FURIA secured their place in the lower bracket final after winning 2-1 over Movistar Riders. The Brazillian roster took a slim victory over the Spanish Roster on inferno 16-13 before falling short in a double overtime thriller on their own map pick Anubis 22-20.
.@Movistar_Riders FIGHT BACK! They manage to win Anubis 22-20 after DOUBLE OT against @FURIA ?
One map remains, who will be able to close it out?
The decider is NUKE ☢#ESLProLeague pic.twitter.com/Iy3j1FGGl9
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) March 3, 2023
After almost four hours of play, FURIA and Movistar Riders took upon each other on Nuke. Similar to the first two maps of the series, the first half was a close encounter between the two teams. However, moving to the T side FURIA dominated the Spanish team to close out the game and secure themselves their first victory at ESL Pro League S17.
A strong final map from @FURIA closes out their series against @Movistar_Riders 2-1 ?
The Brazilian squad advances to the Lower Bracket Finals of Group B
16-13 Inferno
20-22 Anubis
16-8 Nuke#ESLProLeague pic.twitter.com/XtCwsgtQIL— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) March 3, 2023
FURIA – Movistar Riders 2-1
| ESL Pro League Season 17
Inferno: KSCERATO – 1.51 rating / 22-12 K-D / 91.3 ADR
Anubis: mopoz – 1.10 rating / 31-32 K-D / 81.2ADR
Nuke: yuurih – 1.72 rating / 22-9 K-D / 109.1 ADR