Team Falcons completed an epic comeback for a 2-1 win over FURIA on Friday, sealing a semifinal berth at the PGL Astana event in Kazakhstan.
FURIA claimed the first map 13-9 on Mirage, but Team Falcons extended the match with a 22-20, triple-overtime victory on Nuke. On the decisive third map, Dust II, Team Falcons prevailed 19-17 in double overtime.
Up next for Team Falcons is a clash with magic, who downed 9z Team 2-1 in the quarterfinals.
The other semifinal will feature MOUZ, who swept Aurora Gaming 2-0, and Team Spirit, who ousted G2 Esports 2-0.
The $800,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with 16 teams battling in a Swiss System group stage for eight berths in the single-elimination playoffs.
All matches are best-of-three until the grand final on Sunday, which will be best-of-five. The championship side will receive $256,000.
On Friday, Russia’s Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin was the star for Team Falcons, recording 85 kills and a plus-17 kill-death differential. Brazil’s Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato notched 80 kills and a plus-13 K-D differential for FURIA.
magic began with a 13-9 win on Dust II before 9z Team claimed Mirage 13-2. magic eked out a 13-11 victory on Ancient to seal the series. Russia’s Andrey “AW” Anisimov paced magic with 53 kills and a plus-15 K-D differential. Argentina’s Ignacio “meyern” Meyer wound up with 49 kills and a plus-16 K-D differential for 9z Team.
MOUZ rolled past Aurora Gaming 13-11 on Dust II, 13-8 on Nuke. Israel’s Dorian “xertioN” Berman posted 44 kills and a plus-16 K-D differential for MOUZ. Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalcin finished with 38 kills and a plus-5 K-D differential for all-Turkish Aurora Gaming.
Team Spirit stopped G2 Esports 13-6 on Dust II, 13-11 on Ancient. Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov propelled Team Spirit with 37 kills and a plus-19 K-D differential. Spain’s Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia amassed 39 kills and a plus-12 K-D differential for G2 Esports.
PGL Astana 2026 prize pool
1. $256,000
2. $120,000
3. $96,000
4. $56,000
5-8. $40,000 — FURIA, 9z Team, Aurora Gaming, G2 Esports
9-11. $20,000 — The MongolZ, Monte, Gentle Mates
12-14. $12,000 — HEROIC, PARIVISION, The Huns Esports
15-16. $8,000 — K27, Fisher College
–Field Level Media
