KSCERATO on close final: "A goal is a goal, even if it's ugly"
After an 11-month drought stretching back to November of last year, FURIA have added another trophy to their cabinet, securing the Thunderpick World Championship title with a hard-fought victory over BETBOOM . Happy that I helped him win this trophy in his retirement year.
HLTV19 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
" I think I'm playing better than last year," he told HLTV. These last few months haven't been easy, right? Results haven't been good; there has been a lot of criticism… How are you feeling?
We lost the Krakow final; to be honest, we threw the Krakow final, and we lost the Major final. Even though we were coming off a few mixed results before the Major, we still managed to make it to the final.
So, it was impressive, and we began the second season on the wrong foot, losing to DENDELE, etc.
I believe we’re still finding our footing; we’ve been playing a lot of tournaments, so it’s been a little tough for us to perform at our absolute best, but we’re trying our hardest. So I think… It’s really fun that we won this championship.
It gives us some confidence and a bit of breathing room, you know? If it isn't a struggle, it isn't FURIA, right? Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato on tough grand final vs. BETBOOM This was a very close series with all five maps.
If it isn't a struggle, it isn't FURIA, right?
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FURIA can stand on this line: "It gives us some confidence and a bit of breathing room, you know? If it isn't a struggle, it isn't FURIA, right? Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato on tough grand final vs. BETBOOM This…" It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
Earlier on CS2Feed
- 18 OctFURIA have defeated BETBOOM in a nail-biting 3-2 series, denying BETBOOM a massive comeback before closing it out on the deciding Cache to secure the Thunderpick World Championship title in Malta.
- 7 OctFURIA have been playing a lot of Counter-Strike. And it's obvious both in the server and out of it, that it is beginning to take its toll.
- 6 OctAurora became the next team to qualify for the ESL Pro League Season 24 playoffs after defeating FURIA in a three-map series (Dust2 8-13, Mirage 13-9, Nuke 13-9).
