FURIA overcome BETBOOM to open TWC with 2-0 win

FURIA beat BETBOOM 2-0 in Group B on Oct. 14, recovering from 8-4 deficits on Ancient and Mirage at the Thunderpick World Championship in Malta.

BETBOOM took early control on both maps but could not hold their leads. FURIA recovered on Ancient before completing the comeback on Mirage, where BETBOOM won only one round on the attacking side.

Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato led FURIA with a 1.72 rating, 40 kills and 24 deaths across the series. Danil “molodoy” Golubenko finished with a 1.21 rating, while Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis applied pressure with aggressive plays on Mirage.

The loss denied BETBOOM a chance to raise their Major qualification odds to 93%. Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov’s team dropped several advantageous situations, including rounds in which they had a player advantage.

FURIA’s victory was one of four 2-0 results on the tournament’s opening day. Legacy defeated PARIVISION in Group B, while Falcons beat Ninjas in Pyjamas in Group A. In the other Group A match, 9z defeated Aurora 2-0.

Aurora is scheduled to face Ninjas in Pyjamas on Oct. 15. The day’s other matches are 9z against Falcons, PARIVISION against BETBOOM and Legacy against FURIA.

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