The MongolZ secured a place in the ESL Pro League playoffs after a 2-1 series victory over 3DMAX, winning Dust2 13-10, losing Ancient 4-13, and closing out the decider on Inferno 13-10. Dust2 opened as a physical, aggressive affair. Both sides played forward, but The MongolZ edged it by consistently finding opening kills, then converting those moments into rounds on their T side to take the map.
3DMAX responded on Ancient, where Lucas “Lucky” Chastang led a dominant CT half and Pierre “Ex3rcice” Bulinge finished the job on offense to level the series with a convincing 13-4 win. The Inferno decider swung back to The MongolZ thanks to impactful Deagle work in several low-buy rounds and a costly late-game mistake from 3DMAX: a 2v2 against armorless USPs that the French side failed to close. That sequence helped The MongolZ seal the series and the playoff berth.
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