FURIA Esports and Team LIquid will face off in the second round of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 Play-In tournament. The winner will secure a place in the group stage. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Brazilians be able to outplay their opponent? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed during the current year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
FURIA Esports Uniforms
The Brazilian squad started the year with an appearance at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, where they finished in 21st-24th place in the standings and guaranteed themselves a $2,500 consolation prize. Second place at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024: South American Qualifier prevented FURIA from earning an invitation to the LAN tournament. In addition, the Brazilian team took 1-2nd place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: American RMR and guaranteed themselves a trip to Denmark. The 15th-16th place in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 standings brought the players $20,000 in prize money. The trip to the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 finished in 9th-12th place, which provided the club with $5,000 in prize money. FURIA Esports also finished in the top-6 at the Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024. The Brazilians finished 17th-20th in the standings at ESL Pro League Season 19 and received another $12,000. The team then went on to conquer a series of online tournaments from CCT. At CCT Season 2 European Series #3 FURIA finished in 5th-8th place. A silver medal at CCT Season 2 European Series #4 brought the players $10,000 in prize money. At YaLLa Compass 2024, the Brazilians finished 3-4th in the standings and guaranteed themselves $28,000.
The previous professional tournament for FURIA Esports was the Esports World Cup 2024. In the opening stage, the Ledge team defeated Natus Vincere on two maps in a row. In the Resurrection Stage, FURIA first defeated FlyQuest 13-5 on the Nuke map. The semifinal match against Sashi Esports ended with a 19-15 victory for the Brazilians on the same Nuke map. In the play-offs, FURIA Esports defeated The MongolZ 13-9 on Nuke. But in the quarter-finals of the final stage the team lost to MOUZ in a full bo3 series. The 5th-8th place earned FURIA Esports $40,000 in prize money.
At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, FURIA Esports started the Play-In. In the Brazilian derby, the team defeated Imperial Esports by a 2-1 score (Dust 2 - 3-13, Nuke - 13-11, Inferno - 13-0).
FURIA Esports recent results stats:
- Victory over Imperial Esports with a score of 2-1
- Defeat by MOUZ with the score 1:2
- 13-9 win over The MongolZ
- 19-5 win over Sashi Esports
- 13-5 win over FlyQuest
Team Liquid uniforms
The year 2024 began for Team Liquid with a run at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 through qualifications in North America. A win at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: North American Open Qualifier #1 secured Liquid a slot in the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: North American Qualifier, where cadiaN and team ostupov were one step away from travelling to a major LAN tournament in China. As a result, the team received an invitation to the tournament itself due to the fact that M80, being the winner of the qualifiers, could not make it to the event. The 7th-8th place in BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 brought Liquid $10,500 and an invitation to BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. Team Liquid also overcame Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024: North American Open Qualifier #1 and Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024: North American Qualifier to qualify for another LAN Championship. Top 8 at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: American RMR prevented players from travelling to Denmark for the first Major event of the season. 5th-6th place at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 provided Team Liquid with $10,000 in prize money. The team then failed to qualify for the Esports World Cup 2024: North American Qualifier. At ESL Pro League Season 19, Liquid finished in 5th-8th place in the standings and earned $32,000. A silver medal at the CCT Season 1 Global Finals added another impressive $100,000 in prize money to the club's coffers. The trip to the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 finished in 7th-8th place, and the team was rewarded with $6,000.
Previously, Team Liquid took part in BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024. The draw placed the players in Group D. First, the team defeated Virtus.pro on two maps (Ancient - 22-20, Dust 2 - 13-6). In the final of the top grid of the group Liquid defeated Natus Vincere in a full bo3 series (Anubis - 13-11, Mirage - 2-13, Inferno - 13-11). In the decisive duel players again met with the Ukrainian team and outplayed their opponent with a similar score (Nuke - 9-13, Anubis - 16-14, Inferno - 13-10). Team Liquid took the 1st-4th place and earned $22,500 and a ticket to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024.
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 Long Championship was organised for Liquid with a 2-0 victory over paiN Gaming in the Play-In stage (Anubis - 16-13, Inferno - 13-11).
Team Liquid's recent results stats:
- Victory over paiN Gaming with a score of 2:0
- Victory over Natus Vincere with the score 2:1
- Victory over Natus Vincere 2:1
- 2:0 win over Virtus.pro
- 1:2 defeat to G2 Esports
Match history of FURIA Esports - Team Liquid
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other twice. Both teams have one victory each.
Predicted result of the match FURIA Esports - Team Liquid
Taking into account the current playing form and the history of recent performances, we will bet on the total of cards more than 2.5.