The MongolZ have been eliminated from FISSURE Playground 3 in joint-last place after their countrymen 5star dealt them their second loss at the tournament taking place in Suzhou, China.
It comes as a stunning loss to the team that had been the clear No. 1 side in Mongolia for over three years.
LAN meetings against their countrymen had been rare in that time, as since moving under the The MongolZ banner Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren and company have mostly competed in tier one, but they had nonetheless never faltered in the previous four times they faced another Mongolian squad.
This time was different as The MongolZ are facing a difficult period. In an apparent attempt to improve firepower after the departures of Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold and Ayush "mzinho" Batbold, the team replaced Sodbayar "Techno" Munkhbold with Anarbileg "cobrazera" Uuganbayar for the Chinese tournament.
cobrazera posted solid numbers in his return from the bench, averaging a 1.34 rating, but the new duo of Dugarsuren "DarkMeister" Ireedui and Zolbayar "tikuak" Chimedtseren struggled as The MongolZ faltered in an overtime decider against MIBR and 0-2 loss to 5star.
Garidmagnai 'bLitz' ByambasurenPast 3 months
Sodbayar 'Techno' MunkhboldPast 3 months
Zolbayar 'tikuak' ChimedtserenPast 3 months
The MongolZ
Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren
Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold
Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch
Zolbayar 'tikuak' Chimedtseren
Dugarsuren 'DarkMeister' Ireedui
Erdenedalai 'maaRaa' Bayanbat
Azbayar 'Senzu' MunkhboldPast 3 months
Ayush 'mzinho' BatboldPast 3 months
Anarbileg 'cobrazera' UuganbayarPast 3 months
5star
Uuganbayar 'NEUZ' Nyam-Otgon
Tengis 'rate' Boldbaatar
Gerelt-Od 'clouden' Jargal
Ariunjargal 'ariucle' Yadam
Dulguun 'hoolig4n' Batsaikhan
Telmen 'shinobi' Batzorig
Dugarsuren 'DarkMeister' IreeduiPast 3 months
MIBR
Linus 'LNZ' Holtäng
Lucas 'nqz' Soares
Felipe 'insani' Yuji
Carlos 'venomzera' Eduardo
Tomas 'tomaszin' Corna
Nestor 'LETN1' Tanić