The Brazilians proved too much to handle for the NA boys as FURIA further improved their chances of making playoffs with a 2-1 score currently. They just need to win 1 more Bo3 to cement their place at the Avicii Arena.
Liquid meanwhile needs to think over things again as even a small hiccup could see them out of the Major so early.
MAP VETO
1. Liquid removed Nuke
2. Liquid removed Ancient
3. FURIA removed Dust2
4. FURIA removed Overpass
5. FURIA removed Vertigo
6. Liquid removed Mirage
7. Inferno was leftover
Both teams decided to play Inferno, having performed decently on it in recent times. Liquid lost the pistol but had a streak of 6 rounds in reply, courtesy of Jonathan ‘EliGE’ Jablonowski as he found openings on both bombsites to give his side an early advantage.
FURIA kept it close at the end and only allowed them 1 round more as they rounded out the half 8-7 in their favor.
FURIA then turned the tide in the best way possible, as new addition Andre ‘drop’ Abreu found entries on the B site with relative ease.
Working with a man advantage so early, FURIA closed the map out in a comfortable fashion as they lost just 2 rounds on the T side, 16-9.
FURIA are one win away from playoffs, alongside Heroic, Copenhagen Flames and Gambit while Team Liquid are one loss away from bombing out, alongside FaZe Clan, Astralis and Virtus.pro.