FURIA keep Major dreams alive at expense of KOI

The Brazilian squad showed a far better level than on the first day of competition, and got their reward.

FURIA have sent KOI home from PGL Major Copenhagen early doors thanks to a 2-0 series win, getting the job done on Overpass (13-6) and Vertigo (13-9).

FURIA were out of sorts on the first day of the Major, losing a Brazilian derby to a heavily unfavored Legacy OCE before a woeful CT side on Nuke saw them slip to defeat against Lynn Vision.

The Brazilian squad were in far better form against KOI, blowing the Iberian squad away on Overpass with ease before scrapping their way out of a tight situation on Vertigo. Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan's performance was vastly improved in particular, which will be a boon for FURIA moving forward if they are to reverse-sweep their way to the elimination stage.

David "⁠dav1g⁠" Granado Bermudo opined KOI were not themselves at this Major in a post-match broadcast interview, and his team were certainly below par in Copenhagen. They were battered by regional opponents SAW in their opening game, lost against ENCE in overtime in a game they should have won, and squandered a winnable Vertigo today to seal their elimination.

The series kicked off on Overpass, which was an entirely one-sided affair where KOI never really got going. The Iberian side were so passive and meek on their CT side, and mounted a purely cosmetic mini-comeback for the vastly superior FURIA closed the map out 13-6.

Vertigo was a tighter affair, with KOI running out to a 6-2 lead thanks to a more proactive defensive approach. FURIA mustered a couple of half-buy wins to break KOI's economy and rescue a 6-6 half, before another half-buy win mid-way through the second-half put FURIA on the path to victory. KOI threw some winnable rounds, the clipped ninja defuse just one of them, and FURIA duly closed the series.