Nemiga sweep The MongolZ to reach Bucharest playoffs

Nemiga defeated The MongolZ 2-0 in the 2-2 Swiss-stage decider, winning Cache 13-5 and Dust2 19-15 after two overtime periods. The result eliminated The MongolZ and sent Nemiga to the playoffs without a third map on Mirage.

The MongolZ had lost their previous three matches on Cache this month. Nemiga led 9-3 on the T side, with Daniel “syph0” Ageyev winning a 1v3 clutch and Kirill “Xant3r” Kononov taking a 1v2. The MongolZ won two rounds after the side switch, but Nemiga closed the map with four consecutive rounds.

Dust2 was closer. Nemiga won four of the first five rounds before The MongolZ took seven of the next eight to lead 7-5 at halftime. Nemiga won the second pistol round and tied the score at 7-7. The MongolZ then moved ahead 12-9 and had a 97% map win probability.

Nemiga responded with three straight rounds to force overtime. The teams remained tied at 15-15 after six extra rounds. Beksultan “khaN” Ospan recorded seven kills in the next four rounds, helping Nemiga win Dust2 19-15 and the series 2-0.

Syph0 led all players with a 1.90 rating, 111.3 average damage per round and 51 kills across the two maps. He also recorded an 84.6% KAST. Aleksandr “KaiR0N-” Anashkin finished with a 1.30 rating, while khaN posted a 1.21 rating.

Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren was The MongolZ’s highest-rated player at 1.23. Nemiga will play in the PGL Masters Bucharest playoffs.

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