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Canada News.Net
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
FURIA, Team Liquid among 5 to advance at IEM Cologne
(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) FURIA, Astralis, HEROIC, 3DMAX and Team Liquid grabbed the final five berths into the group stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event as the play-in stage wrapped up Friday in Germany. FURIA swept Astralis 2-0 in the last of the upper-bracket matches where the winner advanced to the next stage. Astralis dropped to the lower bracket, but was able to overcome paiN Gaming 2-1 in a do-or-die match while HEROIC, 3DMAX and Team Liquid also advanced through the lower bracket. The play-in phase of the $1 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament began with 16 teams competing in a double-elimination bracket of best-of-three matches. Eight teams earned spots in the group stage, which also will include eight teams that received direct berths: Team Vitality, MOUZ, Team Spirit, Team Falcons, The MongolZ, Aurora Gaming, G2 Esports and Natus Vincere. The group stage, which begins Saturday, will consist of two double-elimination groups contesting best-of-three matches. The two group winners will advance directly to the semifinals, the two runners-up will move to the quarterfinals as high seeds, and the two third-place teams will head to the quarterfinals as low seeds. The playoffs, which will start on Aug. 1, will be single elimination. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be best-of-three ahead of the best-of-five final on Aug. 3. The winning team will receive $400,000, and the runner-up will get $180,000. On Friday, FURIA staved off Astralis in a 13-11 win on Nuke and a 13-9 triumph on Dust II. Brazil's Kaike 'KSCERATO' Cerato of FURIA led all players with 45 kills and a plus-17 kills-to-deaths differential. In the lower bracket, paiN Gaming finished Round 1 Friday by rallying past BIG 2-1. They moved on to face Astralis, who opened with a 13-4 blowout on Nuke; after paiN evened it up with a 13-8 win on Ancient, Astralis pulled out a 13-11 win on Inferno. Denmark's Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard led Astralis with 56 kills on a plus-17. HEROIC swept 2-0, with a 13-8 victory on Overpass and a 13-10 win on Mirage. Belarusian Andrey 'tN1R' Tatarinovich had 42 kills and a plus-16 K-D to pace HEROIC. 3DMAX faced TYLOO went deep into overtime to pull out a 22-20 win on Inferno before finishing the job with a 13-10 triumph on Ancient. Lucas 'Lucky' Chastang of France starred for 3DMAX with 59 kills on a plus-14 K-D. Finally, Team Liquid beat FlyQuest 2-1, sandwiching a 13-6 win on Nuke and a 13-9 result on Ancient around a 13-3 loss on Dust II. Liquid was led by Canadian Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken, who posted 48 kills and a plus-12 differential. The group stage begins Saturday with six upper-bracket quarterfinal matches: --Team Vitality vs. Astralis (Group A) --FURIA vs. G2 Esports (Group A) --Team Falcons vs. GamerLegion (Group A) --3DMAX vs. The MongolZ (Group A) --FaZe Clan vs. Natus Vincere (Group B) --Aurora Gaming vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas (Group B) Intel Extreme Masters Cologne prize pool 1. $400,000 2. $180,000 3-4. $80,000 5-6. $40,000 7-8. $24,000 9-12. $16,000 13-16. $10,000 17-20. $4,500 -- paiN Gaming, TYLOO, FlyQuest 21-24. $2,500 -- BIG, MIBR, Complexity, B8 --Field Level Media
Associated Press
14-03-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Adamastor Furia: outstanding aerodynamics and chassis tested at the Portimão Circuit
After extensive tests in controlled environments, the Adamastor FURIAwas in the AIA track fin Portimão for a demanding workday, with highly encouraging results. PORTO, PORTUGAL, March 14, 2025 / / -- It was a special day for the fifteen Adamastor technicians who traveled from the company's headquarters in Perafita to the AIA. This marked the FURIA's debut on a racetrack, an event that brought natural excitement alongside a sense of responsibility. However, the preparation paid off, as the Portuguese supercar immediately demonstrated significant capabilities, driven by young engineer and development driver Diogo Araújo Matos. Led by Frederico Ribeiro, the engineer in charge of the FURIA project, the team executed an ambitious run plan that went beyond merely accumulating kilometers on the Portimão track. While running on the track was crucial, the aim was also to progressively increase the load and assess the car's potential performance. Diogo Matos, who contributed to both the on-track performance and the FURIA's construction at Adamastor's production unit, expressed his satisfaction: 'It was a constant evolution. We started off more cautiously and gradually increased the pace. Initially, I focused on feeling the car's dynamics, and right away, I could grasp some of the performance it is capable of delivering. Obviously, we are still far from the car's limits. These are early steps, but the first impressions are very positive.' 'Even at a calm pace, you can sense everything: the braking, how the FURIA responds to inputs, always feeling balanced. What's fascinating is how, from the start, the FURIA delivers a strong sense of being a race car—it's very responsive. Just a light touch on the accelerator, and the engine revs immediately. It's impressive! It's an easy car to drive and very fun, but today it was a bit demanding because we intentionally kept the power steering off. Even with several limitations, it was a very positive day. I'm thrilled with what we achieved here today,' he added. Matos relayed his on-track observations live to Frederico Ribeiro, the Porto-based engineer who meticulously planned this test and felt every meter of the FURIA's progress from the pits. Given his role in organizing the test, Ribeiro rightfully earned the accolades for its success. Despite this responsibility, 'I wasn't too anxious! I was confident that everything was prepared, as today proved. In prior tests, we identified and fixed a few issues. That preparation allowed us to execute our run plan, which had two distinct phases: the morning focused on development and calibration, and the afternoon aimed at exploring the car's performance and racking up some kilometers to validate components, especially reliability.' Ribeiro described the FURIA almost like his own child, highlighting its high-performance DNA: 'Yes, I believe it's a true race car, designed for high performance. Running at low speeds doesn't seem to be its natural environment. As we increased the pace, the car's response was immediate. Another interesting aspect is its stability from the outside—nothing unsettles it. No strange bumps or jolts, which is very reassuring. However, we still have a lot of work ahead, including component fatigue tests and exploring the limits of the engine, suspension, braking, chassis torsion, etc...' For those involved in the production of supercars, none of this is unfamiliar. It's common to see technicians working on the car using laptops to control almost every aspect of its performance. In Portimão, the team was joined by one of the managers of IGV Racing, Adamastor's partner company responsible for developing and fine-tuning all the electronic systems managed by the ECU, as well as the various FURIA control modules. At the AIA, IGV was represented by Eliseu Ribeiro, who, among many other important jobs in the field, has worked for two years at the prestigious M-Sport, responsible, for example, for the entry of the Ford Puma Rally1 in the World Rally Championship. Also present at the AIA to witness FURIA's evolution was Ricardo Quintas, CEO of Adamastor. This was, in fact, a long-awaited moment for the Portuguese manufacturer's strongman, and he made a point of following every minute of the session, enjoying it first-hand. 'This is what we've all worked so hard for. Despite the natural challenges and many 'labor pains', we've been meeting all the targets. And this moment is also one of those milestones, the kind that's unmissable. It's not a moment for personal pride but rather to praise the hard work of a team.' Legal Disclaimer:
