MOUZ have punched their ticket to the BLAST Open Porto playoffs next week at Super Bock Arena, dismantling Inner Circle in convincing fashion to claim the third playoff position.
Dorian "xertioN" Berman's squad still has business left in Group B, with an upper bracket final awaiting them against either Legacy or Falcons. A win there would secure a direct path straight into the semi-finals.
For Inner Circle, the loss sends them tumbling into the lower bracket where they'll square off against whoever emerges victorious from the FUT versus Lynn Vision matchup.
Arseniy "cptkurtka023" Derevinskiy's Ukrainian roster looked like a completely different team compared to the one that shocked everyone by taking down Vitality with a clean sweep just two days earlier. This time, they ran headfirst into a MOUZ side operating at peak performance.
On Ancient, Inner Circle could barely crack MOUZ's defensive fortress. Lotan "Spinx" Giladi anchored an impenetrable defense, with the Ukrainians only managing to secure the opening pistol and a clutch 1v2 from Eduard "zeRRoFIX" Petrovskyi.
Things didn't improve much when Inner Circle switched to defense on Mirage. MOUZ steamrolled through the map, never allowing their opponents to build any momentum or string rounds together. It was a complete team effort that left no doubt about the outcome.
