Shanghai Major: 2-0 Teams
After the first two rounds of matches are over, four teams stand at the top.
You probably could’ve guessed Vitality was going to be there, and if you listened to Overtime on Inferno, you probably would’ve guessed that HEROIC was going to be there as well.
But did you really guess that MIBR and The MongolZ were going to be there? Even a Brazilian or Mongolian superfan (of which there are few) would probably have put their teams at 1-1, fighting to advance to the next stage.
The MongolZ entered the tournament and took care of business, beating G2 and MOUZ. Neither of those opponents is a slouche. Okay, maybe G2 is if m0NESY’s mouse is off.
It wasn’t like The MongolZ were absolutely dominating people, but they’ve been one of the best teams coming into this tournament, and everyone seems to be hitting shots at the Major. This run is further cementing them as the best team ever from Asia. Even better than Alter Ego.
Across the pond, MIBR has the most fun CS player to watch: insani. Whenever a player is dropping 24 kills in a map against NA’VI and literally clutching to get the W, you’ve got something awesome to watch.
Yes, they did get to beat up on the oddly seeded 3DMAX, but someone had to. And while their next match-up feels impossible as they take on Vitality, something about this MIBR team feels like they can’t be stopped.
The MongolZ play against HEROIC today, and they have a real legitimate shot at winning it - and would make them the first team from Asia to go 3-0 to get to playoffs.

