The MongolZ beat world No.1 FURIA to reach the IEM Beijing semi-finals, while NAVI eliminated big-spending Falcons in the group stage. The results reshape the picture of the main contenders before the PGL Major Singapore opens on 24 November.
Against world No.1 FURIA on Wednesday, The MongolZ recovered after dropping the opening map. MOUZ have also booked a semi-final place after going unbeaten in Group B.
The defeat ended a seven-game winning run for FURIA, HLTV said, although the match was not an elimination game. FURIA had not lost since winning PGL Masters Bucharest. They now face BetBoom in the quarter-finals.
The second map, Cache, was FURIA’s own pick, and The MongolZ had lost on that map in each of their previous four attempts. This time they won it, then closed out the series on the third map.
The timing gives the result extra weight.
