GamerLegion eliminate MOUZ in joint-last place in Paris

MOUZ exit the Major without a single map victory to their name.

GamerLegion have defeated MOUZ in a quick two-map series to eliminate them from the BLAST.tv Paris Major (Mirage 16-12, Overpass 16-5).

MOUZ exit the Major after just three matches. Their campaign consisted of two defeats against Ninjas in Pyjamas and OG on Monday before a deciding loss against GamerLegion proved to be the final nail in the coffin.

GamerLegion, whose roster consists of two former members of the MOUZ organization in Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand and Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek, have kept themselves alive for another day of competition and require two more series wins to qualify for the Legends Stage.

In a comment to HLTV.org after the match, acoR admitted the loss had special significance to him and siuhy. "It means a lot to me and siuhy," the Danish AWPer said. "siuhy maybe not as much, but it kinda proves it a little bit for me like... I don't know if it proves it, but we had a lot of emotions and it showed, and we ended up winning the game."

The series started on Mirage, and MOUZ got off to a quick 4-0 start to begin the series. That was about as good as it got for the European combine, however, as a resurgence by the GamerLegion CT side meant they took the lead back at halftime. Another good start to a half meant they were soon up 11-7, and while MOUZ did string a couple of rounds together in the middle portion, it simply wasn't enough.

A couple of consecutive B attacks by GamerLegion exploited Jon "⁠JDC⁠" de Castro's bad individual performance, as the German had just eight kills on the map, and allowed them to take a 1-0 lead in the series after winning Mirage 16-12.

GamerLegion's map pick of Overpass was one-way traffic all the way through, as siuhy and company won the pistol round and kept a comfortable lead all throughout the half. A dominant 11-4 offense put them within touching distance of the victory with their CT side just as successful, as they eventually closed out the map 16-5 to stay alive at the Major. Their next test will come on Wednesday, with the European combine requiring two more consecutive victories to move on to the Legends Stage.

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