MOUZ brush aside HEROIC to set up final with Spirit

The Pro League champions have made it to another title decider as they chase the No.1 spot in the rankings.

MOUZ have booked a spot in the grand final of BetBoom Dacha Belgrade after dispatching HEROIC in quick 2-0 fashion. It is the third grand final in a row for Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek's troops after they finished second to FaZe at IEM Chengdu and beat Vitality to the ESL Pro League 19 title.

With this victory, MOUZ extended their winning streak to nine matches. Sunday's grand final against the red-hot Spirit, who haven't dropped a map in the tournament, will pose a completely different challenge, though MOUZ should still fancy their chances for the best-of-five clash, knowing that they came out on top the last time the two teams faced each other.

Date	Matches
BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024
19/05/2024	Spirit 15:00 MOUZ	Match

"Maybe we are a little bit exhausted and running out of fuel, but we have a very high motivation because we are chasing that No.1 rank on HLTV and we know this is a big possibility," siuhy said after the match.

"We've been very close to winning tournaments throughout the season, but we've only done it in Malta. Now, we have a really good chance to do it in the last three tournaments of the season, and that's why we're pushing ourselves to the limit."

MOUZ got off to a flying start and raced to a 5-0 lead on the CT side of Dust2, HEROIC's map pick. Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski's troops then finally got on the board and, after a tech pause, put together a string of rounds, briefly taking the lead before MOUZ restored parity at 6-6.

Jimi "⁠Jimpphat⁠" Salo came up clutch in the pistol round with a P250 as MOUZ turned a 3v5 situation around. HEROIC tightened up once they had money in the bank, but their resistance was broken when they lost a round to a partial buy. That round swung the momentum back in MOUZ's favor and inspired them to a 13-9 success.

Mirage followed a similar pattern as HEROIC once again had to fight off an early deficit. They took a 6-3 lead after winning six rounds in a row, but the half still ended with the score tied after a late rally from MOUZ.

And just like on Dust2, the second half was dominated by MOUZ. Dorian "⁠xertioN⁠" Berman led the charge as the EPL champions kept HEROIC at bay and comfortably put the game to bed.