NAVI defeat MOUZ, Outsiders upset Heroic in Malta

The second day of the European RMR has now concluded, with Outsiders and Natus Vincere the final two teams to join the 2-0 pool.

Outsiders secured a close-fought victory (16-12) against a favored HEROIC on Mirage after a lackluster Terrorist side by the Danes. Meanwhile, MOUZ gave Natus Vincere a good game on Mirage but eventually fell short (11-16), dropping down to the 1-1 pool in the process.

Outsiders and Natus Vincere join ENCE and BIG in the 2-0 pool, with their next round of play coming in a best-of-three format on Thursday.

Jame's Outsiders are the surprise team of the 2-0 pool

Natus Vincere met MOUZ on Mirage, and it was Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev and company who got off to a hot start. After early struggles, MOUZ were able to get back into the game with a couple of B attacks, reducing the deficit to just two rounds. A back-and-forth ensued, with the teams going into halftime with an 8-7 scoreline.

The second pistol round came down to a 1vs1 between Ilya "⁠Perfecto⁠" Zalutskiy and Jon "⁠JDC⁠" de Castro, with the former coming out on top to give Natus Vincere another quick start to the half. The sides proved to be inseparable once again, with MOUZ coming back into the game to tie up the score at 11-11. In the end, it was Natus Vincere's experience that shone through, with the CIS squad winning two crucial rounds to take back the lead, eventually closing out the game 16-11.

IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR BBest of 1 Natus VincereMatchpage 16 11 5th October 2022 MOUZ 16Mirage 11

Natus Vincere	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple	20 - 15	+5	74.7	1.30
Viktor 'sdy' Orudzhevsdy	19 - 14	+5	79.0	1.26
Denis 'electroNic' SharipovelectroNic	18 - 16	+2	87.2	1.15
Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiyb1t	17 - 15	+2	73.9	1.09
Ilya 'Perfecto' ZalutskiyPerfecto	16 - 16	0	60.4	0.98

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dorian 'xertioN' BermanxertioN	19 - 19	0	75.5	1.05
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	20 - 21	-1	76.5	0.98
Jon 'JDC' de CastroJDC	17 - 19	-2	65.0	0.98
David 'frozen' Čerňanskýfrozen	12 - 16	-4	62.2	0.87
Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsástorzsi	8 - 15	-7	30.6	0.62

HEROIC and Outsiders also battled on Mirage, with the CIS squad winning the pistol round and converting it to a 6-2 lead. After struggling in the opening few, HEROIC stabilized and took the lead before the end of the half, even putting together a seven-round streak with the help of Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund's great CT side performance.

HEROIC's Terrorist side pistol round win put them 11-6 up, and the game looked lost for Outsiders. The individuals of the CIS squad found form just at the right time, with every member providing multi-kills to shut out HEROIC's offense. That enabled them to win the map 16-12, locking in their spot in the 2-0 pool of Thursday's matches.

IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR BBest of 1 HEROICMatchpage 12 16 5th October 2022 Outsiders 12Mirage 16

HEROIC	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Martin 'stavn' Lundstavn	25 - 18	+7	98.6	1.27
Casper 'cadiaN' MøllercadiaN	19 - 17	+2	62.6	1.09
Rasmus 'sjuush' Becksjuush	16 - 18	-2	70.1	0.88
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaardjabbi	17 - 19	-2	63.1	0.88
René 'TeSeS' MadsenTeSeS	11 - 19	-8	49.0	0.66

Outsiders	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Petr 'fame' Bolyshevfame	20 - 17	+3	68.3	1.18
Evgenii 'FL1T' LebedevFL1T	22 - 19	+3	80.1	1.14
David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyann0rb3r7	20 - 18	+2	79.7	1.11
Alexey 'Qikert' GolubevQikert	17 - 17	0	65.4	1.00
Dzhami 'Jame' AliJame	12 - 17	-5	50.8	0.80

Group Swiss 2W - 0L BIG ENCE Natus Vincere Outsiders 1W - 1L HEROIC Monte OG Vitality MOUZ Falcons K23 Sangal 0W - 2L HEET FANTASY Illuminar SAW Jon 'JDC' de Castro Age: 22 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 548 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.67 Martin 'stavn' Lund Age: 20 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1144 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.68 Outsiders #12 David 'n0rb3r7' DanielyanDzhami 'Jame' AliAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevEvgenii 'FL1T' LebedevPetr 'fame' Bolyshev Ilya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy Age: 22 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 741 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.60 HEROIC #10 Rasmus 'sjuush' BeckMartin 'stavn' LundRené 'TeSeS' MadsenCasper 'cadiaN' MøllerJakob 'jabbi' Nygaard BIG #16 Johannes 'tabseN' WodarzFlorian 'syrsoN' RischeNils 'k1to' GruhneJosef 'faveN' BaumannKarim 'Krimbo' Moussa MOUZ #9 Christopher 'dexter' NongDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýÁdám 'torzsi' TorzsásDorian 'xertioN' BermanJon 'JDC' de Castro Outsiders #12 David 'n0rb3r7' DanielyanDzhami 'Jame' AliAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevEvgenii 'FL1T' LebedevPetr 'fame' Bolyshev ENCE #18 Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåPavle 'Maden' BoškovićPaweł 'dycha' DychaÁlvaro 'SunPayus' García Natus Vincere #2 Oleksandr 's1mple' KostylievValeriy 'b1t' VakhovskiyViktor 'sdy' OrudzhevDenis 'electroNic' SharipovIlya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev Age: 25 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.25 Maps played: 1589 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.64