FURIA wins PGL Masters Bucharest for second straight title

FURIA defeated Nemiga 3-2 in the best-of-five grand final at PGL Masters Bucharest. The map scores were 2-13 on Ancient, 13-5 on Dust2, 13-2 on Cache, 11-13 on Mirage and 13-6 on Nuke.

Nemiga controlled Ancient from the opening rounds and won 13-2. Beksultan “khaN” Ospan led Nemiga, while YEKINDAR was FURIA’s top player with a 1.57 rating despite the loss.

FURIA responded on Dust2, winning 13-5 after losing both pistol rounds. The Brazilian team then took Cache 13-2. YEKINDAR helped FURIA win the opening pistol round with a triple kill.

Nemiga led Mirage 10-3 after winning the second-half pistol. FURIA tied the score at 10-10, but Nemiga won the final regulation round and took the map 13-11, sending the series to Nuke.

The teams remained close during the first half of Nuke. KhaN helped Nemiga stay in contention with a 1v2 clutch. FURIA pulled away after the side switch and won the map 13-6.

YEKINDAR finished the final with 82 kills and the highest rating on three of the five maps. Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato recorded a 1.15 rating, while Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo finished with a 1.09 rating.

“You know the term, life tournament? Don’t expect this every tournament,” YEKINDAR told James “BanKs” Banks after the final.

The title is FURIA’s second in a row after the team won the Thunderpick World Championship less than two weeks earlier. FURIA will next travel to Asia for IEM Beijing and BLAST Rivals Season 2.

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