Team Spirit vs FURIA Esports Tips & Odds – Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024

By Tit Krajnik

04 Dec 2024

Tit Krajnik 04 Dec 2024

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Team Spirit vs FURIA Esports Counter-Strike betting picks for Thursday, December 5, 2024, in the elimination of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 (12:00 CST)
Team Spirit are not in the best shape
FURIA Esports, while a bit shaky, are capable of winning on Thursday

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Team Spirit vs FURIA Esports Predictions

Team Spirit and FURIA Esports will meet on Thursday, December 5, in the first round of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 elimination stage in what should be a very competitive game. While Spirit enter this match as favourites, their lack of consistency over the last few months is concerning and a good enough reason to doubt them for this affair.

Team Spirit vs FURIA Esports Predictions
Head to Head
Team Spirit Form
Team Spirit Squad & Team News
FURIA Esports Form
FURIA Esports Squad & Team News

FURIA Esports have shown some glimpses of greatness this season but have otherwise been somewhat disappointing. Even in the first stage of the Major, FURIA could've shown more, but this does not take away from their high ceiling.

Spirit should win on paper, but FURIA Esports have the tools needed to cause an upset.

Team Spirit have not beaten any great teams last month
FURIA Esports are a bit up-and-down
As outsiders, FURIA Esports are an obvious pick

Head to Head

Team Spirit and FURIA have met twice this season and both games ended in Team Spirit 2-0 sweep.

Team Spirit 2-0 FURIA Esports – August 29, 2024
Team Spirit 2-0 FURIA Esports – September 17, 2024

Team Spirit Form

Team Spirit qualified for the elimination stage of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 despite placing seventh in the European RMR B. That is due to their high ranking, which they achieved by placing second in the BLAST Premier: World Final 2024.

Thie run to the finals of the World Final was quite remarkable; however, it is important to note that most top contenders underperformed at the tournament. Since then, Spirit have shown much more concerning results, with losses against G2 Esports and Passion UA.

Despite being a stacked team, Team Spirit have a lot more to prove.

Team Spirit Squad & Team News

Team Spirit have not made any roster changes this year.

Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov
Boris "magixx" Vorobyev
Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotja
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov

FURIA Esports Form

FURIA Esports are 7-3 from their last ten games, which includes losses against Legacy, Team Liquid, and GamerLegion, who bested the Brazilian squad in the first round of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 opening stage.

Despite that small slip-up, FURIA managed to pick up three consecutive wins against Imperial Esports, Wildcard, and BIG. All three games were fairly close, however, so it is fair to question whether FURIA are at the level needed to compete with the world's elite.

FURIA Esports Squad & Team News

No roster changes for FURIA Esports.

Yuri "yuurih" Boian
Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato
Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo
Marcelo "chelo" Cespedes
Felipe "skullz" Medeiros

Verdict

Team Spirit v FURIA Esports

Team Spirit's success at the BLAST World Final is a good reason to believe in their chances to make it far in the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. But they rely a lot on Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, who typically performs. In a BO1, we could see a worse showing from donk, which will make it harder for Spirit to perform as well as expected.

FURIA still have to show a bit more before we can start talking about a possible run to the playoffs. However, I can see them keeping this game close.

FURIA +2.5 Rounds

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