MOUZ start their Legends Stage campaign with a bang!
Dexter and company have secured their first win in the Legends Stage, following a dominant 16-2 victory over the North American squad from Team Liquid, who struggled to find any foothold in the match on Inferno.
MOUZ started on the T-side, kicking off things strong with a pistol round win, which they kept on extending to the point where they found themselves up 9-0 on the scoreboard. Liquid were getting shut down all over the map, and only managed to grab two rounds before MOUZ finished off the first half with a massive 13-2 lead.
A tough beginning for Liquid ended up getting even tougher in the second half, as they weren’t able to add a single round to the scoreboard on the T-side before MOUZ left them wondering about what had just happened by closing out the game 16-2.
MOUZ were obviously firing on all cylinders and looked like a team everyone should be afraid of going forward. It will be exciting to see if Liquid will be able to bounce back in their next games after such a humiliation in their opening match.
IEM Rio Major 2022 – Legends Stage | MOUZ vs. Team Liquid
Inferno: 16-2
MVP:
Jon “JDC” de Castro – 2.24 Rating | 23-6 K/D | 123.6 ADR | 100.0% KAST
IEM Rio Major 2022 – Legends Stage | Spirit vs. Bad News Eagles
In the second matchup on the B-stream, Spirit handed Bad News Eagles their first defeat in the Major, as chopper and company went on to win Ancient with a 16-8 scoreline.
Ancient: 16-8
MVP:
Igor “w0nderful” Zhdanov – 1.58 Rating | 24-12 K/D | 98.8 ADR | 87.5% KAST
