MOUZ stop M80's run to make semi in London

A spirited effort by the majority North American squad was not enough for a top-four spot.

MOUZ have defeated M80 in the BLAST Open London quarter-final in a three-map series (Ancient 13-10, Mirage 9-13, Inferno 13-3) to end M80's underdog run and set up a clash against Vitality in the semi-final.

Date	Matches
BLAST Open London 2025 Finals
06/09/2025	Vitality 16:30 MOUZ	Match

M80 picked Ancient in the series and got off to a hot start thanks to Fritz "⁠slaxz-⁠" Dietrich's impact on the rifle, but the majority North American team still finished the first half 4-8 down after MOUZ's mid-round aggressive pushes caught them off guard.

Mason "⁠Lake⁠" Sanderson then aced a must-win pistol, which allowed his team to tie up the series at 9-9, but MOUZ firepower shone through in the end. A 3vs5 conversion was the final nail in the coffin for M80, who wound up second-best despite an encouraging showing on their pick.

Mirage looked like one-way traffic after a 10-2 CT half by M80, but MOUZ rallied on the CT side to get back into the game. Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin's troops reduced the deficit to two rounds, but M80's lead proved too big to overcome, with Jadan "⁠HexT⁠" Postma's 1vs2 eventually getting them over the line.

MOUZ left their best performance until last. A dominant 10-2 CT half, during which Lotan "⁠Spinx⁠" Giladi put up 15 kills including a fantastic ace, gave them the platform to breeze to a 13-3 victory and secure a top-four spot.

MOUZ back up torzsi's Ancient claim

MOUZ had a 25% win-rate on Ancient coming into the quarter-final, but Ádám "⁠torzsi⁠" Torzsás told HLTV that the stat is misleading ahead of their playoff bout.

"The teams can look and see we have a 15% win-rate or whatever, but if you look at the games, they were all close versus Spirit," he said. "If teams look closer, they'll see we're a really good Ancient team."

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While their T-side wasn't dominant or polished in the slightest, MOUZ did enough to secure a hard-fought victory, which now means they have won two Ancients in a row after previously beating G2 in the BLAST Open London group stage.

More highlights from MOUZ vs. M80:

• MOUZ fall for the MM strat

• slaxz's crisp rifle stops MOUZ's run

• MOUZ convert 3vs5 to take Ancient

• HexT flank delivers the pistol

• torzsi and Brollan full house keeps MOUZ comeback going