Furia has qualified for the next stage of the Prefect World Shanghai Major beating BIG in a best-of-three series. The next game for the German side is now a must-win match, given a loss could translate to an elimination.
VETO
- FURIA removed Ancient
- BIG removed Inferno
- FURIA picked Nuke
- BIG picked Mirage
- BIG removed Anubis
- FURIA removed Vertigo
- Dust2 was left over
Map 1: Nuke; Pick: Furia; Winner: BIG; Score: 13:5
Starting on the offense, Furia was taken aback by a dominating BIG defense. The German side had a read on most occasions which did not let Furia build any momentum as reflected in the scoreline. BIG pulled in 9 rounds while Furia barely managed 3 before moving into the second half. The story remained the same for the second map as BIG did not delay their victory and closed the second half within 6 rounds. An unexpected result given Furia’s track record on Nuke but Krimbo with 18 kills and 1.62 IR did not pay any heed to it.
Map 2: Mirage; Pick: BIG; Winner: Furia; Score: 13:11
Furia brushed off the domination from Nuke and managed to get off to a dominating start of their own and a 10-2 half is a testament to that. yuurih and skullz displayed their stellar mechanical skills which became the difference maker to put up such a lead. The comfort zone of the lead eventually led to Furia getting complacent in the second half and BIG was able to capitalize on it. The lead that once looked insurmountable was almost brought down to naught but Furia managed to close the game right on the verge of it going to overtime.
Map 3: Dust 2; Winner: Furia; Score: 13:3
The momentum from Mirage was brought into Dust 2 as the open regions of the map forced players into gunfights where Furia managed to outshine BIG. The mechanical prowess of the Brazilians was enough to dominate BIG and close the first half with a 9-3 scoreline. Unlike Nuke, BIG was unable to start a comeback in the following half as Furia won 4 rounds straight to bring home the game and qualify for the next stage.
Despite a strong start, BIG dropped the ball in the latter part of the series which put their qualification on hold while Furia will be preparing for the next stage of the tournament.
