MOUZ clip Falcons' wings, lift first trophy with Brollan calling
MOUZ are the champions of PGL Cluj-Napoca, defeating Falcons in four maps of a five-map grand final.
In the team's first event with Major winner Lotan "Spinx" Giladi, and in the first tournament with Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin taking on the IGL duties, MOUZ has lifted gold. Brollan's calling improved tremendously throughout the event, leading to this result over a star-studded Falcons roster.
MOUZ set the tempo early in the series, dominantly taking away Falcons' Dust2 pick in the first map. But Nikola "NiKo" Kovač and René "TeSeS" Madsen provided an immediate answer on Mirage, combining for a 3.0 KD via 42 total kills in a one-sided second map.
The series tightened up on both Nuke and Ancient, but big plays and big moments from Dorian "xertioN" Berman proved to be the difference maker. MOUZ claimed Nuke 13-11 and finally Ancient 13-9 to close out the series and secure the hardware.
MOUZFalcons| MOUZ |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dorian 'xertioN' Berman |
64 - 51 | +13 | 86.4 | 73.2% | 1.21 |
| Lotan 'Spinx' Giladi |
61 - 49 | +12 | 74.7 | 70.7% | 1.12 |
 Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo |
53 - 54 | -1 | 78.0 | 72.0% | 1.05 |
 Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás |
52 - 46 | +6 | 62.3 | 69.5% | 0.96 |
 Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin |
42 - 53 | -11 | 64.9 | 72.0% | 0.91 |
| Falcons |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 René 'TeSeS' Madsen |
63 - 53 | +10 | 82.5 | 72.0% | 1.18 |
 Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač |
61 - 56 | +5 | 86.4 | 63.4% | 1.14 |
| Emil 'Magisk' Reif |
45 - 57 | -12 | 63.2 | 70.7% | 0.88 |
 Abdul 'degster' Gasanov |
44 - 52 | -8 | 55.7 | 69.5% | 0.83 |
 Damjan 'kyxsan' Stoilkovski |
39 - 55 | -16 | 52.1 | 68.3% | 0.76 |
While total victory eluded NiKo and Falcons, it's a much stronger finish for the high-priced project after a dismal debut at IEM Katowice.
