Outsiders are the third team confirmed to play in the Jeunesse Arena. The penultimate day of the IEM Rio Major Legends stage is underway, with Outsiders making it through to the playoffs from the first qualification match of the day. They won Overpass (16-10) and Inferno (16-10) against MOUZ, getting revenge for a loss against the European combine in the Challengers Stage. The Russian squad advances to the bracket stage of the Major with a 3-1 record, having previously beaten Spirit and Ninjas in Pyjamas. For MOUZ this isn't the end of the road, as the Christopher "dexter" Nong-led team has one more chance on Tuesday when they will play for their tournament lives and a spot in the playoffs in the 2-2 pool. The series started on Overpass, where Outsiders began their map pick with a flawless pistol round and following conversion. MOUZ got their first as soon as their economy allowed it, tying up the scores and taking a 5-3 lead. Petr "fame" Bolyshev came up with a huge play just as the European combine started running away with the map, as he crept through the A site to shoot three unsuspecting CTs in the back. That enabled Outsiders to get up to six before two rounds by MOUZ set the halftime score at 9-6 in their favor. Outsiders got their second pistol of the map to start their defensive half, equalizing the score in no time. As has been the norm at the Rio Major, the Russian squad put together an impressive CT side, winning all but one round in the second half to close out the map 16-10. Dzhami "Jame" Ali and fame led the way, putting up 29 and 27 kills respectively. fame continued his fantastic performance and won the pistol round for Outsiders on Inferno with a quad-kill, as the Russian squad took an early lead. MOUZ fought back vigorously, taking control of the map with the help of Jon "JDC" de Castro, who got five entry kills in the first half. The European combine outmaneuvered the CT side to take a three-round lead before a late resurgence by Outsiders reduced the deficit to just one. MOUZ won their first pistol of the series in the second half, but Outsiders promptly answered back with a force-buy win that started with Alexey "Qikert" Golubev's Tec-9 kill through a smoke. Outsiders identified a weakness in the defense on the A site, a gap they exploited round after round to put themselves four rounds ahead. A collateral by Jame in the penultimate round of the game put them in arms reach of the playoffs, the Russian squad closing out the map 16-10 to become the third Major playoff team.MOUZ
Matchpage 0 2 7th November 2022
Outsiders 10Overpass 16 10Inferno 16
MOUZ
K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen
32 - 30 +2 62.6 0.91 Dorian 'xertioN' BermanxertioN
27 - 37 -10 56.8 0.79 Jon 'JDC' de CastroJDC
24 - 40 -16 53.3 0.76 Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsástorzsi
19 - 31 -12 43.4 0.75 Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter
21 - 42 -21 56.9 0.62
Group Legends Stage 3W - 0L Outsiders
K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0 Petr 'fame' Bolyshevfame
46 - 24 +22 77.7 1.43 Dzhami 'Jame' AliJame
43 - 23 +20 76.2 1.39 Evgenii 'FL1T' LebedevFL1T
36 - 23 +13 75.7 1.23 Alexey 'Qikert' GolubevQikert
24 - 25 -1 75.3 1.18 David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyann0rb3r7
30 - 29 +1 66.3 0.96 FURIA
Cloud9
3W - 1L
Outsiders
2W - 1L
HEROIC
Liquid
fnatic
BIG
2W - 2L
Natus Vincere
MOUZ
1W - 2L
Vitality
Spirit
Sprout
ENCE
1W - 3L
Bad News Eagles
0W - 3L
FaZe
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Dzhami 'Jame' Ali
Age: 24 Team: Outsiders Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1231 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.55
Jon 'JDC' de Castro
Age: 22 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 570 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.67
Ninjas in Pyjamas #11
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen
Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner
Hampus 'hampus' Poser
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin
Petr 'fame' Bolyshev
Age: 19 Team: Outsiders Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 560 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66
Alexey 'Qikert' Golubev
Age: 23 Team: Outsiders Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1311 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.64
Christopher 'dexter' Nong
Age: 28 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 1053 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.67
Spirit #13
Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakov
Boris 'magixx' Vorobiev
Pavel 'S1ren' Ogloblin
Robert 'Patsi' Isyanov
Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov
MOUZ #9
Christopher 'dexter' Nong
David 'frozen' Čerňanský
Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás
Dorian 'xertioN' Berman
Jon 'JDC' de Castro
Outsiders #8
David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan
Dzhami 'Jame' Ali
Alexey 'Qikert' Golubev
Evgenii 'FL1T' Lebedev
Petr 'fame' Bolyshev