FURIA eliminated by G2, what went wrong?

An abrupt 0-3 exit at the BLAST.tv Paris Major Legends stage for FURIA calls for the emergency bells to ring, as the perceived best team in Brazil had their eyes set on the title. Their elimination came from a fellow perceived contender G2, who used the fellow struggling FURIA as a platform to get back to normalcy. Taking a look back at the series, plenty went wrong for FURIA. However, these were the key components that led to the final nail in the coffin of their Paris hopes.

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Outstreaked from the starT

FURIA started both maps off on the right foot by taking pistols, but that's about as far as the positive praises go for the Brazilian lineup. Their apparent lapse in form continued immediately after the initial rounds in both maps. The team looked lost on gun rounds, losing big streaks of rounds at a time to fall behind in a big way and early. Win streaks of nine and thirteen helped G2 win Inferno and Mirage with ease to take FURIA out of the Major.

G2 won nine in a row on T-side Inferno, including seven plants
G2 also had thirteen in a row on Mirage, twelve rounds CT-side and three rounds T-side
FURIA's longest win streak was four across the two maps

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No one showed up

Simply put, FURIA was outclassed from start to finish in every means during this series. Tactically they were outdone, and none of the players showed up to offer any impact. Despite the high hopes, not even world-class rifler Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato could hold up the team any longer as the team exited the event without much resistance.

No players ended the series positive
KSCERATO led the team with 72 ADR
No one on the team broke 30 frags

Looking forward

It is tough to argue for this iteration of FURIA to continue beyond maybe the next stretch of events, simply for time constraints. When looking at the rise of the smaller teams in the region, there is no excuse for how poorly the lineup for FURIA has failed to develop into a championship-winning team. Whether the organization wants to remove one player, make a leadership change, or go for something more drastic, is yet to be seen. One thing is for certain, this lineup will be a tough sell for FURIA's starting five when CS2 comes around.

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