From your 0-3 pick to making it big, TheMongolz is the big upset of the Major so far. Oh, and Imperial is looking good too.

TheMongolz looked out of it when they went down 0-2 on the opening day of CS2’s first Major. We already counted our Diamond Coins and got ready to move on to the Elimination stage. Unfortunately for us, TheMongolz had other plans. They fought Amkal to the bitter end to avoid a 0-3, and with that newfound confidence, they swept Lynn Vision and Legacy. Mzinho was the undisputed MVP of this TheMongolz run, playing like a man teen possessed.

Imperial on the other hand is not so much a story of coming back, as much as a story of inconsistency.

They beat ENCE, lost to Heroic, Beat Apeks, Lost to ECSTATIC, and then beat GamerLegion. Sending Keoz back to Dubai, and making his Girlfriend happy in the process. With Imperial and TheMongolz success, that also means both teams have won their region an extra spot for the Shanghai Major. Especially huge for China, who will be hoping to send a home team.

The Opening Stage standings were:

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