Nemiga beat FUT to reach PGL Masters Bucharest semifinals

Nemiga advanced to the PGL Masters Bucharest semifinals with a 2-0 win over FUT, taking Nuke 13-11 and Dust2 13-9. Nemiga entered the playoffs through the 2-2 pool after winning on the final day of the group-stage deciders.

FUT answered Nemiga’s opening pistol-round win on Nuke with a force-buy victory in the second round. Nemiga struggled on the attacking side and trailed 3-9 at halftime. Nikita Dushin had one kill in the first half, while Nemiga’s map win probability fell to 4%.

Nemiga won the second pistol round and began to reduce the deficit. Kirill Kononov posted a 1.28 rating, extending his run to seven consecutive Nuke maps rated at 1.10 or higher. Daniel Ageyev added a 1v2 clutch and recorded a 2.38 rating on the CT side.

Nemiga completed the comeback in the final round of regulation. Dushin improved after halftime as the team closed out its map pick 13-11.

Nemiga then won the third pistol round of the series on Dust2 and moved ahead 4-1. Álvaro García came close to completing a 1v3 clutch for FUT, but Nemiga held the lead.

FUT won five of the next six rounds and led 7-6 at halftime. Kononov dealt no damage in four straight rounds during that run. Nemiga won the second-half pistol round, moved ahead 9-6 and then saw FUT tie the score at 9-9.

Nemiga won the final four rounds on the T side to take Dust2 13-9. Ageyev led the series with a 1.23 rating, followed by Beksultan Ospan at 1.16 and Kononov at 1.10. Džiugas Steponavičius was FUT’s highest-rated player at 1.05, while García finished at 1.01.

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