FURIA go to PGL Masters quarters over Liquid

The new-look Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou lineup has showed plenty of promise and beat both MOUZ and Legacy at this tournament, but familiar frailties let them down against Aurora and now FURIA .

Old Liquid boy Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis will be in JT 's nightmares tonight after winning three crucial rounds single-handedly with just a plucky Five-SeveN in his inventory.

Round 19 on Nuke was particularly damaging, at a point where Liquid had looked great in their T-side gun rounds and were set for a big upset on FURIA 's map pick.

YEKINDAR was also excellent with a rifle in his hand, posting more than 100 ADR on Inferno as he ensured FURIA would secure playoffs.

The convincing nature of Inferno is a true achievement: Liquid were 9-1 on the map before today and had beaten Aurora , Legacy and MOUZ on the map.

Also read: Liquid 2-2 in Bucharest following loss to Aurora The first half of Nuke ended 7-5, with FURIA up two in the crucial match. The South American team claimed both pistol rounds on their own map pick.

However, Liquid did manage to even the score at 9-9 and again at 11-11, at which point two solid rounds from Liquid alumnus Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis helped FURIA to the 13-11 victory.

FURIA took another two pistol rounds on Liquid's map pick of Inferno, and the frontrunners' T side won six uncontested rounds to take their second win 13-5.

YEKINDAR finished the map 21-8, giving him a total series KD of 41-23 and an average rating of 1.75 against his and Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo's old team. Also read: FaZe essentially Major-bound after RLG Tesla Cup wins

But the mental damage done by YEKINDAR 's trusty pistol proved too tough to overcome, even with a strong Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic performance, and it's FURIA who stroll into playoffs.