Pimp says FURIA won't win major trophies in 2026

Well-known analyst Pimp has predicted that the Brazilian team FURIA will not be able to win any big trophies in 2026. He made this statement on a recent episode of the Counter-Points podcast alongside famous commentator Thorin, sparking heated debate in the CS2 community.​

This prediction is intriguing because FURIA has recently delivered impressive performances, winning several tournaments and reaching the quarterfinals of the last Major, where they lost only to NAVI.

FURIA’s rise to success

FURIA went through a surge in form at the end of 2025, securing multiple titles, including BLAST Rivals Fall and IEM Chengdu, as well as a top-5-8 finish at the BLAST.tv Austin Major. Key figures included FalleN as IGL, KSCERATO in peak form, yuurih returning to his level from four years ago, and newcomers YEKINDAR and molodoy, who reinforced the team’s aggressive Brazilian style.

However, their quarterfinal loss to NAVI at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 exposed issues with consistency, despite a strong run into the playoffs.

Pimp’s prediction in detail

Pimp said:

Id say FURIA is still going to be a good team... but theyre not going to be a team that is going to dominate the same... They probably will win a trophy, but Im not sure its going to be one of the big ones. Im not sure its going to be the Cologne or the Krakow

Pimp

He stressed that winning a Major would require a perfect scenario:

when someone is having like... a period where everything is working out... Everyone is performing at their best. You have yuurih playing like he was playing four years ago. You have KSCERATO being on the top of his game. All of a sudden, YEKINDAR comes out of his slump after being four years in a slump

Pimp

IEM Krakow 2026 (January 28 – February 8, $1.25M prize pool) is mentioned as an example of a top-tier event where FURIA will start from Stage 2 alongside NAVI, Vitality and other favorites.

This skepticism highlights the challenges FURIA will face in the packed 2026 calendar with Majors in Cologne and Krakow, where long-term stability will decide who can hold a top-3 spot. If Pimp’s prediction comes true, it will reinforce the trend where short “honeymoon” form loses out to well-structured teams like Vitality, the two-time Major champions of 2025. For the Brazilian scene, a deep run or victory at IEM Krakow would be the key to silencing the doubts.