The MongolZ upset Aurora in PGL Masters Bucharest opener

The MongolZ opened their PGL Masters Bucharest campaign with a 2-1 victory over Aurora in Romania. The Mongolian team lost Inferno 16-12 before winning Nuke 13-2 and Dust2 13-9.

Aurora won Inferno, The MongolZ’s map pick, in overtime. Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalçın led Aurora’s performance on the map. The MongolZ then limited Aurora to two rounds on Nuke to force a decider.

Usukhbayar “910” Banzragch and Sodbayar “Techno” Munkhbold led The MongolZ on Dust2 with map ratings of 1.55 and 1.51, respectively. The Mongolian team won both pistol rounds and finished the map with a 13-9 score.

Yesuntumur “nin9” Gantulga made his tier-one debut with The MongolZ at the tournament. He recorded a 1.04 rating across the series. Anarbileg “cobrazera” Uuganbayar posted a 1.19 rating, while Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren finished with a 1.08 rating.

The victory came days after The MongolZ won 1win Private Club Season 2 with nin9. The result against Aurora added 84 VRS points and put the team’s reported chances of qualifying for Stage 2 of the Singapore Major at 98.4%.

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