Deadspin | MOUZ edge paiN in BLAST Rivals Spring opener

MOUZ eked out a 2-1 win over paiN Gaming as play were given underway Wednesday within the BLAST Rivals Spring match at Copenhagen, Denmark.

Joining MOUZ in logging an opening-match victory in Group A was once Team Vitality, who beat Wildcard 2-0.

In Group B, Team Spirit swept FlyQuest 2-0 and Team Falcons downed FaZe Clan 2-0.

The eight-team, $350,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive match is starting with the groups cut up into two double-elimination teams.

The winners of each and every organization will transfer to the playoff semifinals. The organization runners-up will head to the quarterfinals as prime seeds, and the third-place groups will land within the quarterfinals as low seeds. The fourth-place groups in each and every organization will likely be eradicated.

The single-elimination playoffs run Friday via Sunday. All group-stage suits and playoff suits are best-of-three aside from for the grand ultimate, which will likely be best-of-five. The champion crew will obtain $125,000, and the runner-up gets $75,000.

On Wednesday, MOUZ opened with a 13-9 win on Nuke sooner than paiN claimed a 13-11 victory on Inferno. MOUZ took the decisive 0.33 map 13-0 on Dust II.

Israel’s Dorian “xertioN” Berman and Hungary’s Adam “torzsi” Torzsas each and every completed with 51 kills and a plus-19 kill-death differential for MOUZ. Uruguay’s Franco “dgt” Garcia produced 44 kills and a plus-3 Okay-D differential for paiN.

Vitality dumped Wildcard 13-7 on Inferno, 13-6 on Dust II at the back of 43 kills and a plus-23 Okay-D differential from Great Britain’s William “mezii” Merriman. The United States’ Josh “JBa” Barutt posted 27 kills and a minus-3 Okay-D differential for Wildcard.

Spirit stomped FlyQuest 13-2 on Mirage, 13-9 on Nuke. Russia’s Danil “donk” Kryshkovets completed with 45 kills and a plus-20 Okay-D differential for Spirit. New Zealand’s Corey “nettik” Browne notched 25 kills and a minus-6 Okay-D differential for FlyQuest.

Falcons flew previous FaZe 13-6 on Dust II, 13-10 on Ancient. Russia’s lya “m0NESY” Osipov registered 40 kills and a plus-17 Okay-D differential for Team Falcons. The United States’ Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski wound up with 32 kills and a fair Okay-D differential for FaZe Clan.

The organization degree concludes Thursday with 4 suits:

–Group A removing tournament: paiN Gaming vs. Wildcard

–Group A winners tournament: MOUZ vs. Team Vitality

–Group B removing tournament: FlyQuest vs. FaZe Clan

–Group B winners tournament: Team Spirit vs. Team Falcons

BLAST Rivals Spring prize pool

1. $125,000

2. $75,000

3-4. $40,000

5-6. $25,000

7-8. $10,000

–Field Level Media