In the group stage of MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025, the last two participants of the playoffs became known - the Ukrainian team B8 and the tournament hosts Chinggis Warriors. Both teams won their second victories in the group and guaranteed themselves places among the top four in the tournament.
B8 defeat JiJieHao and reach the semifinals
The Ukrainian team, which started the tournament with a victory over The Huns, then lost to BIG , but confidently closed the match against the Chinese team JiJieHao with a score of 2:0. On Inferno, the B8 guys completely controlled the situation after the change of sides (13:7), and on Ancient, after a difficult first half, they were able to impose an aggressive attack and push the opponent to the limit - 13:10. The best player of the match was Andriy “npl” Kukharsky, who demonstrated 33/28 K/D and 83.7 ADR. This victory advanced B8 to the semifinals.
Chinggis Warriors did not let the home crowd down
The Mongolian club surprised with a stable game during the group stage and cemented its success with a victory over Eruption . On Nuke, the team confidently realized their peak (13:9), and on Ancient, they again retained the advantage after the first half - 13:10. The MVP of the match was sk0r , who made 38 frags and finished the game with a rating of 6.6.
Thus, four teams will play in the playoffs, namely: Heroic and BIG , who went undefeated with a score of 2-0, and B8 and Chinggis Warriors, who, in turn, went 2-1 and will meet their rivals in the semifinals tomorrow.
Four teams that did not show a strong enough game also left the tournament, including SAW and The HUNS, who did not win a single match, and JiJieHao and Eruption , who still showed some fight.
MESA Nomadic Masters: Spring 2025 will be held from April 30 to May 5. The entire tournament takes place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, at the MESA studio and ASA arena. Participants compete for a prize pool of $250,000.