Falcons defeat FURIA for the first time with molodoy and qualify for PGL Cluj-Napoca playoffs

Falcons have secured a playoff spot at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 after defeating FURIA in a decisive CS2 match on February 16.

The series ended 2-1. Falcons lost Mirage in overtime 14-16 but quickly bounced back with a dominant 13-4 win on Inferno. The decider on Anubis was much closer, yet Falcons closed it out 13-11. The standout performers were Maksim "kyousuke" Lukin with a 1.49 rating and Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov with a 1.28 rating, leading the team’s comeback after the opening map loss.

This victory carries extra weight for Falcons. It marks their first win against FURIA since the arrivals of Danil "molodoy" Golubenko and Mareks "YEKINDAR" Galinskis. Prior to this match, Falcons had lost four consecutive series to the Brazilian squad, including the BLAST Rivals Fall grand final in Hong Kong.

With this result, Falcons finished the group stage with a perfect 3-0 record and advanced directly to the playoffs. FURIA will continue their run in the 2-1 bracket and will face PARIVISION on February 17.

Earlier, Vitality also secured a 3-0 playoff berth. Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut and his team are currently riding an eight-match winning streak and enter the playoffs as one of the main title contenders.

Vitality Become the First Team to Reach the PGL Cluj-Napoca Playoffs

PGL Cluj-Napoca runs from February 14 to February 22 with a total prize pool of $1,250,000. The playoff stage is now set to determine the tournament champion.