BETBOOM beat FURIA to reach IEM Beijing semifinals

BETBOOM defeated FURIA in a three-map quarter-final at IEM Beijing, winning Nuke in overtime to secure a place in the semi-finals.

The Russian team opened the series with a win on Ancient. Aleksandr “zorte” Zagodyrenko produced several multi-kills and a clutch on the T side before leading BETBOOM’s defense. He finished the series with 62 kills and a 1.35 rating, the highest mark in the match.

FURIA responded on Dust2 by winning the opening pistol round and converting it on the T side. BETBOOM recovered after zorte’s AWP began producing rounds and led 7-5 at halftime. Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo opened the second half with an all-headshot USP-S ace, while Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis later added a triple kill to keep FURIA close.

Danil “molodoy” Golubenko and Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato then produced multi-kills for FURIA. KSCERATO won a four-kill round in a three-versus-five situation, helping FURIA take Dust2 and force a deciding map.

BETBOOM started Nuke from the CT side and built a 5-0 lead. FURIA won five of the next six rounds to keep the score close at halftime. FURIA took the second pistol round, but BETBOOM’s force buy prevented them from taking control.

BETBOOM reached match point at 12-7, but FURIA won five consecutive rounds to force overtime. FURIA took the first overtime round, and the teams traded rounds until the score reached 14-14. Doubles from Pavel “S1ren” Ogloblin and zorte gave BETBOOM another match point.

The series ended in a two-versus-two situation on the A site. Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov flanked through Heaven and killed the FURIA player attempting to plant the bomb. He then secured the final elimination to close out the map.

BETBOOM will face MOUZ in the semi-finals. MOUZ defeated BETBOOM in the group stage.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 6.