Legacy vs TheMongolz at IEM Beijing Group A, CN

Match Breakdown

TheMongolz and Legacy meet again on 2 November, six days after TheMongolz won their Bucharest group-stage encounter 2-0. The rematch is Upper Bracket Quarterfinal 1 in Beijing Group A, with the winner advancing to Upper Bracket Semifinal 1 on 3 November.

That recent result continued contrasting patterns for the teams. Legacy have won three of their last 10 matches and lost three of four in Bucharest, beating DENDELE CS but falling 2-0 to Nemiga, Liquid and TheMongolz. TheMongolz have six wins in their last 10, although they also lost three of five in Bucharest, including a 2-0 defeat to Nemiga immediately after beating Legacy.

Before Bucharest, TheMongolz won four consecutive lower-bracket and playoff matches to claim the Private Club #2 title, finishing with a 3-0 victory over PARIVISION. Legacy also beat PARIVISION 2-0 in October, but followed that result with defeats to FURIA and BetBoom Team. TheMongolz lead the supplied head-to-head record 2-1; Legacy’s win came in a May quarterfinal, 2-1.