MOUZ Wins ESL Pro League Season 19
On the evening of May 12th, the matches of ESL Pro League Season 19 concluded. The outcomes determined the champion of the tournament, who won $170,000 and an invite to IEM Cologne 2024.
MOUZ and Team Vitality reached the finals of the tournament. Both teams took first place in their respective groups (C and B), which allowed them to start the playoffs from the quarterfinals.
MOUZ defeated G2 Esports (2:1) and Complexity (2:1) on their path to the final, while Team Vitality overcame FaZe Clan (2:0) and Astralis (2:1).
The best-of-5 grand final of ESL Pro League Season 19 started with a victory for MOUZ on Inferno — Team Vitality's pick — with a score of 13:9. MOUZ then consolidated their advantage in the series, winning on Mirage (13:8), and securing the match point. The third map was Nuke, where Team Vitality could not mount a significant challenge, resulting in a 13:5 victory for MOUZ and a clean 3:0 series win.
The total prize pool of the tournament was $750,000, out of which MOUZ earned $170,000 and Team Vitality $80,000. Additionally, MOUZ received an invite to IEM Cologne 2024, a tournament with a prize pool of $1,000,000, set to be held in Germany from August 7-18.