Live updates from Elisa Masters Espoo day 2

MOUZ 2-0 Complexity

David "⁠frozen⁠" Čerňanský starts Inferno with an all-headshot triple from dark on the B bombsite in the pistol round and a double in the 2v2 retake of A.

Complexity 13-7 MOUZ

From down 0-6 it was always going to be a tall task, but for a while there it looked like MOUZ had a chance. Once Complexity got a hold of guns on the CT side, though, it was all theirs.

None of MOUZ's opening plays worked out and they started every round at least a man down early, and from there there wasn't much they could have done.

Complexity 11-6 MOUZ

Jinxed? MOUZ didn't survive the Complexity buy in the third round and it seems we're on the way to map two sooner rather than later.

Complexity 8-5 MOUZ

Okay, now we have a game on our hands. David "⁠frozen⁠" Čerňanský's double in a 2v3 negates Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski's and gives MOUZ the pistol. Crucial anti-forcebuy incoming.

Complexity 8-4 MOUZ

Some saved guns allowed MOUZ to prevent a money-f*** situation and get three rounds on the board before the half ended. It's still a big mountain to climb on the T side of a typically very CT-sided Overpass.

Complexity 6-1 MOUZ

A somewhat misleading scoreline considering three out of the last five rounds ended in 1v1s, but Complexity are running away with Overpass. Close rounds means there's not much in the way of a bank for either, though, so there's a way back for MOUZ.

Complexity 1-0 MOUZ

After the brief technical delay, Complexity is kicking off their map pick with a pistol round win.

The series should start with about a 20 minute delay at 18:50 barring any more updates.

It's not quite what anyone could have foreseen given the form of the two teams, but the favorites of Group B, MOUZ and Complexity, are about to go head-to-head in the elimination match.

It's not so long ago that they last met, in the Thunderpick World Championship last month, where MOUZ dominated on two of the three maps. Inferno, Overpass, and Nuke were played back then — could it be the same now?

Date	Matches
Elisa Masters Espoo 2023
30/11/2023	MOUZ 18:50 Complexity	Match

jkaem to HLTV on making the semi-finals: "It feels really good of course, a little bit unexpected to be honest! We had the group of death, every team we were in a group with were in form, especially Complexity and MOUZ, maybe FURIA not so much. So surprised, but really happy with the way we played."

On why they are playing so well: "We are changing a little bit of the approach we have been having in the past, we are now trying to be looser, have more fun. Not have this ‘It’s a business, it’s a game that’s your job, take it super serious’, we are trying to put that one away a little bit. We joke a lot, we try to just have fun honestly."

Apeks 8-3 FURIA

After dominating the first map Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson has picked up where he left off, now sitting at 15-3 and a couple of clutches to his name.

Apeks 7-2 FURIA

Since their pistol round win Apeks have had the first half under control, rebutting Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan's attempts early and turning a 3v5 around in a chaotic round 8.

Apeks 13-7 FURIA

Apeks didn't give FURIA any quarter and won a round with two saved rifles and pistols which led to a proper buy and match point, 12-4. FURIA, up against the wall, won a forcebuy of their own and tried to force their way back into the game, winning two more, but ultimately in vain.

AWPer Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson was the standout player for Apeks in the series' opening map with 106 ADR, a 1.87 Rating, 90% KAST, and 23 kills in 20 rounds.

The series is now going to Vertigo, FURIA's map pick. The Brazilians will take the fight to the skyscraper to stay alive in the series and force the match to the decider, Ancient, where they beat Complexity earlier in the day.

Apeks 10-4 FURIA

FURIA won a crucial pistol round after switching sides on Inferno and going on the attack, as the Brazilian squad is up against the wall with Apeks having hit double digits before half-time.

A second-round win against the forcebuy then put Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan and company on an early path to a comeback by pushing the CTs to a hard economic start.

Apeks 6-2 FURIA

Apeks won a 2vs4 situation in the seventh round to keep pushing ahead on the T side of Inferno, 5-2, before winning an anti-eco to lead by four after eight rounds.

Apeks 1-1 FURIA

Apeks and FURIA are off to the races in the Group B winners' match on Inferno. The European squad started on the attacking side on their map pick and despite losing the pistol round without planting they won a second-round forcebuy.

The series will move to FURIA's Vertigo pick after Inferno, and if a final map is needed the match will be decided on Ancient.

FURIA's Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan took some time after FURIA's upset win against Complexity to share his thoughts with HLTV.

arT on his feelings after the win: "It feels great. I felt that we needed this win, mostly to get out the bad vibes after losing too much, so winning against a good team like Complexity is a good feeling."

On the calling dynamic between him and FalleN: "It’s still early to talk about that, but we are changing some things to try to improve our game, so we are still on the alpha or beta version of FURIA (laughs). We are trying to get our grasp on the game, we are still struggling in some situations."

On how FURIA can improve: "In my opinion, in CS it is so much about mindset, if you are not confident enough and your mind is not really on point, something will go really wrong with everything else. It’s just a matter of getting the mindset right and just feeling confident."

Complexity 8-12 FURIA

How do you recover from that? Complexity's misery continues as they lose a 5v2 situation against Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes.

