In the match of the third round at the "legends" stage of the tournament in Rio de Janeiro IEM Major 2022, the Brazilian team FURIA will play against BIG from Germany for reaching the playoffs of the tournament.
FURIAThe Brazilian team played pretty confident matches on the first game day at the Legends stage, but still the guys had to show character.
After a crushing victory on the Vertigo map over the European team ENCE, FURIA played a very difficult match against the Russian team Spirit. In the second game of the VO1 format, the teams chose the Mirage card. In the first half of the map, FURIA at some point lost with a score of 1:10, but with the active support of their fans, the guys were able to get together and eventually won a strong-willed victory with a score of 16:13. FURIA played especially strongly in the second half of the card for the defense side, where the guys were able to win 13 rounds.
BIGBut the German team, in turn, had a very strong first game day at the "legends" stage.
After a crushing victory over Liquid from the USA on the Inferno map, BIG very confidently walked through the European team MOUZ. In the second game of the VO1 format, the guys also filled up the Mirage map, where the German team won a crushing victory with a score of 16:7. BIG played pretty well in the first half of the card for the attack side and took ten rounds. Also, k1to played quite well as part of the German team, who finished the match with a score of +12 in frags.
BIG and FURIA have been playing together quite recently. In the VO1 format game at the "contenders" stage, which was on October 31, on the Vertigo map, the German team won a strong-willed victory with a score of 19:16. Recall that in that game, after the first half of the map, BIG lost to the attacking side with a score of 3:12, however, the guys showed character and pulled the game into their own benefit.
ForecastIn this match, FURIA is considered by bookmakers to be a fairly clear favorite.
At the same time, BIG still should not be underestimated. Here it is quite possible to take a chance and bet on the victory of the German team.
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