FURIA Wins IEM Chengdu 2025, Crushing Vitality in the Final

The Brazilian team FURIA Esports, led by the legendary Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, became the winner of one of the biggest Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournaments-IEM Chengdu 2025-that was held from November 3-9 in Chengdu, China.

In the grand final, FURIA did not face much trouble in beating the French roster Team Vitality, eventually taking a confident 3-0 sweep with map scores 13:11 on Ancient, 13:10 on Inferno, and 13:11 on Overpass. Despite the fierce resistance of ZywOo and his teammates, the Brazilians played with composure and control, dictating the pace of every round.

On the road to the final, FURIA defeated Falcons and The MongolZ, while Vitality overcame MOUZ and Astralis, arriving at the deciding stage as one of the main favorites of the tournament.

This victory earned FURIA not only the championship trophy but also $125,000 in prize money. For Vitality, the prize was $50,000, and for Falcons, taking third place, it was $30,000. The prize pool of the whole tournament was $300,000, divided between sixteen participating teams.

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Final prize distribution:

1st place — FURIA – $125,000

2nd place — Vitality – $50,000

3rd place — Falcons – $30,000

4th place — MOUZ – $20,000

5th–6th place — The MongolZ – $12,500

5th–6th place — Astralis – $12,500

7th–8th place — G2 Esports – $7,000

7th–8th place — Team Spirit – $7,000

9th–12th place — HEROIC – $5,000

9th–12th place — paiN Gaming – $5,000

9th–12th place — Lynn Vision – $5,000

9th–12th place — Virtus.pro – $5,000

13th–16th place — NAVI – $4,000

13th–16th place — TYLOO – $4,000

13th–16th place — 3DMAX – $4,000

13th–16th place — FaZe Clan – $4,000