tables turned in the second half as MOUZ took control with a tight defense and built a commanding 7-0 lead.

A must-win round for MOUZ , and Dorian "⁠xertioN⁠" Berman and Ádám "⁠torzsi⁠" Torzsás deliver a 2vs4. It had been smooth sailing for FURIA ever since that eco victory, but MOUZ are finally showing some signs of life.

Some masterful play on the B site by Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi helped MOUZ completetly shut down FURIA 's offensive half, which means we're going to a Cache decider.

Some nice shooting by the Hungarian on the AWP, and MOUZ have caught right up to FURIA with their economy looking strong. FURIA picking up where they left off as Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato begins Mirage with a quad kill.

FURIA secured their Dust2 pick 13-6 to take a 1-0 lead over MOUZ in the semi-final. MOUZ had held a 5-2 lead, but FURIA recovered to level the score at halftime before winning another seven rounds.

Danil "⁠molodoy⁠" Golubenko led the way with 24 kills and six opening frags, while Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis supplied three kills in the final round to seal the map.

After a 10-2 landslide, MOUZ quickly picked up three rounds on the offense to close out the game and seal passage to the next round.