BETBOOM eliminate FURIA Esports in overTIME to reach IEM Beijing semifinals

BETBOOM eliminate FURIA Esports in overTIME to reach IEM Beijing semifinals

BETBOOM defeated FURIA Esports 2–1 in the IEM Beijing quarterfinals, surviving a FIVE -round comeback on the deciding map before securing Victory in overTIME .

The series finished 13–5 on Ancient, 10–13 on Dust2 and 16–14 on Nuke, sending BETBOOM into a semifinal rematch with Mouz .

FURIA Esports exited in 5th–6th place.

zorte sets the tone on Ancient

BETBOOM controlled the opener behind a strong performance from zorte .

His AWP produced important multi-kills on both sides of the map, helping BETBOOM establish their advantage and close Ancient 13–5.

Dust2 offered considerably more resistance. BETBOOM led 7–5 at halftime, but FalleN opened FURIA Esports ’s defensive Half with an all-headshot USP Ace .

FURIA Esports subsequently recovered from another deficit, with molodoy and KSCERATO supplying KEY ROUNDS . KSCERATO ’s four kills in a 3v5 helped finish the map 13–10 and force Nuke.

FURIA Esports save FIVE match points

BETBOOM began the decider 5–0 and later reached 12–7, placing themselves one round from the semifinals.

FURIA Esports responded with FIVE consecutive ROUNDS to force overTIME , then won its opening round. BETBOOM nevertheless prevented the comeback from becoming a series defeat.

With the score tied 14–14, contributions from s1ren and zorte created another match point.

Boombl4(Rus) ’s flank settles the final round

The deciding round came down to a 2v2 on Nuke’s A site. Boombl4(Rus) ’s flank through heaveN caught the bomb planter before FURIA Esports could complete the plant, and he secured the final kill to finish the series.

zorte led BETBOOM with 62 kills against 36 deaths, 90.2 ADR and a 1.35 rating.

Their next opponent is Mouz , who defeated them 2–0 during the group StAgE .