paiN Gaming beat MASONIC and advanced to the semi-finals of FiReLEAGUE 2022: Global Finals

The paiN Gaming team defeated MASONIC with a score of 2:1, thanks to which they made it to the semi-finals of FiReLEAGUE 2022: Global Finals. Here the Brazilian team will play with the winner of the next quarterfinal of Imperial Esports - Isurus. In turn, MASONIC completes the tournament, earning $1,500.

The first quarter-final started on the Vertigo map, which became the choice of the Danish team. At the same time, the first half was dictated by paiN Gaming players, who closed the defense with a two-fold advantage — 10:5. However, after the change of sides, the Danes quickly began to close the gap. As a result, MASONIC managed to turn the tide of the match, thanks to which she took the lead in the series — 16:14.

The teams then moved on to the Dust 2 map, which turned out to be paiN Gaming's choice. No intrigue was expected here, since the Brazilian team again closed the first half with a two-fold advantage - 10:5. But this time the players of paiN Gaming didn't slow down after the switchover, managing to quickly equalize the score in the series — 16:9.

Everything was decided on the map Ancient, the first half of which ended with a minimal victory for the Danish team — 8:7. However, despite the statistics, after switching sides, MASONIC began to increase its lead, over and over again crushing the opponent. However, here the Brazilians joined the game, who not only brought the matter to overtime, but also managed to withstand the onslaught of the Danes and got the final victory - 25:21.

FiReLEAGUE 2022: Global Finals takes place from 14 to 16 October in Spain at the stadium of the Barcelona football club - Camp Nou. As part of the championship, eight teams from the CIS, Europe and Latin America are fighting for a total prize pool of $150,000.

FiReLEAGUE 2022: Global Finals Interim Results

• 1st place: $100,000
• 2nd place: $30,000
• 3rd-4th place: $7,000
• 5th-8th place: MASONIC — $1,500