FURIA have done it, they’re through to the final of IEM Cologne, ten years after FalleN won his last Major in this very arena.

And it was f-cking easy too.

A typical bit of stage fright from the Turks helped them get there, of course, but with yuurih playing like this, you better be sure that FURIA are in tournament-winning form again.

13-9 on Dust2 and 13-4 on Nuke yuurih topped the charts with 34 kills and a 1.62 rating across the two maps, but given that two other FURIA members were on 30+ and one more was on 29, it was very much a team effort to get them over the line.

Aurora themselves will be disappointed, though. They looked great against BetBoom but really didn’t show up in the semis, and it could be the final nail in the coffin for them as the organisation is rumoured to be looking to move away from the fully Turkish roster.

A shame, but look: they don’t win sh-t.

As for FURIA’s chances in the final, there’s something to be said about the quality of opposition they’ve faced so far. Have they been tested at this Major? No. Have they been very fortunate to dodge every decent team? Absolutely. What effect will that have on them in the final?

Not a f-cking clue.

It could be that the confidence built up is enough to get them over the line. But it could also be that they get shellshocked by their first elite-level opposition here in Cologne.

One thing is for certain though: the professor has a chance to deliver a fine lecture, and you already know he’s preparing in great detail.