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Major CSGO is gaining momentum. We're getting ready for the Long Run of one of the most prestigious tournaments on Valve's professional shooter scene - the high-profile IEM Cologne 2023.
The tournament in Germany will see 24 teams compete for $1,000,000, the Champions Cup, and a trip to IEM Katowice 2024. Battles will begin with the Play-In stage, where we will be waiting for the Bo1 round.
Opening the Play-In stage will be Mouz and The MongolZ. The format of the match, as it was said, is bo1.
We are trying to figure out how this bo1 roulette will end and which of the teams will be able to advance to the upper Play-In grid. The loser falls to the lower grid where the bo3 matches will be played for life.
Let's go.
MOUZ Form.
We open IEM Cologne 2023 with an analysis of MOUZ's playing form. They will play in this match as favourites.
Bookmakers believe in the Mice in this bo1. The odds on MOUZ are at around 1.1.
There is no need to be surprised by the state of affairs. MOUZ is the 14th team in the HLTV world rankings, but with its own problems.
The 2023 season cannot be called a successful one for the "mice", the team took part in a lot of events, but only a few significant results.
The main achievement of MOUZ this season is reaching the finals of Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. There they battled ENCE, but were defeated 0-2.
Prior to Long Cologne IEM Cologne MOUZ made a splash at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023. They failed to jump above the top 4 - they were beaten by Apeks on their way to the Grand Final.
Back in the season, they made it to the top 8 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, and then to the event itself. It didn't end well, as the team finished Top-24 at Major e.
- MOUZ line-up: frozen, siuhy, torzsi, Jimpphat, xertioN.
IEM Cologne 2023 will be a test for the new line-up of the "mice". After Elisa Spring, siuhy, who previously played for GamerLegion, and Jimpphat, who came from MOUZ Nxt youth team, joined the squad.
MOUZ Mapple
MOUZ's favourite map remains Inferno. The Mouses have played it three times in the last 3 months and won all their games there. Some good options are Nuke, Vertigo and Ancient, where MOUZ has 2 wins in 3 games each.
The most undesirable map is Mirage. MOUZ has played it 6 times, but only won once.
Form The MongolZ
Opposing MOUZ in the first round of Play-In IEM Cologne will be The MongolZ. The MongolZ will be the number two team here.
Despite the bo1 match, bookmakers do not believe in the success of the MongolZ. The odds on the victory of the team is at around 5.
Such a figure is not surprising. If MOUZ is having a bad season, MongolZ is having an even worse one.
The 30th team of the world played mostly in TIR-2 tournaments, where they were not always successful. Among the notable marks is the victory at the XSE Pro League: Online Stage and ESN National Champioship 2023.
However, the Mongolians have also made their mark on the international scene. They played at the BLAST.tv Paris Major, where they finished in the top 20-22.
- The MongolZ roster: hasteka, bLitz, Techno, mzinho, 910 .
Conditional roster newcomers are mzihno and 910. Both players joined the team a month ago, and before that they played for local teams like Clutch and The Shine.
Mapple The MongolZ
The most successful map for 3 months was Ancient. The team has 100% winrate, but they played the map only 1 time.
Among the acceptable options for the peak there is Mirage with 1 win 1 loss.
On the other maps of the competition pool The MongolZ has a minus winrate.
History of head-to-head meetings MOUZ - The MongolZ
Previously the teams have not played each other in head-to-head matches. This match will be their debut head-to-head match.
Predicted result of the match MOUZ - The MongolZ
This match should not be a serious test for MOUZ. Despite the changes in the roster, the Mice should easily outplay The MongolZ.
MOUZ has an advantage in both personal performance and map play. The only map the MongolZ play is in the pool at the Mice. MongolZ can only complain about bo1, but it is unlikely to help them.
Bottom line: MOUZ wins.
