“I don’t want to watch this anymore” - SL4M criticized FURIA for losing in the match against FORZE at EPL S19

CS2 commentator Igor "SL4M" Sopov sharply criticized the level of play of FURIA Esports after the team's 0:13 defeat against FORZE in the ESL Pro League Season 19 match. During his stream, the caster stated that the team doesn't belong in this tournament or the top 15 of the world rankings.

"How many tournaments in a row has FURIA been playing like this? Guys, seriously, this is no longer funny. These partnership teams — it's good that they won't be there next year because watching this is unbearable. It's just incredibly awful to watch this. This is not Pro League, this is not Pro League level. This is not the 14th place in the [world] rankings. How are they in 14th place? Losing to the 68th-ranked team. Can someone explain this to me? What just happened here?"

FURIA Esports lost to FORZE with a score of 0:13 on the second map of the match in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 19. Throughout the best-of-3 series, Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo's team won only seven rounds. Meanwhile, the CIS team is playing with two stand-ins — Alexey "NickelBack" Trofimov and Owen "smooya" Butterfield.