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FURIA has finished the second day of the Esports World Cup Counter-Strike 2 event undefeated after beating FlyQuest, Sashi and The Mongolz in the last chance stage to book their spot in the playoffs.
Following a disappointing performance on the opening day against Natus Vincere, where they were convincingly beaten 2-0 by the reigning Counter-Strike 2 Major champions, the all-Brazilian roster rattled off three straight wins to advance.
FURIA’s first series was an international battle between Brazil and Australia, as the world number 18 took on the all-Aussie squad of FlyQuest.
After a back-and-forth first half that ended 7-5 in favour of the Brazilians, FURIA won six straight rounds in the second half to claim a 13-5 victory on Nuke.
The second series of the day should have been much easier for FURIA, as they clashed with Sashi, who is 14 places lower than them on the world rankings; however, the Danish squad pushed them all the way to overtime.
Both teams traded 8-4 halves on Nuke before going to overtime, where FURIA claimed seven of the 10 rounds to take a gritty 19-15 victory and advance to the grand final against The Mongolz.
Their opponent had a much easier run to the final, recording dominant wins over MIBR (13-2) and M80 (13-8) in their first two matches of the bracket.
For the third straight series, FURIA played on Nuke and they started hot against the Mongolian roster, claiming an 8-4 halftime lead.
The two teams traded rounds in the second half, which allowed FURIA to wrap up the match in the 22nd round and record a 13-9 win.
With the win, FURIA booked their spot in the playoffs, setting up a clash with MOUZ in the quarter-finals.
It's @FURIA who eliminate @1mongolz and place 1st in the resurrection bracket of the #CS2 #EsportsWorldCup ! pic.twitter.com/Be6wU4HA7l
— Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) July 18, 2024
To conclude the second day of the Esports World Cup CS2 event, G2 Esports and Team Spirit kicked off the playoff stage, with the world’s top-ranked team taking on the new lineup of G2.
Although Spirit entered the series as heavy favourites, it would be the underdogs who would take the first map with a 13-8 scoreline on Mirage.
Spirit had to respond on their map pick, Nuke, and even though they were pushed to extra rounds, the world number one claimed a 16-14 win to send the series to a third map.
However, much like the first map, G2 sprinted out to an early lead on Ancient with a 9-3 halftime lead before quickly converting it into a 13-5 win.
With this result, the favourites with most esports betting sites to lift the Esports World Cup trophy are now eliminated.
G2 will face the winner of the Team Vitality vs Virtus.pro quarter-final in the semi-final on Saturday.
.@G2CSGO are going to the SEMI FINALS at the #CS2 #EsportsWorldCup after defeating @Team__Spirit 2-1
By reaching the top 4 they have secured at least 275 Club Championship Points for @G2esports 💪 pic.twitter.com/ihixsZgzW9
— Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) July 18, 2024
