Falcons, FURIA advance to BLAST Rivals Fall semifinals

Field Level Media|published: Thu 13th November, 12:27 2025

Competitors at the 2025 Esports World Cup.

Team Falcons and FURIA won their respective groups Thursday and advanced to the semifinals of the $350,000 BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 event in Hong Kong.

Four other teams advanced to Friday's single-elimination playoff quarterfinals while The MongolZ and TYLOO were both eliminated.

Falcons swept Group A runner-up Passion UA with a 13-11 win on Train and a 13-10 victory on Mirage. Spirit claimed third place in Group A with a sweep of The MongolZ, winning 13-6 on Dust II and 13-10 on Ancient.

FURIA defeated Group B runner-up Vitality 2-1, sandwiching a 13-11 win on Nuke and a 13-5 win on Inferno around a 16-13 loss on Overpass. paiN Gaming took third in Group B with a 2-1 decision against TYLOO, wrapping a 13-7 win on Nuke and a 13-10 victory on Overpass around a 13-9 defeat on Ancient.

All matches are best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final, where the winner earns a top prize of $125,000.

Friday's playoff quarterfinals:

--Passion UA vs. paiN Gaming

--Team Vitality vs. Team Spirit

BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 prize pool

1. $125,000 plus two BLAST frequent flyer tokens

2. $75,000

3-4. $40,000

5-6. $25,000

7-8. $10,000 -- The MongolZ, TYLOO

--Field Level Media

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