CS2: FURIA Esports claim FISSURE Playground #2 title

FURIA finally have their big one. After 38 tries in Counter-Strike’s top tier, the Brazilians broke through on Sunday in Belgrade, edging The MongolZ 3-2 in a marathon FISSURE Playground #2 grand final that stretched to nearly six hours at the Belgrade Arena.

This is the organization’s first Big Event title and a cathartic milestone for longtime cornerstones Yuri “yuurih” Boian and Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato, whose near-misses have defined so many deep runs.

The series had everything: overtimes, wild momentum swings, and star turns from FURIA’s two recent imports.

Danil “molodoy” Golubenko earned tournament MVP honors with a team-best 1.19 rating and 99 kills in the final, while Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis brought the controlled aggression that unlocked late rounds when it mattered most.

Mirage set the tone. The MongolZ raced to an 8-3 terrorist-side lead before FURIA’s low-buy lifeline and a second-half surge carried the map to overtime, where molodoy and YEKINDAR combined for 15 frags to close it out 16-13.

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Inferno flipped the script behind a monstrous display from Azbayar “Senzu” Munkhbold—pistol ace, 137 ADR, and a clutch 1v2—dragging the series level.

On Nuke, FURIA sprinted to 12-3, then weathered a furious MongolZ comeback before slamming the door with a perfect 4-0 overtime, vintage crunch-time calling from Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo included, for 16-12.

Overpass belonged to The MongolZ, with Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold’s multi-kills and Ayush “mzinho” Batbold’s late rounds guiding a 13-9 response that forced Dust2.

There, FURIA were ruthless. They ballooned to a 7-5 halftime lead, which turned into a flawless counter-terrorist side for a 13-5 victory, sealing the trophy at 3-2 and ending the world No. 1’s bid for back-to-back titles after their August triumph at the Esports World Cup.

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  The bookies' bookie

Context makes this win even bigger. FURIA’s international pivot just five months ago raised eyebrows, but in Belgrade, it paid off.

They beat BLAST Open Fall champions G2 Esports, silenced esports betting sites’ favorites Team Falcons, and then toppled The MongolZ on the biggest stage of the event.

The US$1.25 million tournament featured a stacked field and demanded endurance as much as tactics—boxes FURIA ticked throughout.