After defeats on Day 1 for both Furia and paiN, the two Brazilian rosters were paired in the lower brackets for an early elimination match at DreamHack Masters Spring.
Furia was big favorites beforehand, but against their countrymen, they had to work hard for the victory.
On Nuke the two teams traded rounds until 8-8, where Kaike ‘KSCERATO‘ Cerato has had enough and started to heat up. The 21-year-old rifler pushed his team to finally distance themselves from paiN. A good T-side from Furia gave them a 16-12 win on their opponent’s map pick.
Mirage started one-sided with Furia in control. But after the break paiN began to fight back. The experienced Brazilian side has fought hard in the North American region to qualify for an A-tier event, so they would not go out without a bang. Down 4-11, they came back and took the lead at 12-11. But then the only non-Brazilian player on the server stepped up. Paytyn ‘junior’ Johnson made several important kills with the AWP to allow his team to regain control, and in the end, it was enough to secure the victory.
Furia is now ready for the next round, where they will face the loser of Astralis vs Complexity. paiN is out of the tournament after two straight defeats.
Furia – paiN 2-0 | DreamHack Masters Spring 2021
16-12 (Nuke) | {cflag:BR} KSCERATO – 1.59 Rating / 28-16 K/D / 101.2 ADR
16-12 (Mirage) | {cflag:US} junior – 1.36 Rating / 21-11 K/D / 73.7 ADR
MVP: {cflag:BR} Kaike ‘KSCERATO’ Cerato – 1.39 Rating / 48-34 K-D / 93.1 ADR
