Cologne (dpa) – The Brazilian CS: GO team Furia has won the second tournament in a row. In the final of the IEM New York, the Brazilians prevailed 3: 1 (9:16; 16:14; 16: 4; 16:11) against the US team 100 Thieves.
“We were actually in the game throughout the final, but the defeat at Nuke was of course a setback,” said Furia player Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo after the game. With the win, Furia also qualifies for the IEM Global Challenge, the first major LAN tournament since March. “Now we’re looking forward to the Global Challenge, where we can show that we can take on the EU teams.”
The final started with a surprising 100 Thieves win on Nuke, the card chosen by Furia. Then, as expected, the Brazilians took over the game and won a clear 3-1 victory. Although it ran out again on the second Inferno card.
For 100 Thieves, the final was also the farewell game from CS: GO. Already during the tournament, 100 Thieves founder Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag announced on Twitter that the organization would split up with the team. The reason for this is that 100 Thieves will not be able to provide what the team currently needs, such as a move to Europe, due to the corona pandemic.
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