mousesports edge out fnatic; to ELEAGUE playoffs

MOUZ have clinched the last playoffs spot at ELEAGUE Premier after defeating fnatic 2-1 (Inferno 13-16, Train 16-14, Mirage 16-9).

Group B's decider for the last playoffs spot at ELEAGUE Premier began on Inferno, with fnatic grabbing an early advantage after securing the pistol round as Terrorists. The half went back and forth, with neither side able to break the other until MOUZ clinched their third, which shredded their opponents' economy.

However, despite fending off the following forcebuy, MOUZ were unable to defend a late long attack from fnatic, who only had glocks. Nonetheless, the European side managed to take the lead with three in a row before the last two went the way of the Swedes, who claimed a one-round advantage.

oskar and suNny led mousesports to the victory

That was soon gone when Tomáš "⁠oskar⁠" Šťastný gave his team the pistol round with a quad-kill. After suffering two ecos, fnatic scraped two rounds together to equalize the scoreline, while two fast-paced A attacks from Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong & co. set the score to 12-10 in their favor.

Two saved guns in the hands of Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell and Robin "⁠flusha⁠" Rönnquist were enough to swing the momentum back, as fnatic powered to a 14-12 lead after key plays from William "⁠draken⁠" Sundin, Freddy "⁠KRIMZ⁠" Johansson, and flusha. MOUZ only won a half-buy round in which Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool clutched a 1v2, but they couldn't complete the task at hand because fnatic defended the next two B attacks for the 16-13 victory on the opening map.

Train followed as MOUZ' pick and it was they who got off to a flying start following Miikka "⁠suNny⁠" Kemppi's triple in the pistol round. The European side strolled to a 7-1 lead before fnatic fixed their defense, securing six out of the remaining seven rounds in the half.

fnatic couldn't close out the series 2-0 on Train

MOUZ grabbed the second pistol round as well with fnatic opting for an A attack, but the Swedes replied in the next forcebuy and took their first lead at 10-9. ropz's triple on the inner bombsite inspired MOUZ to grab two in a row, but a series of successful executes and post-plant situations saw fnatic power to 14-11.

That is when suNny's side put their foot down, with oskar and ropz making big plays including an ace from the Estonian, and came back with five in a row to force the deciding map at 16-14, 1-1.

It was all decided on Mirage, where MOUZ dominated from the get-go, as they led 7-0 as CT before fnatic mustered a response on the back of a 2v4 turnaround from KRIMZ and Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström. However, the Swedes could only secure four out of the remaining eight rounds, which saw chrisJ's squad switch over at 11-4.

Although fnatic attempted to come back with the pistol round and the first gunround going their way in the second half, once MOUZ grabbed their first they never let go, closing out the match 16-9, 2-1.

ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018Best of 3 MOUZMatchpage 2 1 25th July 2018 fnatic 13Inferno 16 16Train 14 16Mirage 9

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Miikka 'suNny' KemppisuNny	80 - 54	+26	102.4	1.43
Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastnýoskar	74 - 45	+29	83.5	1.33
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	57 - 45	+12	72.3	1.13
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	47 - 57	-10	62.0	0.96
Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax	33 - 52	-19	56.5	0.82

fnatic	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha	57 - 60	-3	85.6	1.04
Freddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonKRIMZ	51 - 58	-7	68.2	0.93
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	52 - 58	-6	71.4	0.92
Jesper 'JW' WecksellJW	49 - 65	-16	68.2	0.89
William 'draken' Sundindraken	44 - 51	-7	51.9	0.86

MOUZ #5 Tomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiChris 'chrisJ' de JongMiikka 'suNny' KemppiRobin 'ropz' Kool Richard 'Xizt' Landström Age: 27 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1356 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.65 Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi Age: 23 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 903 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.69 William 'draken' Sundin Age: 22 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 654 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 Robin 'ropz' Kool Age: 18 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 396 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson Age: 24 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 1127 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.63 Jesper 'JW' Wecksell Age: 23 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1347 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68 Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong Age: 28 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1210 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 fnatic #9 Richard 'Xizt' LandströmRobin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonWilliam 'draken' Sundin Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný Age: 27 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 792 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.66 Robin 'flusha' Rönnquist Age: 24 Team: fnatic Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1351 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65