MOUZ lock in Dallas quarter

MOUZ return to the playoffs stage after early bowouts from the Paris Major and IEM Rio.

MOUZ have advanced to the IEM Dallas quarter-finals following a straightforward 2-0 victory over OG in Group A's lower bracket final.

In the playoffs, which will take place in front of a crowd at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center from Friday, Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong and company will face off against the loser of the ENCE-Astralis matchup set to take place later on Wednesday.

frozen led the way with a 1.60 rating in the series

OG have been eliminated from the tournament with a respectable top-eight finish. The squad around Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen played the event with Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjău standing in for Abdul "⁠degster⁠" Gasanov and with their future unclear, as Shahar "⁠flameZ⁠" Shushan' contract is set to expire and he is exploring other options.

For MOUZ, it is a welcome return to the playoffs stage following their last-place exits at IEM Rio and the BLAST.tv Paris Major Challengers Stage.

In Dallas, the dexter-led side were unable to deal with tournament favorites HEROIC in their first attempt to qualify but then came back with 2-0 wins over FURIA and OG to lock in their spot in the quarter-finals.

MOUZ were very much in control in both series they won. In the latest against OG, Mirage was more closely contested to start, but a key 1v2 from Jon "⁠JDC⁠" de Castro and a win with just pistols helped them get off to a lead in the series, before they secured a straightforward win on Inferno with a superb offense.

IEM Dallas 2023Best of 3 MOUZMatchpage 2 0 31st May 2023 OG 16Mirage 10 16Inferno 7

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen	44 - 18	+26	96.1	1.60
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	36 - 29	+7	79.5	1.22
Dorian 'xertioN' BermanxertioN	36 - 37	-1	90.9	1.21
Jon 'JDC' de CastroJDC	35 - 29	+6	70.3	1.18
Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsástorzsi	30 - 26	+4	55.9	1.05

OG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Iulian 'regali' Harjăuregali	40 - 34	+6	77.9	1.11
Maciej 'F1KU' MiklasF1KU	35 - 33	+2	79.3	1.04
Shahar 'flameZ' ShushanflameZ	25 - 38	-13	67.9	0.88
Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensenniko	23 - 37	-14	54.5	0.70
Adam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharNEOFRAG	15 - 39	-24	41.0	0.45

ENCE #11 Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferGuy 'NertZ' IluzPavle 'Maden' BoškovićPaweł 'dycha' DychaÁlvaro 'SunPayus' García Eetu 'sAw' Saha Jon 'JDC' de Castro Age: 23 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 624 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 FURIA #12 Andrei 'arT' PiovezanYuri 'yuurih' SantosKaike 'KSCERATO' CeratoRafael 'saffee' CostaAndré 'drop' Abreu Nicholas 'guerri' Nogueira MOUZ #18 Christopher 'dexter' NongDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýJon 'JDC' de CastroÁdám 'torzsi' TorzsásDorian 'xertioN' Berman Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsen Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan Age: 19 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 551 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 Astralis #25 Lukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzBenjamin 'blameF' BremerAlexander 'Altekz' GivskovChristian 'Buzz' Andersen Peter 'casle' Ardenskjold OG #17 Nikolaj 'niko' KristensenAdam 'NEOFRAG' ZouharShahar 'flameZ' ShushanAbdul 'degster' GasanovMaciej 'F1KU' Miklas Casper 'ruggah' Due Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensen Age: 25 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1298 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 Abdul 'degster' Gasanov Age: 21 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 830 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.60 Iulian 'regali' Harjău Age: 20 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 329 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.61 Christopher 'dexter' Nong Age: 28 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1107 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.67 HEROIC #2 Casper 'cadiaN' MøllerMartin 'stavn' LundRené 'TeSeS' MadsenRasmus 'sjuush' BeckJakob 'jabbi' Nygaard Richard 'Xizt' Landström