FURIA Crush paiN at the Start of BLAST Open Porto 2026

FURIA began their BLAST Open Porto 2026 campaign with a confident victory over paiN. The Brazilian team won the series 2:0 and gave their opponent almost no chance to fight back on either map.

The first map was Mirage - paiN’s pick. However, from the opening rounds, FURIA took control of the game. The team quickly built a major lead, finished the first half 10:2, and then closed out the map without any trouble after the side switch - 13:2.

On Cache, the situation did not change much for paiN. FURIA once again controlled the pace of the match, while one of the main heroes of the map was Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis. In the first half, he posted an 18-7 scoreline and 163.7 ADR, regularly finding space in the opponent’s defense. On this map, YEKINDAR also took on captain duties and actively led the team.

The victory became FURIA’s first official win on Cache and their first 2:0 series win in the last two months. The last time the team won a clean series was in the semifinal of the IEM Cologne Major against Aurora.

The match against paiN took place just three days after the end of Esports World Cup 2026, where FURIA finished fourth. After the match, YEKINDAR noted that the losses to FUT and Legacy had left the team unhappy with their own performance, but that frustration helped them quickly focus on the new tournament.

M80 Stun NAVI at the Start of BLAST Open Porto

As a result, FURIA made a strong start at BLAST Open Porto and will continue their run in the upper bracket against M80, who stunned NAVI and sent them to the lower bracket.