mouz defeat G2, to EL LCQ semis

G2, who used Simon "⁠Fuks⁠" Florysiak instead of Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy because of health reasons, and MOUZ faced off in the quarter-finals at the ELEAGUE Season 1 Last Chance Qualifier.

The best-of-three series kicked off on Dust2 and the CT-sided German team stopped the Frenchmen in the pistol round with Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong's double kill. MOUZ suffered heavy losses in the anti-ecos but ultimately managed to pick them up.

G2 secured the first weapon round with Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon's entry kill and grabbed the subsequent two rounds thanks to the opening kills of Edouard "⁠SmithZz⁠" Dubourdeaux. Things fell apart after this point though as the MOUZ defense got tougher which resulted in a 11-4 halftime lead for Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač & company.

G2 won the second half pistol round but a triple kill by NiKo in the second round was the breaking point as the Germans got the first map victory with a 16-9 score.

Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom and Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro opened up Cache and the CT-sided G2 clinched a 2-0 lead but couldn't stop MOUZ's early weapon buy (2-1). SmithZz and bodyy clutched a 2vs2 post plant situation to extend their team's lead to 3-1 but NiKo showed up in the following round with a quad kill, making it 3-2.

The rest of the first half on Cache was a replay of Dust2 as MOUZ took full control and finished the half with an 11-4 lead after winning ten of the last eleven rounds.

NiKo and Denis "⁠denis⁠" Howell got the opening kills in the second half pistol round as MOUZ extended their lead to 12-4. The German side couldn't finish off the match despite a 13-4 lead as G2 initiated a comeback, making it 15-15 to take it to overtime.

NiKo & company, who were on the CT-side, grabbed the first round of overtime and the double AWP setup paid off for NiKo & chrisJ as they led 17-16 at halftime. G2 acquired a match point in the second half but MOUZ held on as the teams went to overtime number two. 

NiKo & co. led 20-19 after the first half of the second overtime and the German team failed to convert two match points which resulted in a third overtime. (21-21). G2 won the map 25-22 after coming up ahead in the third overtime.

MOUZ started Overpass on the CT-side and took the pistol round. NiKo & co. earned a 5-0 lead but The Frenchmen replied with three rounds. MOUZ led 10-5 at halftime.

MOUZ responded after losing the second half pistol round and extended their lead to 13-6 after winning the anti-ecos. G2's double AWP setup gave them four consecutive rounds and the game got tied at 14-14 afterwards. NiKo's quad kill and 1vs2 clutch gave MOUZ a match point. MOUZ once again did what MOUZ usually does and lost the last round, taking them to overtime.

MOUZ finished it off 19-17, winning the series 2-1 and advancing to the semi-finals in Atlanta.

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MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	108 - 74	+34	106.6	72.2%	1.50
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	81 - 65	+16	74.6	74.1%	1.16
Johannes 'nex' Magetnex	81 - 71	+10	84.3	76.9%	1.14
Denis 'denis' Howelldenis	65 - 77	-12	63.8	69.4%	0.92
Timo 'Spiidi' RichterSpiidi	57 - 75	-18	64.2	69.4%	0.87

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	84 - 84	0	86.1	63.0%	1.13
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy	74 - 77	-3	79.0	71.3%	1.06
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	82 - 76	+6	73.9	66.7%	1.01
Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz	72 - 78	-6	76.3	68.5%	1.01
Simon 'Fuks' FlorysiakFuks	50 - 77	-27	56.6	62.0%	0.77

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