With an opening win against Ninjas in Pajamas, BIG is in a good position at the “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” tournament IEM Dallas. Mouz was close to being eliminated, but is still in the running.
“The win gives us self-confidence. We had a good plan for the game, gob b had everything under control,” said BIG leader Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz in an interview after the game. “It feels great to be so well prepared thanks to a force like him.”
In the first tournament after the major, many teams are weakened due to illness or problems when entering the country, the major finalist Navi had canceled his participation completely.
BIG enters in full force while first opponent NIP arrived without announcer Hampus “hampus” Poser. BIG always stayed one step ahead and secured the first win convincingly with 16:10.
Mouz is also back in Dallas after missing the major. Since Ence proved to be too strong, Mouz had to play in the elimination game, but prevailed convincingly 2-0 (16-9; 16-10) against Movistar Riders.