{"id":217857,"date":"2025-07-26T16:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=217857"},"modified":"2025-07-26T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:37:11","slug":"mongolz-defeat-3dmax-start-iem-cologne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/mongolz-defeat-3dmax-start-iem-cologne","title":{"rendered":"The MongolZ Kick Off IEM Cologne with a Confident Win Over 3DMAX"},"content":{"rendered":"

The main stage of IEM Cologne 2025 got underway today, and one of the opening matchups featured The MongolZ facing off against the French side 3DMAX. Despite making it through to the main event, the European squad couldn\u2019t keep up \u2014 the Mongolian team, fresh and well-prepared after the summer break, delivered a dominant 2-0 victory.<\/p>\n

Dominance from the Start<\/h2>\n

The last time these two teams clashed was at PGL Bucharest 2025, where 3DMAX came out on top with a 2-1 win (Ancient 11:13, Inferno 10:13, Anubis 13:10). But this time, the story unfolded very differently.<\/p>\n

The series began on Nuke, 3DMAX\u2019s map pick. However, The MongolZ seized control from the very first round, closing out the first half 10:2. On the CT side, the French roster had no answer for their opponents\u2019 relentless aggression \u2014 the final score was a crushing 13:2.<\/p>\n

Next up was Ancient, picked by The MongolZ. Here, 3DMAX showed more resistance, keeping the first half close at 7:5 in favor of the Mongolian squad. But after the side switch, bLitz took over, shutting down any hopes of a comeback \u2014 the map ended 13:10.<\/p>\n

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Players of the Match<\/h2>\n

The standout performers were undoubtedly bLitz and mzihno. The former led the server with 34 kills across two maps and recorded the highest rating at 1.50, while the latter posted the most average damage per round \u2014 an impressive 94.4 \u2014 highlighting his consistent impact.<\/p>\n