In the BLAST London Open 2025 Group B Upper Bracket Final, Mouz faced FURIA Esports .
In the first map, FURIA Esports firmly controlled Banana Lane, preventing Mouz from breaking through the B zone. In the second image, despite Mouz 's Resilience , the match was forced into overtime. However, in the latter stages of the extra period, FURIA Esports 's full strength was unleashed, allowing FURIA Esports to advance to the semifinals of the knockout stage.
Map 1: Inferno
FURIA Esports was the attacker first. In the pistol round, the bandit attacked the B area with a bomb and smoke, placed a grenade pack and attacked two against two, and then molodoy peeked from a small position to kill two people and won the endgame. The Panther won the pistol round.
In the second round, the CTs nearly came back. In the first rifle round of the first half, the bandits executed their default map control emotes in a zone and then moved to B zone. xertioN , who was alone at B zone , traded one for one. He placed a grenade pack, but the CTs were forced to retreat three times before being killed by the bandits' gadgets. Finally , only torzsi was left holding the sniper rifle, giving FURIA Esports a 4-0 lead. In the sixth round, torzsi 's sniper rifle pushed forward from the boiler room and secured the first kill. Later, the bandits attempted to bomb B zone , but were killed by xertioN and Brollan . Mouz secured his first point, making the score 1-5 . In the eighth round, the two teams engaged in a one-for-one exchange. Later, yuurih tried to find a cigarette and try to flank B zone, but there was no police to light the cigarette, so xertioN happily took the toll. The Panther, outnumbered after placing a grenade pack, sought a kill, but torzsi 's sniper rifle firmly secured the kill, making the score 3-5 . In the tenth round, the bandits used Link to block the smoke screen, trapping B in a three-on- two situation . FURIA Esports 's localized five-on-two situation was in a critical moment, and FalleN , with a TEC-9 , instantly killed both players, cleared the site, and placed a grenade pack . Jimphat was left to defend his gun, making the score 6-4 . In the final round of the first half, xertioN , using Banana Lane to position himself in the smoke screen, scored a double kill with a single shot. With three players against five, the bandits each found an opportunity to take out all the CTs . The subsequent attack on B was stalled by the smoke screen, leaving the score at 5-7 , giving FURIA Esports a temporary lead.
The second half saw a switch of offense and defense. CT 4B pushed forward and got a double kill on Banana Road. The bandit, sensing a large group, moved to a and placed a grenade. With two against five, Little Jimmy managed to kill three but ultimately lost the pistol round.
In the second round, Mouz 's forced attack failed again. In the first long gun round of the second half, the two sides exchanged fire on Banana Lane, with YEKINDAR securing a double kill. The bandits then switched to a and attacked from the Link . Although they placed grenade packs, the bandits were significantly outmatched and were outgunned by the CTs , resulting in a 10-6 score . In the eighteenth round, Kuangge's two grenades on Banana Lane killed and crippled one player. The bandits' subsequent attack on B Zone was exposed, but they switched to a Zone , where they were effectively held down by molodoy and yuurih . The score was 11-7 . In the second round, after the CTs cleared Banana Lane, a single B and four a formation was established. The bandits' tactic of flying to the second floor was completely countered by the CTs' double pit, giving FURIA Esports the first match point. In the final round, Mouz , with their economy collapsing, was unsurprisingly defeated by the CTs , with FURIA Esports taking map one 13-7 .
Map 2: Mirage
Mouz was the first to attack. In the pistol round, the bandit gave the arch a smoke and wanted to group up to attack Jungle , but molodoy with a long box calmly killed two people in a single point, slowing down the offensive rhythm and waiting for his teammates to return to defend. The Panther won the pistol round.
In the first round of the first half, the bandits controlled the map mid-lane and then used explosives to attack B. xertioN secured the point with a double kill. Brollan , who had been ambushing in mid , went around to the supermarket to help his teammates place a grenade pack. yuurih , left alone, was killed by Baolan's sidearm attack, making the score 1-2 . In the fifth round, the bandits used explosives to launch smoke bombs on the platform in a , hoping to attack the police base, but were split by two fires from the CTs . They placed a grenade pack, two against five. Although torzsi secured a double kill and saved the archway, the remaining three CTs distanced themselves from the police base and eliminated all the enemies, making the score 4-1 . In the seventh round, the two teams traded one for one in mid-lane . The CTs then counter-cleared mid-lane, with KSCERATO and yuurih each taking one. The bandits were unable to match the grenade pack, leaving Spinx , who was left alone in a - zone, to defend his gun. FURIA Esports extended the lead to 6-1 . In the ninth round, Archway's Crazy Brother was first killed by torzsi 's sniper in the sewers. Following this, the bandits ' a - zone bombs exploded, but the double a - zone defense was broken by Little Jimmy's double kill and single kill on the second floor. xertioN , waiting in the sewers, also intercepted molodoy , who was trying to save his gun , making the score 2-7 . The two teams then went back and forth in the score. In the final round of the first half, molodoy 's sniper took the first kill. The CTs ' dynamic defense pushed forward to A1 , obtaining the information about the grenade pack. The bandits had no choice but to switch to Archway and trap a . After a two-on-two situation with little time left, molodoy 's grenade pack secured the final point of the half, giving FURIA Esports a 9-3 lead at halftime.
The bandit was about to explode in area a when he was killed by a counter-attack from the CT. molodoy was left with low health and couldn't handle the situation alone against three people. Mouz won the pistol round.
In the second round, the bandits failed to force a push and had to resort to eco. In the second half, in the first spear round, Kuang Ge's A1 grabbed the first kill. The bandits then flanked a in the archway, placing a grenade and three-for-three. yuurih , on the bomb site, collaborated with A1's molodoy to actively peek, gaining a numerical advantage, making the score 10-6. In the 19th round, the bandits flanked B in the middle lane, double-killing the two CTs on the bomb site with a spear, handing the site over. The two CTs on the archway were also killed, leaving torzsi with only a sniper to defend, making the score 11-8. In the 20th round, the bandits quickly attacked B with a small flanking, exchanging two for three. The CTs returning to defend were killed by the bandits' deadly crossover, giving FURIA Esports match point. In the 23rd round, the five bandits gathered on the second floor of B to attack B. Although the two bombers didn't get enough kills, their teammates defending a quickly returned, allowing torzsi to roam the outside area and survive. yuurih got a triple kill, but the single duel with torzsi was unsuccessful, making the score 11-12. In the 24th round, the Black Panther, who was at a disadvantage in terms of firearms, was dragged into overtime by the Mouse's Resilience .
In the first half of overtime , Mouz temporarily led 2-1; in the final round, KSCERATO pushed forward and got the first kill. The bandit was eager to make up the gun but was killed by the CT's various second-shooting positions . The main attack direction of area a was also not achieved. FURIA Esports won with a score of 16-14 .
