MOUZ, fielding one in all skilled Counter-Strike‘s youngest rosters, have gained the ESL Professional League Season 18 grand finals with an ideal 3-0 scoreline in opposition to NAVI. They cleared the veteran squad 16-10 on Inferno, 16-9 on Overpass, and at last, 19-15 on a back-and-forth time beyond regulation on Mirage.
It’s a stellar displaying for younger MOUZ in-game chief Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek, who led GamerLegion to the grand finals of the BLAST Paris Main mere months in the past. In a comparatively brief time, siuhy has carried out his aggressive playmaking model of calling right into a MOUZ roster brimming with expertise.
Notably, 17-year-old Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo starred within the finals collection. His 1.25 HLTV rating in the final match, mixed along with his youth and clutch kills in essential rounds, make him simply one of many brightest spots for this squad. Jimpphat gained the DHL MVP for the season for his play regardless of being out-fragged by teammate Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás within the finals match in opposition to NAVI.
Whereas MOUZ aren’t precisely exterior of rivalry, their win at this occasion ought to catapult them even larger up the rankings amongst pundits and analysts. Not solely did they win the finals in a clear sweep, they took the arduous highway to get there within the first place. A gauntlet of FURIA, FaZe Clan, G2, and ENCE stood of their method all through the event: FaZe Clan, G2, and ENCE are all rated as high groups on this planet by HLTV.
For NAVI, regardless of shedding, there are good issues that may be taken from their efficiency. Till their match in opposition to MOUZ, they didn’t drop a map over the length of Professional League. Nevertheless, their bracket wasn’t almost as powerful as MOUZ.
The following skilled Counter-Strike event would be the BLAST Fall Showdown, which could stay on World Offensive. Later within the month, at IEM Sydney, the Counter-Strike skilled scene will switch over to the brand new launch, CS2.
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