{"id":437936,"date":"2026-10-24T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=437936"},"modified":"2026-10-24T13:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T13:01:58","slug":"liquid-surprise-mouz-in-opening-round-at-pgl-masters-bucharest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/liquid-surprise-mouz-in-opening-round-at-pgl-masters-bucharest-2026","title":{"rendered":"Liquid surprise MOUZ in opening round at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liquid defeated MOUZ 2:1 in the opening round of the Swiss Stage at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. After losing Ancient in overtime, Liquid responded on Inferno and closed the deciding Mirage 13:11 to move into the 1-0 pool.<\/p>\n

Keith \u201cNAF\u201d Markovic led Liquid with a 1.12 Rating 3.0, while the victory also earned the team 63 VRS points.<\/p>\n\n

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Tournament context<\/h2>\n

PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 features 16 teams competing for a $1,250,000 prize pool.<\/p>\n

The opening stage uses a Swiss system with all matches played as Bo3. Three victories are required to advance to the playoffs, while three defeats result in elimination.<\/p>\n

MOUZ entered the event at #2 in the global VRS, while Liquid started the tournament at #24.<\/p>\n

How the match unfolded \u2014 MOUZ vs Liquid<\/h2>\n

Series score: 2:1 in favor of Liquid<\/p>\n

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  1. Ancient (pick MOUZ) \u2014 16:13 in favor of MOUZ
    \nLiquid held a 7:5 advantage after the opening half before MOUZ answered with the same score after the side switch. NAF produced a 1v5 clutch in a post-plant situation to send the map into overtime, but MOUZ eventually took the extra rounds 4:1.<\/li>\n
  2. Inferno (pick Liquid) \u2014 16:12 in favor of Liquid
    \nMOUZ led 7:5 at halftime, but Liquid recovered after switching sides and forced overtime. Liquid then won all four extra rounds to level the series.<\/li>\n
  3. Mirage \u2014 13:11 in favor of Liquid
    \nThe teams entered halftime tied at 6:6. Liquid edged the second half 7:5 and closed the deciding map to complete the comeback.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Player statistics for the match taken from HLTV<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Player of the Match \u2014 Keith \u201cNAF\u201d Markovic<\/h2>\n