BIG and FURIA Esports will sort things out in the match of the 1st round Rio Major: Challengers Stage by CS:GO. Will the Germans be able to fight?
BIG
The last tournament of the BIG team was the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe, where tabseN and the company took off after the first match, losing 1-2 to Sangal. As for the selection for the Major, it started very well for the Bigs, because in the first round they won 16-3 against Sangal, and in the second they were stronger than Team Vitality (16-10). In the next two games, the Germans lost - 0:2 to ENCE Esports and Heroic, and only in the fifth round won a ticket to the Rio Major, beating 2-1 K23.
FURIA Esports
The Brazilian five decided not to waste their energy on other tournaments before the home Major, but preferred to focus on preparing for the most important event of the discipline. During the qualifying stage, the shooters from FURIA Esports won three victories with one defeat, failing to cope only with Evil Geniuses (14-16). FURIA Esports is one of the favorites Rio Major: Challengers Stage, and must overcome it with 3-0 or 3-1 statistics.
Forecast
At the home Major, FURIA Esports is obliged to start with a victory, besides, at this stage it plays better than the German five.