The Russian Rifler led the server with a 1.51 rating - but it was still not enough to save the home team.

Furia was surprised to defeat Falcons in a series of three map (Train 7-13, Mirage 13-11, Dust2 13-7), through which this type of star-filled squad from IEM Cologne.

Failure to Maxim "⁠kyousuke⁠" Lukin has an excellent performance throughout the three maps, reaching an average rating of 1.51 in the series - 0.35 higher than the nearest teammate, Ilya "⁠m0nesy⁠" Osipov.

Furia chose a train for the opening map, but did not make much imprint on the side side. Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski has 5 successful entry phases in the first half, while Kyousuke maintains a stable Frag form, helping Falcons lead 9-3.

The start of the Falcons' side was somewhat deviant when they struggled in front of Furia's defense, but the AWP of M0nesy made a difference, breaking the deadlock and helping the team win 13-7.

Map Mirage started with Falcons continuously exploiting weaknesses in Furia's B area, creating a 7-5 lead platform when the opponent could only adapt at the end of the first half.
Falcons seemed to soon end the series after the victory in the second half of the Round Pistol, but Kaike "⁠kscerato⁠" Cerato awakened in time with two consecutive 4K phases, helping Furia to lead 10-9. Their main star ended the match with 132 ADR and rating 2.00, bringing a series of matches to the balance by the 13-11 victory.

The Map decided Dust2 started with the bright performance of Kyousuke. The young Russian player has a ACE right in the Round Pistol and constantly frag throughout the first half, there are 5 Multi-kill situations that help Falcons lead 7-5 before changing sides.

But the second half was a one -way match for Furia under the command of Gabriel "⁠fallen⁠" Toledo, when they won 8 rounds to finish Falcons and push this million -dollar project into an unforgettable defeat.

Kyousuke debuted Tier-One impressively despite Falcons being eliminated

Falcons may have left the game at Cologne, but a name can still raise his head - it is Kyousuke.
The young rookie closed his first tournament with an average rating of 1.39 despite being eliminated, and currently ranked third in the personal rankings, only after Danil "⁠Donk⁠" Kryshkovets and Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov.

He topped the transcript in all three maps in the strain match with Furia, but could not overcome the shortage of firepower from the rest of the team, except M0nesy.

"I play badly, it certainly helped them," Nikola "⁠niko⁠" Kovač shared in the interview after the match.

"Kyousuke kept us surviving and playing great, unfortunately we couldn't support him in the last map." He added.