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June 13, 2025 | Thomas Bejder

yuurih: “YEKINDAR is the best thing that has happened to us”

The Latvian star rifler joined the Brazilian squad in April, but only as a stand-in.

FURIA is just one best-of-three away from locking in a playoff spot at the BLAST.tv Austin Major.

With a win over Virtus.pro today, the Black Panthers could become the first team to secure a Top 8 finish in Texas.

According to Yuri “yuurih” Santos, a big part of FURIA’s resurgence comes down to one key factor: the arrival of Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis.

– For me, the best things that has happened to us is YEKINDAR, yuurih told Pley.

– The way he thinks the game and how he has helped the team – he’s very important for us and he’s also playing very well. (…) He was having problems in Liquid, maybe he was not happy. Now, I think he’s happy and feeling the game again.

You can watch the entire interview with yuurih down below:

FURIA is meeting Virtus.pro in a head-to-head clash at 19:30 (CEST) this Friday for a shot at the playoffs.