Brazilian FURIA Advances to BLAST Bounty Winter Main Stage in Counter-Strike 2
Brazilian FURIA Esports swept 9INE in the closed qualifiers for BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 in Counter-Strike 2. The match ended with a score of 2:0.
The teams played two maps. The results were 13:8 on Anubis and 13:9 on Inferno. In both matches, FURIA demonstrated excellent tactics and coordinated actions among all players, responding competently to the opponent's attacks.
It is noteworthy that before the start of the event, the team's sniper Danil "molodoy" Golubenko commented on the rotation of maps in the competitive mode. The player admitted that replacing Train with Anubis gives him mixed feelings. He believes the map was statistically inconvenient for the team in the past, but there are players within the roster who are happy about its return.
FURIA roster:
- Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo
- Danil "molodoy" Golubenko
- Yuri "yuurih" Santos
- Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato
- Marek "YEKINDAR" Galinskis
- Sid "sidde" Macedo (coach)
Earlier, analyst Jacob "Pimp" Winneche conducted an analysis of FURIA's performances in 2025. According to the former esports player, the team showed a very worthy result and should strengthen its position in the new season.
Recall that FURIA won 4 tournaments at the end of 2025, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the major in Budapest.
Other matches played yesterday:
- ENCE vs PARIVISION — 0:2
- SINNERS vs Spirit — 0:2
- BetBoom Team vs paiN — 0:2
- 9INE vs FURIA — 0:2
The closed qualifier for BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 is taking place online from January 13 to 18. 32 teams are competing for eight slots in the main stage of the championship.