The MongolZ see off M80 to reach LCQ final

A single best-of-one against FURIA separates The MongolZ from a spot in the playoffs.

The MongolZ are through to the final match of the Last Chance Stage at Esports World Cup after eliminating M80 with a comfortable 13-8 win on Ancient.

A best-of-one against FURIA is all that is left for the Mongolian team to complete their run through the brutal knockout bracket, where they demolished MIBR 13-2 earlier in the day.

FURIA are a favorable opponent for Garidmagnai "⁠bLitz⁠" Byambasuren and company as they have a 3-0 record over the Brazilian organization, seeing to their direct elimination in the Play-in stages of IEM Katowice and Cologne in 2023 and knocking them down to the Play-in lower bracket at Katowice this year.

Date	Matches
Esports World Cup 2024
18/07/2024	FURIA 19:40 The MongolZ	Match

M80 showed signs of promise in the best-of-one, but a lack of experience with Mason "⁠Lake⁠" Sanderson — just five days bootcamping in Europe — and a far superior individual showing from The MongolZ made this a clear-cut victory for the Mongolian team in the end.

The teams were deadlocked at the start of Ancient, with a pistol win helping The MongolZ lead 3-0 before M80 responded with three rounds of their own, but momentum quickly swung the way of the Mongolian side after Ayush "⁠mzinho⁠" Batbold prevented a 5vs3 from slipping away with a clutch.

M80 won two more rounds on the CT side to prevent a blowout and started chipping away at a 5-9 deficit in the second half, but bLitz stepped up massively in the dying moments of the map to halt any attempt at a comeback effort.

He bagged two multi-kills to shatter M80's economy and grant his team match point, which they wasted no time in converting with an aggressive stance in Middle and B Lane.