Furia 13-11 Aurora [Ancient]
Furia 14-16 Aurora [Nuke]
Furia 13-9 Aurora [Mirage]
Furia 2-1 Aurora
Furia advances to the quarter finals and will face G2
Aurora is eliminated
Game Link: https://www.hltv.org/matches/2396600/furia-vs-aurora-esports-world-cup-2026
jumping the gun here a bit since the match threads have been late. mods feel free to delete once the actual thread is up, this game was fun as fuck and just wanted a place to yap about it while its fresh
Final Result: GamerLegion 1-2 Mouz
Map 1: Mirage - Mouz Pick - Gamer Legion 11-13 Mouz
Map 2: Ancient - GL Pick - Gamer Legion 22-19 Mouz
Map 3: Nuke - Decider - Gamer Legion 11-13 Mouz
Game Link: https://www.hltv.org/matches/2396600/furia-vs-aurora-esports-world-cup-2026
I'll admit, since Anubis got added back to the active map pool, I haven't been keeping up with pro CS as much as I'd like. So I'm not totally sure how common boosting above heaven smoke (like in the video) actually is in the pro scene, but I somehow 'made' this super easy lineup and figured it could genuinely help some players out.
Would love to hear from people who actually watch pro CS regularly, does this smoke hold up as well as I think it does?
Also, like I mention in the video, I couldn't find this lineup anywhere on csnades or cs2.app, which were my go-to sources for utility back when I played more actively. Could just be I missed it, but if anyone's seen it elsewhere, let me know.
Not sure if people know about this already, but I was playing around with mollying cave when my molly was swallowed up by a black hole.
Unplayable, would refund if I could.
Valve Please Fix
Bot dead?
I am extremely confused by the veto for the decider.
You have Cache, Dust and Mirage left. FUT is elite on Mirage at 71% (magic is barely okay at 57% against much weaker opposition). FUT is bad on Dust2 and does not play Cache at all so far. Magic is mediocre on Dust and good on Cache.
So why in the world would Magic veto Cache (that they are at least decent on) to effectively guarantee Mirage?
This is easily the opponent's best map out of 3 remaining. You are an underdog already, why in the world would you give them such a huge advantage. Force them to play Cache. They literally never played it competitively and even if they are gods on it in practice real game is a very different test.
Or if they pick Dust then you both suck on it and you hope that you happen to shoot harder. The odds would be significantly better than vs their good Mirage.
I keep wanting to believe in this team because of the IGL and coach, but they then go against basic math to actively kneecap themselves. It doesn't even matter if they somehow Magically come back here on some clutches. The decision making is extremely suspect and shouldn't be happening at this level.