FURIA dismantle HellRaisers; mousesports outshine forZe

FURIA and MOUZ have secured their first wins in Berlin after demolishing HellRaisers and FORZE in their opening matches.

FURIA burst out of the gates on Inferno with their renowned aggression to secure the opening pistol on the CT side, acquiring two subsequent rounds to start the matchup with a 3-0 lead. HellRaisers were able to get their first round on the board with guns in hand, with an incredible 1v3 from Tomáš "⁠oskar⁠" Šťastný enabling the European mixture to close the score gap.

The Brazilian youngsters recomposed going forward, with Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan shining on the AWP to shut down the Terrorists and head into halftime with an 11-4 advantage.

The Brazilians continued their dominance into the second half, denying HellRaisers any playing room with their fast-paced bombsite hits. Kyrylo "⁠ANGE1⁠" Karasiow and co. could only muster two force buy rounds before FURIA swiftly ended the matchup 16-6.

Over on the secondary stream, MOUZ’ pistol victory on the defence was immediately answered by a force buy from FORZE, who went on to lock down a 3-1 lead. A prolonged technical pause threw the Russian’s momentum out of balance, however, as MOUZ returned to the server to go on a seven-round win streak. FORZE managed to add a solitary round to their early tally, but there was no follow-up as MOUZ instantly snatched back control with an 11-4 lead at the halfway mark.

The European mixture promptly extended their advantage with an additional couple rounds before FORZE hit back with a string of rounds on the offense. The extreme round difference proved insurmountable for the Russians as Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen and his squad secured the final rounds to pick up a 16-6 victory.