The North Americans go into this potential last round with a very weak buy.

Complexity 8-8 FURIA

FURIA have seemingly carried their momentum into the second half, taking their win streak to six rounds. Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan continues at the top the scoreboard, with 16 frags and a 109 ADR.

Complexity 8-4 FURIA

FURIA win back-to-back rounds at the end of the half to reduce the deficit to four. Not a bad scoreline for the Brazilians, considering how dominant Complexity looked for the majority of their T side.

Complexity 5-1 FURIA

It's looking dire for FURIA, who cannot get anything going on their CT side. Complexity are dictating the pace in the game and winning the majority of aim duels.

The veto is in, and it will be Ancient to be played in this best-of-one game.

Not a particularly strong map for either team, though FURIA are on a three-game winning streak on this map after beating Aurora (twice) and 9 Pandas at PARI Please.

Complexity, meanwhile, lost their last Ancient game, against FaZe (BLAST Premier Fall Final).

Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson spoke with HLTV about beating MOUZ, the tournament's No.1 seed, in a close overtime game on Inferno.

On taking down the current world No.3 team: "It feels pretty good, we came in with a good mindset, we’ve got a new sports psychologist which is helping us a lot. We are just going in to have fun and enjoy the game."

On how they clinched this close game: "We never really tilted, I feel like we are usually an emotional team and if we just keep our mood up, we can do anything."

On if Apeks can get back to their Major form: "Hopefully, right? We’d asked for a sports psychologist for a long time and it finally came, so hopefully at least we get a bit more consistent. Sometimes we can win against any team, sometimes we can lose against anyone. The mentality is the most important for us as individuals and as a team.

Day 2 begins with an upset! Apeks beat the tournament's No.1 seed, MOUZ, and progress to Group B's winners' match. Great performance from Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski's troops, who kept their cool at all times and came back from five match points down!

Elisa Masters Espoo 2023Best of 1

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MOUZ	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsástorzsi	26 - 21	+1.48%	74.3	82.9%	1.19
Jimi 'Jimpphat' SaloJimpphat	25 - 22	+0.38%	75.1	68.6%	1.08
David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen	19 - 21	-1.20%	77.1	71.4%	1.01
Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradeksiuhy	19 - 26	-5.27%	64.6	80.0%	0.97
Dorian 'xertioN' BermanxertioN	26 - 25	-1.86%	76.2	68.6%	0.97

Apeks	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem	25 - 20	+4.46%	91.0	80.0%	1.28
Damjan 'kyxsan' Stoilkovskikyxsan	26 - 21	+4.50%	75.8	71.4%	1.21
Aleksandar 'CacaNito' KjulukoskiCacaNito	23 - 25	+1.83%	61.1	71.4%	0.94
Ådne 'sense' Fredriksensense	18 - 25	-4.45%	65.0	68.6%	0.88
Tim 'nawwk' Jonassonnawwk	21 - 24	-1.34%	65.6	60.0%	0.88

MOUZ 15-15 Apeks

Apeks aren't going down without a fight, forcing another overtime on Inferno after recovering from two match points down.

MOUZ 12-12 Apeks

Apeks refuse to give up and come back from three match points down to take the game to overtime!

MOUZ 9-9 Apeks

It's all square again after a strong spell from Apeks, who won four in a row, and it's a MOUZ eco! It's not looking good for Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek's men, who are struggling on this CT side.

MOUZ 8-5 Apeks

Ádám "⁠torzsi⁠" Torzsás gets a crucial 3K in the pistol round with the Dual Berettas as Apeks were storming the A site. MOUZ are now about to enter double-digit territory in this game.

MOUZ 7-5 Apeks

It looked like it would be all square at half-time, but David "⁠frozen⁠" Čerňanský and Dorian "⁠xertioN⁠" Berman pulled off a 2v4 clutch at the end, ensuring that MOUZ will keep a narrow lead heading into their CT side.

MOUZ 5-4 Apeks

After that hectic start to the map, MOUZ took control of proceedings and won four rounds in a row, but Apeks seem to have stabilized and have won back-to-back rounds for the first time this game. Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski is leading the charge for his team with nine frags.

MOUZ 2-2 Apeks

Quite the lively start to Inferno! Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad got three frags in the pistol round to put Apeks ahead before the teams traded force-buy rounds. There's nothing separating the two teams at the moment.

After an action-packed day in which ENCE and fnatic debuted new lineups and local side HAVU beat the odds to top Group A, it is time for some of the tournament's heavy hitters, namely top 5 sides Complexity and MOUZ, to start their tournament runs.

The first day of play in Finland was all about Group A, and now the second day is all about Group B. CAC finalists MOUZ will take on Apeks in the opening best-of-one at 12:00 , while IEM Sydney finalists Complexity will clash against FURIA in their opener at 13:00 . Series play will ensue with the winners' and elimination matches to round out the day.

Date	Matches
Elisa Masters Espoo 2023
30/11/2023	MOUZ 12:00 Apeks	Match
30/11/2023	Complexity 14:00 FURIA	Match
30/11/2023	Apeks 16:00 FURIA	Match
30/11/2023	MOUZ 18:50 Complexity	Match