{"id":38884,"date":"2024-10-07T21:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38884"},"modified":"2024-10-07T21:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:30:03","slug":"furia-natus-vincere-advance-to-iem-rio-2024-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/furia-natus-vincere-advance-to-iem-rio-2024-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"FURIA &#038; Natus Vincere advance to IEM Rio 2024 playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opening day of IEM Rio 2024 featured 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> matches, which saw two teams qualify for the playoffs and another two eliminated from the event.<\/p>\n<p>FURIA Esports kicked off their <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-fall\/\" title=\"IEM Rio betting guide\">IEM Rio<\/a> campaign with a surprising win, defeating FaZe Clan 13-7 on Dust2 to send the European squad to the lower bracket.<\/p>\n<p>FURIA capitalised on FaZe&#8217;s ongoing struggles, displaying aggressive play, particularly from Marcelo &#8220;\u2060chelo\u2060&#8221; Cespedes and Kaike &#8220;\u2060KSCERATO\u2060&#8221; Cerato, who were pivotal in their victory.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some resistance from FaZe, especially in the first half, the Brazilian team&#8217;s dominance on the counter-terrorist side was too much for FaZe to overcome.<\/p>\n<p>On the B stream, MOUZ narrowly defeated paiN Gaming 13-11, also on Dust2, after a hard-fought match.<\/p>\n<p>PaiN, led by Lucas &#8220;\u2060lux\u2060&#8221; Meneghini&#8217;s impressive multi-frags, gave MOUZ a real challenge.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ&#8217;s Dorian &#8220;\u2060xertioN\u2060&#8221; Berman played a key role with a crucial quad-kill to swing momentum, and \u00c1d\u00e1m &#8220;\u2060torzsi\u2060&#8221; Torzs\u00e1s secured the win with a clutch 1v2 in the final round.<\/p>\n<p>Despite paiN&#8217;s strong performance, MOUZ advanced, leaving paiN to battle for survival in the lower bracket.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> open up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Rio 2024 with a 13-11 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paiNGamingBR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paiNGamingBR<\/a> on Dust II! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQxCKFnOg5\">pic.twitter.com\/tQxCKFnOg5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1843309837293174931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Team Liquid and Natus Vincere secured dominant victories against Complexity (13-6) and Imperial Esports (13-2), respectively, setting up a playoff decider between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Complexity started strong but quickly faltered against Liquid\u2019s aggressive play, particularly with Roland &#8220;\u2060ultimate\u2060&#8221; Tomkowiak\u2019s clutch plays.<\/p>\n<p>Natus Vincere breezed past Imperial, with Ihor &#8220;\u2060w0nderful\u2060&#8221; Zhdanov&#8217;s stellar performance on Nuke sealing the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Astralis also moved on to the upper bracket semi-final, defeating Eternal Fire 13-11.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by Victor &#8220;\u2060Staehr\u2060&#8221; Staehr\u2019s performance, the Danes overcame Eternal Fire&#8217;s second-half comeback, led by Ismailcan &#8220;\u2060XANTARES\u2060&#8221; D\u00f6rtkarde\u015f.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the close match, Astralis closed it out and now faces HEROIC for a playoff spot, who surprised many with a 13-10 over G2 Esports in their opening round clash.<\/p>\n<p>In other results, The MongolZ edged out Virtus.pro (13-10) to earn a matchup with Team Vitality, who smashed 9z Team 13-3, while Virtus.pro dropped to the lower bracket to face 9z.<\/p>\n<p>FaZe survived a scare in the lower bracket, defeating paiN 2-1 in a gruelling series.<\/p>\n<p>Although FaZe\u2019s victory was hard-fought, they remain in contention, while paiN&#8217;s tournament run came to an end on day one after close losses to MOUZ and FaZe.<\/p>\n<p>FURIA, despite a turbulent year, secured a spot in Rio&#8217;s Farmasi Arena after defeating MOUZ 2-1, marking their third consecutive stage appearance in their home city.<\/p>\n<p>Kaike &#8220;\u2060KSCERATO\u2060&#8221; Cerato was a standout in their wins against FaZe and MOUZ, helping propel the team forward.<\/p>\n<p>FURIA now has the chance to secure a semi-final berth with a win against Natus Vincere.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO<\/p>\n<p>2-1 OVER <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MOUSESPORTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WE ARE THE FIRST TEAM TO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> RIO PLAYOFFS! 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