Team Vitality and FURIA have advanced to the semifinals of IEM Chengdu 2025 following victories in their respective quarterfinals matches.
The French esports organisation defeated Astralis in a hard-fought best-of-three series, while FURIA bested The MongolZ in the second match of the day.
After navigating its way through the Group B lower bracket, Team Vitality booked its place in the Playoffs, with Astralis standing in its way of another semifinal appearance.
An ace from Shahar ‘flameZ’ Shushan shut down any momentum from the opposition on map one, Inferno, allowing Team Vitality to cruise to a convincing 13-7 victory to open the series.