{"id":41283,"date":"2025-02-22T20:34:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41283"},"modified":"2025-02-22T20:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T01:34:17","slug":"mouz-team-falcons-to-meet-in-pgl-cluj-napoca-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/mouz-team-falcons-to-meet-in-pgl-cluj-napoca-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"MOUZ &#038; Team Falcons to meet in PGL Cluj-Napoca grand final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/pgl-cluj-napoca\/\" title=\"PGL Cluj-Napoca betting guide\">PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025<\/a>, two electrifying Counter-Strike 2 semifinals stole the spotlight as momentum swung like a pendulum throughout each series.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ sealed their spot in the grand final by edging out Astralis 2-1 in a rollercoaster series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> are in the Final! \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfae With a 2-1 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AstralisCS<\/a>, they become the first team to qualify for tomorrow\u2019s Final! \u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Who will join them\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaZeEsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FaZeEsports<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FalconsEsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FalconsEsport<\/a>? \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udd25 Stay tuned for the second Semifinal! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PGLClujNapoca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PGLClujNapoca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Mqbbi54Wf\">pic.twitter.com\/7Mqbbi54Wf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGL (@pglesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pglesports\/status\/1893361830526881822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Astralis started strong on their own chosen map, Inferno, building a 12-4 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Yet MOUZ refused to fold.<\/p>\n<p>Trailing 4-12, they rallied into overtime and clinched the map 16-14, thanks in large part to standout plays from Lotan &#8220;Spinx&#8221; Giladi and \u00c1d\u00e1m &#8220;torzsi&#8221; Torzs\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Though MOUZ stumbled on their pick of Nuke, falling 13-8, they regrouped on Ancient with a decisive 13-5 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Ludvig &#8220;Brollan&#8221; Brolin\u2019s masterful calls sparked the turnaround, earning the young international side their first grand final appearance since <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/electronic-sports-league\/intel-extreme-masters\/\" title=\"Intel Extreme Masters betting guide\">Intel Extreme Masters<\/a> Rio 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While Astralis now face a third-place decider, the losers of the semi-final clash between FaZe and Falcons will join them.<\/p>\n<p>In a stunning 2-0 series, Team Falcons dismantled FaZe Clan, proving their mettle on both Dust2 and Ancient.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FalconsEsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FalconsEsport<\/a> are qualified for the Grand Final! \ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfae After a fantastic 2-0 performance against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaZeEsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FaZeEsports<\/a>, they will face <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> tomorrow for the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 title! \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf29\ufe0fMeanwhile, FaZe will battle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AstralisCS<\/a> in the 3rd place decider. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PGLClujNapoca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PGLClujNapoca<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPYZfkePp6\">pic.twitter.com\/aPYZfkePp6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGL (@pglesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pglesports\/status\/1893403579442143261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Dust2, Nikola &#8220;NiKo&#8221; Kova\u010d and Abdul &#8220;degster&#8221; Gasanov ignited a rapid 6-2 start, but Falcons would have to battle back from a 7-10 deficit in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Falcons would eventually take the map 13-11, thanks to a strong counter-terrorist hold on the final round.<\/p>\n<p>Their momentum carried over to Ancient, where exceptional site holds and coordinated team play\u2014led by Damjan &#8220;kyxsan&#8221; Stoilkovski and degster\u2014overwhelmed FaZe\u2019s strategies, drawing cheers from the Romanian crowd.<\/p>\n<p>With this victory, Falcons not only booked their first-ever grand final appearance at a Big event but also set the stage for a clash with MOUZ, with both teams seeking an unlikely tournament triumph.<\/p>\n<p>In a tournament defined by high stakes and breathtaking comebacks, MOUZ\u2019s resilience and Falcons\u2019 dominance have rewritten the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>With MOUZ and Falcons now eyeing the grand final trophy, while both FaZe Clan and Astralis are set to fight for third place, PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 has delivered a masterclass in strategy, adaptation, and the sheer thrill of competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">Esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, two electrifying Counter-Strike 2 semifinals stole the spotlight as momentum swung like a pendulum throughout each series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[152,3111,127,1815,3839,2426],"class_list":["post-41283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-astralis","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-faze-clan","tag-mouz","tag-pgl-cluj-napoca","tag-team-falcons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41283"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41285,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41283\/revisions\/41285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}