Liquid rally past MOUZ in PGL Bucharest opener

Liquid opened their PGL Masters Bucharest campaign with a 2-1 win over MOUZ on Oct. 24. The result put Liquid in the tournament’s 1-0 pool and sent MOUZ to the 0-1 pool.

Liquid won the first four rounds on Ancient and led 7-5 at halftime. MOUZ then took five straight rounds to reach map point at 12-9. Liquid saved all three opportunities, with Keith “NAF” Markovic producing a 1v5 clutch to force overtime. MOUZ regained control in the extra rounds and won the map.

Liquid took a 5-0 lead on Inferno before MOUZ answered with eight consecutive rounds. MOUZ forced overtime after leveling the score, but Liquid won every additional round to take the map 16-12 and tie the series. Johnny “JT” Theodosiou led Liquid with 26 kills. He recorded four AK-47 headshots in the 27th round to put Liquid on map point.

Mirage was tied 6-6 at halftime. MOUZ moved ahead 10-7, but Liquid won five straight rounds to reach series point. MOUZ delayed the finish before Liquid won 13-11 in regulation.

Georgi “Jorko” Mitev led Liquid on Mirage with 21 kills and 91.5 average damage per round. NAF finished as Liquid’s highest-rated player across the series with a 1.12 rating, 47 kills and a 74.1% kill-assist-survival-trade percentage.

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