Outsiders and MOUZ will compete in the first semi-final match of IEM Rio Major 2022. Who will make it to the main match of the tournament?
Outsiders
The guys from Outsiders started at the IEM Rio Major 2022 from the Candidates stage, and coped with it confidently, winning three victories with one loss. Moreover, the only defeat happened in the first round in the confrontation with MOUZ (6-16 on Inferno). With the loss, the Outsiders shooters also started the Legends stage, being weaker than Heroic (9-16 on Overpass), but after that they won again in three games in a row and made it to the playoffs. As part of the 1/4 finals, the Outsiders team confidently closed on two Fnatic maps (16-11 on Inferno and 16-8 on Mirage).
MOUZ
The "mice" went through the Challengers Stage with a skating rink, winning three victories in three matches, and then they started with a victory in the Legends Stage, defeating Team Liquid (Inferno) 16-2. In the next four rounds MOUZ played unstable, alternating wins with losses, but she still won the necessary third victory, winning in the fifth round against ENCE on three cards (16-5 on Ancient, 8-16 on Nuke and 16-9 on Mirage). Due to the 3-2 statistics in the Legends stage, the guys from MOUZ had to fight in the quarterfinals with Cloud 9, which was considered one of the main favorites to win the Major. But the "mice" were not confused by this and, having lost 11-16 on Inferno, they won on the next two maps (16-13 on Overpass and 16-9 on Ancient), getting a slot in the semifinals.
Forecast
As part of the Challengers Stage, MOUZ defeated Outsiders, and this time the game should be equal, since the match is very important, because the final is at stake, and both teams have reached the peak of form. I think that the winner will be decided on the third card.
