The MongolZ persevere to take down Liquid
The first match of the season for Asian giants The MongolZ took them to a skirmish against Team Liquid in the opening rounds of IEM Katowice 2025.
The Bo3 kicked off on Nuke, where NertZ and NAF powered Liquid’s T-side, securing 6 rounds in the half. While The MongolZ capitalized on the pistol and its conversion, Liquid held their defense strong to secure a 13-10 victory.
The second map was The MongolZ’s pick of Mirage, where they dominated their T-side to gain an 8-4 lead. While Liquid managed to narrow the scoreline to 8-7, they ultimately fell 13-8, giving the win to The MongolZ.
The final map was Ancient where a back and forth half from both teams ended up with an even scoreline. However, mzinh led the T-side for The MongolZ, helping them secure a narrow 13-11 win.
The MongolZLiquid| The MongolZ |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch |
53 - 38 | +15 | 80.6 | 75.0% | 1.24 |
| Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold |
48 - 49 | -1 | 85.9 | 73.5% | 1.18 |
| Munkhbold 'Senzu' Azbayar |
42 - 48 | -6 | 67.1 | 66.2% | 0.90 |
| Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold |
42 - 48 | -6 | 58.2 | 64.7% | 0.88 |
| Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren |
35 - 47 | -12 | 62.2 | 69.1% | 0.84 |
| Liquid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guy 'NertZ' Iluz |
60 - 48 | +12 | 101.6 | 82.4% | 1.40 |
 Keith 'NAF' Markovic |
52 - 37 | +15 | 77.0 | 72.1% | 1.17 |
 Justin 'jks' Savage |
44 - 42 | +2 | 73.2 | 73.5% | 1.02 |
| Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken |
41 - 45 | -4 | 68.3 | 75.0% | 0.93 |
 Roland 'ultimate' Tomkowiak |
30 - 49 | -19 | 50.0 | 63.2% | 0.69 |
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