MOUZ are through to the semifinals of the BLAST.tv Austin Major after defeating reigning Major champions Spirit 2-1 in the first quarterfinal of the playoffs.
It was a wild start to the arena stage in Austin. The series opening on Mirage ended up presenting no less than four overtimes before Spirit could take up the map lead.
Despite having multiple map points, MOUZ couldn’t close it out, and Spirit eventually claimed it 25–21.
From there, the momentum shifted.
On Dust2, MOUZ hit back hard. Led by strong performances from Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo and Dorian “xertioN” Berman, they took down Spirit’s pick 13–9 to tie the series.
The decider on Nuke was all about Lotan “Spinx” Giladi. The Israeli rifler dominated with a 27–13 K-D and a 1.67 rating, carrying MOUZ to a 13–10 win and a place in the top four.
MOUZ will now face the winner of NAVI vs Vitality in the semifinals.
MOUZ vs Spirit 2-1 | BLAST.tv Austin Major Quarterfinal
21–25 (Mirage) – donk | 1.12 rating
13–9 (Dust2) – Jimpphat | 1.28 rating
13–10 (Nuke) – Spinx | 1.67 rating
