IEM Melbourne 2025MOUZ beat GamerLegion to lock in playoff berth
ash's men put MOUZ on the ropes on Nuke but couldn't force a Train decider.
MOUZ are through to the playoffs of IEM Melbourne after moving past GamerLegion 2-0 (13-6 Inferno, 16-13 Nuke) in the Group A upper bracket semi-final.
Playoffs seemed inevitable for Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin's troops, who haven't let their foot off the gas since winning PGL Cluj-Napoca. They've finished second only to Vitality at ESL Pro League Season 21 and BLAST Open Lisbon and beat every other opponent since reaching the playoffs in Cluj, and will likely have a chance to get revenge over Vitality in the Rod Laver Arena.
GamerLegion drop to the lower bracket and will take on Complexity to avoid an early elimination on Tuesday.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Melbourne 2025 | ||
| 23/04/2025 |
03:30
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Match |
| 23/04/2025 |
08:55
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Match |
Oldřich "PR" Nový bagged a double kill in the pistol and won a 1v2 clutch against a repeat force-buy from MOUZ for a 3-0 lead, but that start offered little solace to GamerLegion on their Inferno pick.
Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás was a menace with his AWP for much of MOUZ's CT side while Dorian "xertioN" Berman throttled Banana, and any late round efforts were dismantled by a red-hot Jimi "Jimpphat" Salo.
The Finn took over in the second half, playing the timer in the pistol round to win a clutch, proving a thorn in GamerLegion's side from Boiler on the offense, and securing a 1v3 clutch from that very position to close out the map.
MOUZ bagged an early lead on Nuke after winning the pistol, but were thwarted Outside and on their Ramp takes repeatedly as their 4-0 edge disappeared to an even score at the break.
GamerLegion then took the lead with a pistol win, 9-6, before MOUZ survived four consecutive rounds that came down to the wire with 1v1 and 1v2 situations. GamerLegion strung together three to lead 12-10 but struggled to close out, squandering two map points before the wheels fell off in overtime.
 GamerLegion |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 - 38 | -1.86% | 80.5 | 70.8% | 1.03 | |
| 32 - 35 | +1.27% | 84.0 | 60.4% | 0.96 | |
| 25 - 36 | -0.60% | 65.1 | 64.6% | 0.86 | |
| 30 - 34 | -4.03% | 64.3 | 60.4% | 0.81 | |
| 24 - 39 | -3.47% | 55.8 | 62.5% | 0.75 |
 MOUZ |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 - 34 | +1.22% | 100.8 | 75.0% | 1.32 | |
| 41 - 26 | +3.51% | 87.1 | 77.1% | 1.29 | |
| 33 - 28 | +4.74% | 74.6 | 79.2% | 1.17 | |
| 32 - 33 | +0.72% | 72.5 | 83.3% | 1.14 | |
| 32 - 31 | -1.48% | 74.4 | 72.9% | 1.06 |
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Robin 'ropz' Kool
William 'mezii' Merriman
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli
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