MOUZ lock in Dallas quarter-final spot over OG

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.

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.