The upcoming match between FURIA and Nemiga at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier is extremely important in the fight for a spot in the next stage. Both teams have shown a good level throughout the last year, and both teams have not made any roster changes. Let's take a look at the teams' form and their map pool to determine who will emerge victorious in this encounter.
Current Team Form
FURIA
For FURIA, BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 will be the first tournament of the year, which makes their current form difficult to assess. However, the team showed a good result in the Perfect World Shanghai Major Opening Stage, finishing 3-1, which allowed them to advance to the Elimination Stage, where they lost with a score of 2-3.
Nemiga
Nemiga is also starting the year with BLAST Bounty Spring 2025, and their form remains a mystery. At the Perfect World Shanghai Major European RMR, the team finished with a 1-3 result, failing to advance to the last major tournament of the year. Following this tournament, the team hasn't participated in competitions, which may indicate a lack of practice.
From the last five matches, Nemiga won only one — against Rebels. Losses to BetBoom, Cloud9, MOUZ and NAVI Junior highlight the team's struggles against stronger opponents.
Team Map Pool
FURIA
For FURIA, the map Ancient is an obvious choice for the first ban as it is not a priority for the team. In terms of selection, the Brazilians will likely opt for Nuke, where they have the highest win rate—67%. Mirage and Dust 2 may also be considered, but their performances on Mirage are less impressive. Most likely, Inferno will remain as the decider, as it is one of their strong maps with a win rate of 62%.
Nemiga
Nemiga traditionally excludes Nuke, avoiding it due to both weak preparation and the map’s popularity among opponents. In selection, they will focus on Anubis, where they have an impressive win rate of 73%, or Ancient, with a win rate of 61%. However, weak results on Inferno (40%) can create significant problems if the match reaches the deciding map, which is quite likely.
Match Prediction
Considering the statistics and current form, FURIA looks like the favorite in this encounter. Their experience against stronger opponents, stable map pool, and high performance on key maps give them an advantage. Nemiga, despite a strong Anubis, has issues with closing series, which is particularly noticeable on weak maps like Inferno.
Prediction: 2:0 in favor of FURIA.
The BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier is an important stage for reaching the final part of the tournament. The single-elimination bracket format and Bo3 matches leave little room for errors. FURIA and Nemiga must give their all, as the winner will continue to fight for the title, while the loser will exit the competition. This match promises to be bright and intense, more information about it can be found here.
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