MOUZ, Team Vitality reach grand final at IEM Dallas

MOUZ and Team Vitality won their semifinal matches on Friday at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas event and will meet in Sunday's grand final.

MOUZ swept The Mongolz 2-0, while Team Vitality took down Team Falcons 2-1.

The $300,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with 16 teams divided into two double-elimination groups. The group winners clinched playoff semifinal berths.

The group runners-up entered the quarterfinals as high seeds, and the two third-place teams moved into the quarterfinals as low seeds. The other five teams in each group were eliminated.

All matches in the group stage and the playoffs are best-of-three except for the grand final on Sunday, which will be best-of-five.

The winning team will earn $125,000, and the runner-up will make $50,000.

On Saturday, MOUZ posted back-to-back 13-11 wins on Inferno and Nuke to make quick work of The MongolZ. Adam 'torzsi' Torzsas of Hungary paced MOUZ with 40 kills and a plus-15 kills-to-deaths differential. For The MongolZ, Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch of Mongolia led the way with 39 kills and a plus-10 K-D ratio.

After Team Vitality opened with a 13-7 win on Dust II, Team Falcons pulled even with a 13-6 victory on Train before Team Vitality notched a 13-11 triumph on Inferno. Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut of France posted 50 kills and a plus-5 K-D ratio. Teammate William 'mezii' Merriman of the United Kingdom also had a plus-5 K-D ratio along with 46 kills.

For Team Falcons, Nikola 'NiKo' Kovax of Bosnia and Herzegovina led the way with 51 kills and a plus-8 K-D differential.

The playoffs conclude Sunday with the grand final:

--Team Vitality vs. MOUZ

Intel Extreme Masters Dallas prize pool

1. $125,000

2. $50,000

3-4. $25,000 - Team Falcons, The MongolZ

5-6. $12,500 -- GamerLegion, Aurora Gaming

7-8. $7,000 -- G2 Esports, HEROIC

9-12. $5,000 -- 3DMAX, FURIA, FaZe Clan, Team Liquid

13-16. $4,000 -- Legacy, Lynn Vision Gaming, BC.Game Esports, NRG

--Field Level Media