{"id":41609,"date":"2025-03-13T20:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T00:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41609"},"modified":"2025-03-13T20:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T00:04:58","slug":"spirit-mouz-set-for-esl-pro-league-s21-semifinal-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/spirit-mouz-set-for-esl-pro-league-s21-semifinal-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit &#038; MOUZ set for ESL Pro League S21 semifinal clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Spirit survived a gruelling three-map battle against Eternal Fire to secure a spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League Season 21<\/a> semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>In a rematch of their BLAST Bounty Spring Final showdown, where Spirit dominated after an initial setback, the Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> side faced a much tougher challenge this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a slow start from Danil &#8220;\u2060donk\u2060&#8221; Kryshkovets, the overwhelming favourite with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">esports betting sites<\/a> managed to grind out a crucial win on Nuke, thanks to an outstanding performance from in-game leader Leonid &#8220;\u2060chopper\u2060&#8221; Vishnyakov.<\/p>\n<p>His offensive heroics saved Spirit from letting an 11-5 lead slip away, a scenario that nearly unravelled when Eternal Fire mounted a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Anubis proved to be a different story, as Eternal Fire controlled the first half and comfortably closed out the map while donk struggled to find his usual impact.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Team__Spirit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Team__Spirit<\/a> advance to the Semi Finals after defeating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eternalfirecs2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eternalfirecs2<\/a> 2:1 at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> S21<\/p>\n<p>19-15 Nuke<br \/>10-13 Anubis<br \/>13-7 Mirage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ypJ2r8aLkQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ypJ2r8aLkQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1900253201489695036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, when it mattered most on Mirage, he returned to form, leading Spirit to a decisive victory.<\/p>\n<p>Although donk finished the series with the highest rating on his team, he was visibly frustrated with his early performances.<\/p>\n<p>Caught out in duels and suffering uncharacteristic mechanical mistakes, the young star was emotional after Spirit\u2019s failed comeback attempt on Anubis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a tough game, really tough,&#8221; donk admitted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played really bad, what can I say? I wasn&#8217;t doing the things that I&#8217;m doing usually, so the game got much harder than it should be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Eternal Fire had opportunities to close the series in two maps\u2014most notably squandering two map points on Nuke\u2014they ultimately fell short.<\/p>\n<p>Ismailcan &#8220;\u2060XANTARES\u2060&#8221; D\u00f6rtkarde\u015f shone on Anubis, but his impact faded on Mirage, leaving Spirit with a clear path to victory.<\/p>\n<p>Samet &#8220;\u2060jottAAA\u2060&#8221; K\u00f6kl\u00fc was the standout player for the Turkish side, delivering a stellar 31-23 performance on Nuke and winning a critical 1v3 clutch.<\/p>\n<p>However, without consistent support from \u00d6zg\u00fcr &#8220;woxic&#8221; Eker and XANTARES, Eternal Fire couldn\u2019t convert their chances.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ became the second team to reach the semifinals after a hard-fought win over G2 Esports.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a shaky start, they overcame a 9-11 deficit on Ancient to complete their comeback.<\/p>\n<p>G2\u2019s inefficiency in closing out rounds cost them dearly, particularly on Inferno, where they managed just five rounds on offence despite winning two 1v3 clutches.<\/p>\n<p>Nemanja &#8220;\u2060huNter-\u2060&#8221; Kova\u010d sparked a resurgence with a key MP9 double kill, helping his team flip a 5-9 deficit into a 13-11 victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> reverse sweep <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2CSGO<\/a> to reach the semi finals at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> Season 21 \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>11-13 Inferno<br \/>13-8 Nuke<br \/>13-11 Ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y5kaqpNTtW\">pic.twitter.com\/Y5kaqpNTtW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1900310262030168079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a one-sided loss on Nuke, G2 forced a decider on Ancient, where Ilya &#8220;\u2060m0NESY\u2060&#8221; Osipov and huNter- delivered crucial clutches.<\/p>\n<p>However, MOUZ\u2019s resilience prevailed, and they punished G2\u2019s low-buy attempts late in the game to close out the series.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ have now won five consecutive matches on Nuke, an encouraging sign as they prepare to face Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian squad\u2019s struggles to close out Nuke against Eternal Fire could play into MOUZ\u2019s hands as they look to exploit any vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think Spirit looked the sharpest today against Eternal Fire, so we&#8217;ll see how they come up on Saturday,&#8221; said Lotan &#8220;\u2060Spinx\u2060&#8221; Giladi ahead of the semi-final clash.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we have a really good chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs will continue on Friday, when Team Vitality take on Team Liquid before Natus Vincere clash with The MongolZ.<\/p>\n<p><center><em><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esl-pro-league-s21-playoffs-betting-picks-friday-march-14\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting tips\">You can read ESB&#8217;s free betting preview for the quarterfinal series here.<\/a><\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Spirit and MOUZ advanced to the semifinals of Season 21 of the ESL Pro League following victories over G2 Esports and Eternal Fire, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3111,430,1919,103,1815,434],"class_list":["post-41609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-esl-pro-league","tag-eternal-fire","tag-g2-esports","tag-mouz","tag-team-spirit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41609"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41617,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41609\/revisions\/41617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}