FURIA slay the Spirit dragon to reach IEM Krakow 2026 Final

FURIA are officially headed to the IEM Krakow 2026 Grand Final, with FalleN reaching the end of the line in the Hall of Heroes for the very first time in his storied career.

FURIA end Spirit hopes of a Katowice rematch in Krakow

FURIA have secured their best-ever finish in the Hall of Heroes, defeating Spirit to reach the IEM Krakow 2026 Grand Final in a 2:1 series that promised the world in the first two maps, before ending in a whimper right at the finish line.

This Semi-Final series kicked off on Mirage, home turf for both sides. FURIA really should have seen this opener out in regulation, but a ballsy magixx call at 12:11 down made sure this back-and-forth map delivered an Overtime. It mattered little. Having already wasted two map points, FURIA battled back to see it out 16:13, avoiding being pulled into a grudge match with Spirit in Overtime.

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Up next was Dust2. Again, two great maps for both teams. This was all neck-and-neck, with neither FURIA nor Spirit pulling ahead until the scoreline was 6:8 to FURIA. From this point onward, Spirit’s T-side completely took control, landing eight consecutive round wins to tie up the series 13:8. A donk and zont1x double act had given Spirit some hope.

So Nuke would be the decider. Going to a third was always going to be rough for Spirit, with FURIA possessing the stronger map pool right now. But few could have predicted how one-sided it would be to end. A 9:3 T-side from FURIA put this contest to a close before it ever really had the chance to begin, and they were able to close it out in an eventual 13:7.

After two back-to-back consecutive Katowice Grand Finals, it’s a disappointing showing from Spirit at IEM Krakow. With MOUZ and Vitality still set to play for the other slot in the Grand Final, it ends all hope of a rematch of the IEM Katowice 2025 Final, where Vitality dominated Spirit.