Furia Esports

Furia

Short name	FUR
Divisions	Counter-Strike 2 League of Legends Rocket League Valorant Rainbow Six Siege Apex Legends Super Smash Bros. Kings League
Founded	8 August 2017;8 years ago (2017-08-08)
Location	São Paulo, Brazil United States (Apex Legends team)
Colors
Owner	Jaime Pádua André Akkari Cris Guedes
Partners	Adidas, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul  [ pt ], PokerStars, Red Bull, Hellmann's, Betnacional and Lenovo
Website	www.furia.gg

Furia (stylized as FURIA or FURIA Esports) is a Brazilian professional esports organization. Furia competes in Counter-Strike 2 , Rocket League , League of Legends , Valorant , Rainbow Six: Siege , Apex Legends and Kings League . In 2022, Furia was named the fifth most currently successful esports organization in the world by the North American portal Nerd Street. ^[1]

History

Furia was founded in February 2017 by businessman Jaime Pádua, who was planning to invest in electronic sports, and entrepreneurs André Akkari (professional poker player) and Cris Guedes. These two had similar plans and gave Jaime the ability to structure the project. ^[2]

On May 6, 2024, the Esports World Cup Foundation, funded by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund and organizers of the Esports World Cup tournament series, announced the 30 organizations (known in the ESWC as Clubs) who would make up the Club Support Program, with Furia being one of them. This program gives teams a one-time six-figure stipend if an organization is willing to enter new esports as well as additional funding each year if they drive viewership and fan engagement to the Esports World Cup. ^[3]

Counter-Strike

History

FURIA’s Counter-Strike division would make their first appearance at a Major two years after their founding at IEM Katowice Major 2019, ^[4] although they were eliminated in the New Challengers Stage. FURIA continued to improve for the rest of the year, challenging MIBR as the best team in Brazil ^[5] and finishing second at ECS Season 7. ^[6]

FURIA was the highest seeded team from the Americas region going into PGL Major Stockholm 2021, ^[7] and were eliminated in the quarterfinals. They were also eliminated in the quarterfinals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. ^[8]

On October 7, 2022, FURIA qualified to the IEM Rio Major 2022 through the Americas RMR. ^[9] In front of the home crowd, FURIA exceeded expectations and reached the semifinals, until then its best placement in a Major. ^[10]

In 2023, IHC Esports defeated FURIA 2:1 and advanced to the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023. ^[11]

Achievements

• ESL Pro League Season 12: North America ^[12]
• FISSURE Playground 2 ^[13]
• Thunderpick World Championship 2025 ^[14]
• Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 ^[15]
• BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2 ^[16]
• ECS Season 7 - Finals ^[17]
• ESL Pro League Season 11: North America ^[18]
• 3rd/4th — IEM Rio Major 2022 ^[19]
• 3rd/4th — Intel Extreme Masters Season XVII - Dallas ^[20]
• 3rd/4th — ESL Pro League Season 15 ^[21]
• 3rd/4th — ESL Pro League Season 13 ^[22]
• 3rd/4th — Dreamhack Masters Dallas 2019 ^[23]
• 5th-8th — PGL Major Antwerp 2022 ^[24]
• 5th-8th — PGL Major Stockholm 2021 ^[25]

Current roster

FURIA CS:GO roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality FalleN Gabriel Toledo Brazil yuurih Yuri Santos Brazil KSCERATO Kaike Cerato Brazil YEKINDAR Mareks Gaļinskis Latvia molodoy Danil Golubenko Kazakhstan	Head coach Sid "Sidde" Macedo
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: 4 July 2025.

League of Legends

History

Furia entered the League of Legends scene with the acquiring of Uppercut Esports' roster to form Furia Uppercut in the CBLOL. The team shortly announced it would rename itself to Furia Esports after the conclusion of the CBLOL 2020 Split 1 tournament.

Current roster

FURIA League of Legends roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality Guigo Guilherme Ruiz Brazil Tatu Pedro Seixas Brazil Tutsz Arthur Peixoto Machado Brazil Ayu Andrey Saraiva Brazil JoJo Gabriel Dzelme de Oliveira Brazil	Head coach Thomas "Thinkcard" Slotkin
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: 12 August 2024.

Rocket League

History

In the 2022 Rocket League Championship Series, Furia Esports would make it to the semifinals of the tournament before losing to tournament winners Team BDS. ^[26]

Achievements

• Gamers8 2022 ^[27]
• RLCS 2022-23 - Spring: North America Regional 3 - Spring Invitational
• RLCS Season X - South American Championship
• 3rd-4th – 2022 Rocket League Championship Series
• South American RLCS MVP (yanxnz)
• Represented Brazil at the 2024 FIFAe World Cup

Current roster

FURIA Rocket League roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality swiftt Pedro Henrique Lewy Gomes Brazil Lostt Gabriel Buzon Brazil yanxnz Yan Xisto Nolasco Brazil	Head coach Bruno “brunovisqui” Roschel Grandini
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: 9 November 2025.

Rainbow Six Siege

Achievements

• RE:LO:AD 2025
• South America League 2025 - Stage 1
• South America League 2025 - Stage 2
• Esports World Cup 2025
• Six Invitational 2025
• 3-4th — Esports World Cup 2024
• 5-8th — Blast R6 Major Manchester 2024
• 5-8th — Six Berlin Major 2022 ^[28]
• 9-12th — Six Invitational 2022
• 5-8th — Six Mexico Major 2022
• 9-12th — Six Invitational 2021

Current roster

FURIA Rainbow Six Siege roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality HerdsZ Gustavo Herdina Brazil Kheyze Diego Zanello Brazil Jv92 João Vitor Brazil Felipox Felipe De Lucia Brazil Nade Felipe Sá Ferreira Brazil	Head coach Igor "igoorctg" Santos Assistant coach(es) Felipe "Abreu" Silva
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: 11 March 2024.

Valorant

Furia announced its entry into the Valorant scene on 21 January 2021. The team would make an appearance at the inaugural 2021 Valorant Champions but would be eliminated in the group stages. They returned for the 2022 Valorant Champions, but finished the championship in the same place.

In late 2022, Riot Games confirmed Furia would receive a franchise spot in the international VALORANT league system. ^{[29] [30]}

Current roster

FURIA Valorant roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality Urango Victor Rodrigues Brazil Palla Davi Alcides Brazil basic Luiz Henrique Ferlin Tessaro Brazil heat Olavo Marcelo Brazil tuyz Arthur Vieira Brazil khalil (I) Khalil Schmidt Brazil	Head coach Ian "Shaw" Jardim Assistant coach(es) Lucas "Kamino" Kamino
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Latest roster transaction: 15 July 2025.

References

1. "The top 10 esports orgs in the world in 2022, so far". Nerd Street. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
2. "FURIA: a organização de André Akkari que surpreendeu no CS:GO e que tem torcida até de Neymar" . Retrieved 8 November 2021.
3. Fudge, James (6 May 2024). "30 Teams Selected for the Esports World Cup Club Support Program". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
4. Villanueva, Jamie (11 February 2019). "What to expect at the IEM Katowice CS:GO Major". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
5. Biazzi, Leonardo (5 June 2019). "MIBR felps: If FURIA beat us, they are the best Brazilian team, simple". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
6. Biazzi, Leonardo (31 December 2019). "The best unexpected CS:GO showings in 2019". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
7. Cowley, Ric. "FURIA Esports gear up for PGL Major Stockholm". Red Bull. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
8. Zucker, Coby. "Spirit topple FURIA at PGL Antwerp, continue miracle run". Upcomer. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
9. Biazzi, Leonardo (7 October 2022). "Americas RMR: FURIA win Brazilian derby to book ticket to IEM Rio Major". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
10. "Heroic beat FURIA on home turf to make IEM Rio Major grand final". HLTV.org. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
11. "IHC Esports knock out FURIA from IEM Katowice 2023 and advance to the group stage". egamersworld.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
12. "ESL Pro League Season 12: North America". hltv.org. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
13. https://www.hltv.org/events/8064/fissure-playground-2
14. https://www.hltv.org/events/8067/thunderpick-world-championship-2025
15. "IEM Chengdu 2025". HLTV.org. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
16. "BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 2 overview". HLTV.org. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
17. https://www.hltv.org/events/4411/ecs-season-7-finals
18. Biazzi, Leonardo (11 April 2020). "Evil Geniuses eliminate FURIA to advance to ESL Pro League season 11 North America grand finals". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
19. "Heroic beat FURIA on home turf to make IEM Rio Major grand final". HLTV.org. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
20. Robertson, Scott (3 June 2022). "FURIA reaches IEM Dallas semifinal after comeback victory over G2". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
21. Biazzi, Leonardo; Miter, Mateusz; Robertson, Scott (10 April 2022). "ESL Pro League season 15: Scores, bracket, schedule". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
22. "ESL Pro League Season 13". hltv.org. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
23. Biazzi, Leonardo (1 June 2019). "FURIA and FaZe advance to the DreamHack Masters Dallas semifinals". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
24. Robertson, Scott (19 May 2022). "Spirit eliminate Brazilian side FURIA from PGL Antwerp Major, set up semifinal clash with FaZe". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
25. Miter, Mateusz (5 November 2021). "Gambit's PGL Stockholm Major dream lives on with win over FURIA in quarterfinals". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
26. Bencomo, Brian. "Team BDS win RLCS 2021-22 World Championship". nerdstreet.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
27. "FURIA takes home Gamers8 2022 Rocket League championship". Reuters. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
28. "Six Berlin Major 2022". escorenews.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
29. Geddes, George; Robertson, Scott; Scharnagle, Jessica (21 September 2022). "VALORANT partnership live tracker: EMEA, Americas, and Asia league". Dot Esports.
30. "Riot Games reveals Valorant Champions Tour partnered-team roster". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

External links

• Official website