NAVI built an early 11-1 lead on Ancient with multi-kills from makazze and iM and ultimately closed 13-11 to take the map, then carried that momentum to win the first map on Anubis behind makazze’s standout play including clutch moments after a 5-10 deficit.

The series showcased strong performances from GamerLegion, with REZ and PR delivering on Nuke and Mirage, hypex delivering impactful openings and frags, and a pivotal 1v2 clutch on Mirage that sealed the decider.

FURIA entered strong from Rio group play but faltered; KSCERATO posted multi-kills on Nuke and FalleN led in kills at mid-round on Mirage, yet the team could not sustain offense.

GamerLegion upset FURIA in the BLAST Rivals Fort Worth Group B opener, rallying from a 5-13 Inferno loss to win 13-5 on Nuke and 13-10 on Mirage to reach the playoffs in a reverse-sweep.

makazze drew high praise from Aleksib for delivering tremendous performances across group stage and playoffs discussions.

NAVI’s cohesive teamplay and makazze’s rising form emerged as a recurring theme, keeping NAVI in playoff contention.

Natus Vincere defeated FaZe 2-0 to advance to the BLAST Rivals Fort Worth playoffs after a strong opening showing against a revamped FaZe lineup.

On Nuke, FURIA struggled offensively with sloppy executions and defaults, letting GamerLegion build and hold a sizable lead, aided by REZ and hypex.

In the match, makazze posted high-impact entries and multi-kills for NAVI, iM provided significant impact on Ancient, while Twistzz and frozen delivered key moments for FaZe but could not swing the series.

Inferno saw GamerLegion focus repeatedly on the B bombsite, winning opening duels and leveraging Banana early advantages before sealing the map with a late push.

The Mirage decider featured a late-game turnaround for GamerLegion, with Tauson forcing a 1v4 opportunity and Molodoy impacting after the swap to prevent a FURIA comeback, securing 13-10.

FaZe showed improvements in the second half of Ancient with momentum from Twistzz and frozen, but NAVI preserved the lead and closed out the map.