FURIA vs Passion UA Result IEM Rio 2026

FURIA defeated Passion UA 2-0 on April 13, 2026, in the IEM Rio 2026 Group B Lower Bracket Round 1 at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The maps were Ancient 13-9 FURIA and Nuke 13-5 FURIA. FURIA survive elimination and keep their home crowd Grand Slam dream alive - the Farmasi Arena crowd getting the Brazilian survival result they came to witness.

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Map results

Ancient

FURIA took Passion UA's map pick Ancient 13-9 in a controlled opening map. The standout individual moment arrived in the 20th round when KSCERATO executed a 1v3 post-plant clutch that broke Passion UA's economy and reached map point for FURIA. His ability to close a 1v3 at such a critical round - when Passion UA had the momentum to contest the map lead - was the individual decisive moment that prevented Ancient from going to overtime.

FURIA's pistol round dominance was the structural foundation of their Ancient control - winning both Ancient pistol rounds gave them the economy snowball that Passion UA could never fully recover from across either half. The 4-round winning margin reflected a team whose tactical preparation for Passion UA's preferred surface was thorough enough to win the map despite giving Passion UA their own pick.

Nuke

Nuke was the YEKINDAR show. FURIA dominated 13-5 - the most one-sided map of the series - with YEKINDAR posting a 2.10 rating on Nuke alone. His T-side performance featured multiple multi-kill entry rounds that dismantled Passion UA's defensive setups before they could establish the CT-side anchoring that Kvem's 85.3 eADR had been built to create.

FURIA won all 4 pistol rounds across the entire series - the most dominant pistol round performance of any team in IEM Rio 2026 Group B. Passion UA's inability to win a single pistol round across 2 maps meant they began every post-pistol economy sequence from a disadvantaged position - the compounding economy deficit that made their 28-32 series K-D differential inevitable.

Standout performances

YEKINDAR posted a 1.62 series rating with a 41-24 K-D and 108.4 ADR across both maps - the highest individual rating of the match. His 2.10 Nuke rating was the standout individual map performance of IEM Rio 2026 Group B Day 1 lower bracket play - a player operating at his individual ceiling under home crowd elimination pressure. His 41 kills across 2 maps reflected a player who reached his 1.37 high-stakes baseline and significantly exceeded it in the home crowd environment.

KSCERATO posted a 1.38 series rating with a 35-19 K-D and 89.2 ADR - his 1v3 Ancient clutch the defining individual tactical moment of the series. The combination of YEKINDAR at 1.62 and KSCERATO at 1.38 gave FURIA 2 players above 1.35 simultaneously - the collective individual depth that Passion UA's Kvem-anchored system could not match across 2 consecutive maps.

Kvem posted a 1.05 rating with a 28-32 K-D and 76.5 ADR for Passion UA - a competitive individual output that reflects a player who competed at his ceiling but in a series where FURIA's 4-pistol-round sweep and YEKINDAR's 2.10 Nuke performance created economy deficits too large to overcome through individual effort alone. His 85.3 eADR pre-match baseline was identified as Passion UA's primary competitive asset - his 76.5 ADR series output reflected the impact of FURIA's pistol round dominance reducing his available economy rounds.

Was EsportScanner AI correct?

EsportScanner free AI CS2 predictions gave FURIA a 68% win probability ahead of this match. The prediction landed - FURIA won 2-0.

YEKINDAR's 2.10 Nuke rating and FURIA's 4-pistol-round sweep significantly exceeded the pre-match individual ceiling scenario the probability had assigned. KSCERATO's 1v3 clutch and FURIA's home crowd intensity were the individual and environmental factors the pre-match analysis identified as FURIA's primary competitive advantages. Both delivered comprehensively. Make your free AI CS2 prediction on EsportScanner and earn Scanner Points.