There’s something weirdly nostalgic about seeing FURIA in a big quarter-final game again.

Yes, it’s not the old FURIA. Yes, it hasn’t even been that long. Yes, they’re probably going to lose - but it’s nice to see FURIA back in the big time.

And more importantly, they deserve to be there.

YEKINDAR and molodoy have been better than basically anyone expected. This team, on paper, looked more like OG than it did a NAVI or MOUZ, but the additions have completely reinvented the team and turned them into a serious threat for anyone.

molodoy and KSCERATO are both hovering around the ratings of players like frozen, ropz, flameZ and Wicadia, which is pretty necessary for this team to be a threat; but it’s more a team effort. YEKINDAR and yuurih aren’t far behind, with only FalleN not posting a 1.1+ rating.

That’s… scary.

MOUZ, though, are a different beast. While their numbers don’t look quite as sexy as that, we know just how good they are, and though it’s weird to say it about a MOUZ team, we know they can do it on stage.

We don’t expect FURIA to win, but then we didn’t expect them to get here at all. This is still one of the best teams in the world; but it doesn’t require the miracle it might have done six months ago.

On the other side of the bracket, we’ve got what feels like the absolutely quintessential quarter-final game of 2025. TheMongolZ and NAVI feel like they play in every top six game, but few feel more consequential than in the Cathedral.

Trying to predict that is like trying to pin Roman Reigns in a title match.

The MongolZ are better, but NAVI are wildly inconsistent. It feels like every NAVI game is a coinflip with no relation to any previous games, like sitcom episodes. This could be a 2-0 stomp in either direction, and we wouldn’t be surprised.

Awaiting them is Team Spirit - another NAVI vs Spirit match-up with the new blood, anyone? - while MOUZ and FURIA are duking it out for a shot at losing to - erm, playing - Vitality.