FURIA beat Sashi in double OT to stay alive in EWC Last Chance

The Brazilians need to win one more BO1 game to make it to the playoffs.

FURIA are through to the final of the Last Chance Stage at the Esports World Cup after a hard-fought victory over Sashi in the second round. It took the Brazilians two overtimes to get this one over the line after letting a massive 10-4 lead slip, and they have Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes to thank as he pulled off a crucial 1v2 clutch at 11-11.

After moving past FlyQuest and Sashi, Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo's troops must win one more best-of-one game, against either The MongolZ or M80, to enter the EWC playoffs and set up a quarter-final clash against MOUZ.

Date	Matches
Esports World Cup 2024
18/07/2024	FURIA 19:40 The MongolZ	Match

Fresh off destroying FlyQuest on this very same map, FURIA enjoyed a bright start to the game and picked up an early lead off the back of a flawless pistol round.

The game became a little scrappy as the first half wore on, with neither team able to stamp their authority on proceedings, but then FURIA stormed to an 8-4 lead after a dominant 4-0 run.

FURIA maintained their momentum and added to their lead with another clean pistol round, with Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato demonstrating just how confident his team was as he tried (and failed) to go for a knife kill.

Little did he know that the game was about to turn. Sashi took the game to their opponents once they had money to work with and closed the gap little by little until they restored parity at 11-11.

With only a few seconds on the clock, chelo came up clutch in a 1v2 situation and put FURIA on match point, but the Brazilians would waste the chance to secure victory in regulation.

Sashi fought back from two match points down in the first overtime, but there was nothing they could do to prevent FURIA from winning the match in the second set of extra rounds.