xertioN leads MOUZ into PGL Astana semifinals

MOUZ defeated Aurora 2-0 at PGL Astana quarter-finals on Friday, securing a place in the tournament semifinals in Astana. The result followed a comeback on Dust2 and a controlled performance on Nuke.

On Dust2, Aurora built an 11-5 lead in the first half, but MOUZ recovered on the attacking side to overturn the score. In-game leader Dorian “xertioN” Berman created several openings on bombsite entries and helped his team erase the deficit, finishing the map with a 1.82 rating and an almost 9% impact swing.

MOUZ carried momentum into Nuke, where a seven-round T side and a successful A-site pistol round gave them a cushion. The team closed Nuke on CT with a clear margin after the early offensive build-up.

xertioN finished the match 44-28 with a +7.66% swing, 108.4 average damage per round and a 1.78 overall match rating. He ranks third on the event charts with a 1.40 rating across 13 maps and had topped MOUZ’s scoreboard in every group-stage match.

Other MOUZ performers included Lotan “Spinx” Giladi (29-26, 68.4 ADR, 1.11 rating) and Justinas “jL” Lekavicius (30-31, 74.1 ADR, 1.08 rating). Adrian “xelex” Vincze posted 28-26 with 55.3 ADR and a 1.01 rating, while Ádám “torzsi” Torzsás finished 20-24 with 49.8 ADR and a 0.85 rating.

Aurora’s top contributors were Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalçın (38-33, 91.1 ADR, 1.17 rating) and Özgür “woxic” Eker (34-28, 76.8 ADR, 1.01 rating). Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş ended 20-28 with 64.2 ADR and a 0.65 rating. Caner “soulfly” Kesici and Engin “MAJ3R” Küpeli recorded 19-33 (53.0 ADR, 0.88) and 22-30 (52.1 ADR, 0.84), respectively.

MOUZ will face the winner of the G2 versus Spirit match on Saturday at 10:00 in the PGL Astana semifinals.