FURIA secure another win over G2 and advance to semi-final

Nicholas "⁠guerri⁠" Nogueira's men are now set to challenge ENCE for a spot in the final.

FURIA have just secured a 2-1 victory over G2 at IEM Dallas 2022, earning them a spot in the semi-final of the event. G2 were one step away from achieving their revenge after the team's elimination from the Major at the hands of FURIA, but again fell short on the last map.

The first game in front of the Texan crowd saw the European squad take the lead of the series on Inferno (16-13) before the Brazilians' equalized with a comeback on Vertigo (19-16). A one-sided affair on Mirage (16-5) finally closed the series in favor of FURIA.

The loss means the Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen-led squad has been eliminated from the tournament. G2 can look back at wins over the likes of Astralis and Vitality, but their vulnerabilities were really visible in their games against ENCE and the Brazilians.

The quarter-final got started on G2's pick of Inferno, and FURIA were quick to earn the early lead following a successful pistol, claiming a 3-0 advantage. The Europeans quickly brought back the game after converting a round with the upgraded pistols on the back of an Aleksib clutch. Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan and André "⁠drop⁠" Abreu were also on point today, propelling FURIA to an 8-7 half, which was only made close by a second Aleksib 1v2.

However, despite claiming the second pistol round and an 11-7 lead, the Brazilians were unable to close out the map on the offensive. The cousins of Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač and Nemanja "⁠huNter-⁠" Kovač turned up with another great performance, combining for a total of 28 frags on the CT side as G2 claimed four consecutive rounds on their way to take their pick with a 16-13 scoreline. It was the team's seventh consecutive victory on the map.

Vertigo was FURIA's pick and their last chance to get something out of this tournament. The Brazilians were not able to make any significant impact once the G2 rifles came out and conceded 11 consecutive rounds on their way to a 4-11 offensive half. NiKo was again on fire and Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug was crucial to the Europeans' game, winning a few 1v2 clutches to keep their winning streak alive.

The Brazilians converted their fourth pistol round of the series, but they extended their early-half advantage into something more concrete this time. During their incredible CT side resurgence, arT and co. only conceded four rounds to force overtime as both Yuri "⁠yuurih⁠" Santos and Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato shined on the defense. Extra time was very straightforward as FURIA went flawless on their defensive half before taking that last necessary round on the T side to steal the 19-16 victory.

After two exciting maps, the decider on Mirage was significantly more one-sided. Starting on the offensive, yuurih pulled another incredible performance alongside arT as FURIA cruised to a 9-2 lead. Aleksib and JACKZ struggled to find the impact from the previous two maps while G2's inability to convert pistol rounds seriously hindered their chances of gaining momentum in the early stages of a half. FURIA did not waste much time after switching sides and quickly converted their 11-4 lead into a victory, closing the series with a 16-5 scoreline.