MOUZ eliminated Natus Vincere 2-1 in the StarSeries Fall bracket in Barcelona on September 18, ending NAVI's run at the $500,000 event.
Scoreline
- Cache: MOUZ 13-10 NAVI
- Inferno: NAVI 13-10 MOUZ
- Mirage: MOUZ 13-8 NAVI
Top performers
MOUZ:
- Dorian "xertioN" Berman — 49 kills, 1.13 rating
- Oldřich "PR" Nový — 47 kills, 1.09 rating
NAVI:
- Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov — 58 kills, 1.41 rating (top of the match)
- Valeriy "b1t" Vakhovskiy — 48 kills, 1.09 rating
Match flow
NAVI dominated Cache's second half after a sluggish start, but struggled on Mirage as MOUZ built a commanding 10-2 lead. NAVI's late-map rally on Mirage was not enough.
Aleksib quote
"We don't even deserve to play at the Major if this is the way we play." — team captain Aleksib after the loss.
Impact
The exit drops NAVI outside the VRS top-15 — significant heading into the November 2 PGL Major Singapore snapshot.
Next
MOUZ advance to face FURIA.
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45541/mouz-send-navi-packing-in-barcelona
