FURIA became the second team to qualify for the BLAST Open Porto 2026 playoffs after a 2-1 series win over M80 in the upper bracket final of Group B, powered by a KSCERATO masterclass that saw the Brazilian rifler post the tournament's best individual performance so far.
Map-by-map
Cache — 16-13 (overtime), FURIA win. Dust2 — 13-5, FURIA win. M80 took the middle map to force the deciding third but never recovered on Dust2.
KSCERATO the tournament so far
On Cache: 32 kills, 1.86 rating, 99.9 ADR, +6.51% round swing — including the T-side pistol and the four opening rounds of the second half that swung the map for FURIA.
On Dust2: 2.27 T-side rating, went 5-for-5 on opening duels, four multikills. Combined series K/D: 50-23.
Around the roster
YEKINDAR posted 1.23 rating (31-32 K/D). molodoy went 36-27 for 1.03 rating. FalleN carried a 0.96 rating but landed a crucial 1v2 clutch late on Dust2 that killed M80's comeback momentum. yuurih struggled at 0.79 rating (21-28).
Quote
"I just changed my crosshair. I'm definitely keeping this one for Porto." — KSCERATO, post-match.
What's next
FURIA joins the playoff bracket at Super Bock Arena and awaits their upper-bracket semifinal opponent. M80 drops to the lower bracket needing to run the gauntlet to reach the arena stage.
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45408/kscerato-masterclass-secures-blast-open-playoff-spot-for-furia
