iG advances into semifinals, eliminates Mouz 2-1
IG is the first team to reach the top four as they
eliminated Mouz with the score of 2-1. Next up is the match
between VG and Fnatic.
iG vs. Mouz was a back-and-forth series with iG's
Pugna and
Lycanthrope taking no prisoners in a relentless game 1 set up
by some intelligent
Earthshaker play keeping iG from falling apart
against Mouz's early aggression. Game 2 saw Mouz going even more
aggressive, and iG bizarrely picking a greedier lineup with a less
secure early game. The absence of the
Earthshaker was notable here and
Mouz cruised through iG to even the series. However, in game 3,
Earthshaker was back and he brought his friends
Pugna and
Lycanthrope too.
While the third game was closer than the first one, iG were always in
control, and the above trio were helped out well by excellent playmaking
on the parts of Chuan's
Rubick and Ferrari_430's
Storm Spirit