mousesports edge past FaZe to clinch first victory in ESL Pro League

MOUZ have stepped into ESL Pro League Group C on the right foot after securing a 2-1 victory over FaZe in their first match.

Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's men have confirmed their dominance over the Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač-led squad, who now have a 0-4 record in series up against their rivals following the closely-contested affair in the last group of European ESL Pro League.

FaZe couldn't break the unfavorable streak despite looking poised to clinch the series after a comfortable Nuke opener and 8-3 starts on both Train and Dust2, where MOUZ managed to turn things around to secure two close victories.

mousesports win their fourth consecutive series against FaZe

MOUZ got off well on Nuke with a 4-1 lead on the CT side, but some key plays from NiKo and Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard gave control over to FaZe, who used it to gain momentum with some fast upper hits and claim nine out of the remaining ten rounds. When the sides switched, a quad-kill from the Norwegian in the pistol round put his team in a comfortable position, from which they easily closed the opening map at 16-9.

Picking up where they left off, FaZe put together a solid defense on Train with NiKo firing on all cylinders, but a good recovery late in the first half and a strong start in the second saw MOUZ climb back into contention. karrigan's squad eventually claimed a lead and looked to equalize the series, ultimately managing to do so after the second map came down to the wire at 16-14.

When the series arrived at Dust2, Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David & co. were once again in the driving seat early with a dominant run on the CT side, with MOUZ having to climb back from a 3-8 deficit. Three consecutive rounds gave the favorites some much-needed breathing room, however, and once they got a hold of weaponry on the defense MOUZ looked insurmountable, with a 10-1 run giving them the edge at 16-12, 2-1.

ESL Pro League Season 11 EuropeBest of 3 MOUZMatchpage 2 1 28th March 2020 FaZe 9Nuke 16 16Train 14 16Dust2 12

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen	61 - 49	+12	77.5	1.19
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	63 - 49	+14	81.8	1.19
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	55 - 52	+3	66.1	1.00
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	44 - 58	-14	68.8	0.90
Özgür 'woxic' Ekerwoxic	34 - 44	-10	49.7	0.82

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	74 - 55	+19	97.0	1.34
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	51 - 52	-1	68.0	0.98
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	45 - 58	-13	70.8	0.92
Helvijs 'broky' Saukantsbroky	41 - 44	-3	52.3	0.92
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	38 - 48	-10	51.3	0.83

Below are the current standings of Group C after four matches played:

Group C TEAM M P G2 1 3 OG 1 3 MOUZ 1 3 FaZe 2 3 Virtus.pro 0 0 TYLOO 3 0 Marcelo 'coldzera' David Age: 25 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 1123 KPR: 0.80 DPR: 0.61 FaZe #7 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' NygaardMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidHelvijs 'broky' Saukants TYLOO #29 YuLun 'Summer' CaiYuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengHaoWen 'somebody' XuWingHei 'Freeman' CheungSeon-Ho 'xeta' Son LiKan 'ryk' Luo MOUZ #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenChris 'chrisJ' de JongÖzgür 'woxic' EkerDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýRobin 'ropz' Kool Allan 'Rejin' Petersen Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 25 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1209 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.69 Virtus.pro #18 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevSanjar 'SANJI' KulievTimur 'buster' TulepovAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' Ali Dastan 'dastan' Akbayev OG #19 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenIssa 'ISSAA' MuradMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski Casper 'ruggah' Due MOUZ #4 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenChris 'chrisJ' de JongÖzgür 'woxic' EkerDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýRobin 'ropz' Kool FaZe #7 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' NygaardMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidHelvijs 'broky' Saukants Janko 'YNk' Paunović Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 23 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 1178 KPR: 0.80 DPR: 0.67 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 29 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 1615 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.68 G2 #3 Audric 'JACKZ' JugNemanja 'huNter-' KovačKenny 'kennyS' SchrubFrançois 'amanek' DelaunayNemanja 'nexa' Isaković Damien 'maLeK' Marcel