FURIA beat GamerLegion 2:1 at FISSURE Playground 3

16 views 2 mins read FURIA defeated GamerLegion 2:1 in the Group B upper bracket quarter-final at FISSURE Playground 3 and advanced to the upper semi-finals. The September 8 series in Suzhou went to all three maps, with GamerLegion dropping into the lower bracket. GamerLegion fielded assistant coach Denis 'Grashog' Hristov as a stand-in. Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski missed the opener due to travel complications. FURIA recovered after a narrow Cache loss Cache (GamerLegion pick) — FURIA 11:13 GamerLegion Mirage (FURIA pick) — FURIA 13:10 GamerLegion Dust2 (decider) — FURIA 13:3 GamerLegion GamerLegion built an 11:1 lead on Cache before FURIA threatened a comeback. FURIA took ten of the twelve rounds after halftime, but GamerLegion held on to win their pick 13:11. FURIA also trailed at halftime on Mirage, this time 5:7. They won the second half 8:3 to take their own pick 13:10 and force a third map. Dust2 was much more one-sided. FURIA led 11:1 at the break, and a 2:2 split after the side switch was enough to close the decider 13:3. Player statistics for the match taken from HLTV Player of the Match — Danil 'molodoy' Golubenko K–D: 56–33 ADR: 87.4 KAST: 81.0% Rating 3.0: 1.46 molodoy led the series in kills and rating, finishing with a +23 K–D difference. On Mirage, he recorded 23 kills and a 1.56 Rating 3.0 to help FURIA keep the series alive. Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis followed with 48 kills and a 1.26 rating, while his 91.0 ADR was the highest in the match. Fredrik 'REZ' Sterner led GamerLegion with 51 kills and a 1.10 rating. read more VRS results FURIA — +18 pt → 1,775 pt, remain #7 GamerLegion — +1 pt → 1,347 pt, remain #28 The final update left both teams in the same positions, with GamerLegion also gaining one point despite the defeat. What's next? FURIA will face PARIVISION in the Group B upper semi-final on September 9 at 13:00 CET. The winner will secure a playoff spot and move into the upper final. GamerLegion will meet TYLOO in the first lower bracket round on September 9 at 10:00 CET. A win will keep GamerLegion in the tournament; another defeat will end their run.