FURIA defeated Falcons 2:0 in the semifinals of BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 on November 14 to set up a grand final against Spirit. FURIA won Ancient 16:14 in overtime before taking Dust2 13:5, earning their first series win over Falcons in 2026. Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato led the match with 47 kills and a 1.69 Rating 3.0.
Tournament context
FURIA advanced directly to the semifinals after beating Legacy and Vitality in Group A. Falcons lost their opener to Vitality, then eliminated Legacy in the group stage and came back from a map down against G2 in the quarterfinals.
The semifinal was a rematch of the 2025 Hong Kong grand final, which FURIA won 3:1. Falcons had won every meeting between the teams since then, including the IEM Cologne Major 2026 grand final.
How the match unfolded — FURIA vs Falcons
Series score: 2:0 in favor of FURIA
- Ancient (Falcons pick) — 16:14 in favor of FURIA
Falcons went up 5:1, but FURIA won nine rounds in a row across halftime to take a 10:5 lead. Falcons responded and saved two map points to force overtime, where FURIA won four of six rounds to take the opener. - Dust2 (FURIA pick) — 13:5 in favor of FURIA
Falcons opened with four straight rounds, but FURIA answered with seven in a row and led 7:5 at halftime. FURIA won all six rounds on the CT side, with Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis picking up four kills to bring up match point.
Player of the Match — Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato (FURIA)
- K–D: 47–28
- ADR: 107.4
- KAST: 81.2%
- Rating 3.0: 1.69
- Round Swing: +5.50%
KSCERATO recorded 23 kills on Ancient and another 24 on Dust2, where he averaged 116.0 damage per round. Danil “molodoy” Golubenko added 43 kills and a 1.59 Rating 3.0, while Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov led Falcons with a 1.11 rating.
VRS results
- FURIA — +7 pt → 1,924 pt, #2 → #2
- Falcons — −15 pt → 1,778 pt, #7 → #7
Neither team changed position in the post-match VRS projection shown by HLTV.
What’s next?
FURIA will face Spirit in the best-of-five grand final on November 15 at 09:00 CET, with a chance to defend their Hong Kong title. Falcons finish in 3rd–4th place alongside MOUZ.
Match summary
Falcons took early leads on both maps, but only on Ancient did they push FURIA to overtime. The difference came after halftime on Dust2, where FURIA did not concede another round and closed the series without needing Mirage.
