FURIA was eliminated from MSI 2025 after a 3–2 loss to GAM. Guigo spoke to esports.gg about the disappointment and lack of team discipline.
In the first elimination series of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2025, FURIA came agonizingly close to advancing further in the tournament but were ultimately stopped by a strong and determined GAM Esports. The Brazilian squad fell 3–2 in a tightly contested series, marking the end of their MSI run.
Following the loss, Guilherme "Guigo" Araújo Ruiz spoke with esports.gg about the disappointment of being eliminated, the team’s struggles with discipline, the overwhelming support from both Brazilian and international fans, and their goals heading into the upcoming Esports World Cup.
Guigo talks about his bad performance against Kiaya and the lack of discipline to play as a good team
"How do you define FURIA's passage, even if it was short, through the MSI 2025?"
Guigo: I think I had a great series against G2 and a terrible series against GAM. I didn't do well today. I think Kiaya gapped me; he was just better than me. My performance left a lot to be desired.
"Which was your biggest challenge facing GAM Esports?"
Guigo: For me, it was the top lane. Kiaya was just feeling himself. He played aggressively and was very conscientious about the matchups. In Brazil, these things go unnoticed because we don't have players with this caliber, at this level. Yesterday, if I'm not mistaken, Kiaya was able to solo Bin [BLG top laner], and that proves he is really good. He did way better than I was expecting, to be honest.
Besides that, we lacked the discipline to play as a good team, with a good macro. We showed games that we had a solid macro in Brazil, and I think we failed a lot in that here in Canada. For me, it lacked that discipline, that seriousness to play the macro. I'm a little bit disappointed with my 1v1 against Kiaya.
"What were your expectations for this series against GAM Esports?"
Guigo: I think we expected that we could win this series. For me, it was going to end 3-1. I was sure that, after seeing yesterday's matches, we were better. I think the biggest threat was really Kiaya. He is very dangerous and, for me, the strongest in the team. I was not able to match up with him, and when he was free in the game, his team consequently was free as well, which made things very difficult for us. That was the problem.
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"I don't know if you are aware of the huge international support you've been getting on X, especially after your series against G2 Esports. How do you feel about this fan support?"
Guigo: I was not very online, I was just focused on making good games, but I'm very happy for all the support. This series, and the one against G2 as well, were very disappointing for me because I really thought we could win; we lacked discipline, and we made a lot of mistakes. I'm disappointed for both series, but I'm happy that people liked watching us. We showed a little bit of our game, that Brazilian energy, so on the other side, it is super cool that we are getting that amount of support.
"Can we say that Tatu's hairstyle gave you bad luck this MSI 2025?"
Guigo: [laughing] We can say that, yes. Maybe it was.
"In Brazil, you are known for being the father of the Korean and the European because you never lose a lane against them. Even after your performance in the MSI 2025, do you think you will bring that energy to the Esports World Cup?"
Guigo: Of course! I think that today we will be sad, but this FURIA team is a team that learns a lot from its mistakes, and we get better by losing. So I think we will be 200% more motivated to be stronger at this Esports World Cup.
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"What are your expectations for the Esports World Cup tournament?"
Guigo: I don't know exactly how the tournament is, but we are continuing with the training with international teams. We learned a lot with the international teams we've trained with, so our expectations now are to continue the training to come way more ready for the Esports World Cup.
"Which message do you want to leave to your big Brazilian community that has been supporting you through this MSI?"
Guigo: I want to say thank you for all the support. I believe there was this dynamic going on where people thought MSI was flopping, no one was commenting much on it, about the Brazil presence at the MSI. But when it actually started, I saw that dynamic die. Everyone was following and cheering for us, and that was incredible. So, thank you so much for all the love, and sorry for the result. I believe that no one from FURIA expected this outcome, but if there is a team that, when it loses, comes stronger, that is definitely FURIA. We will come back stronger than ever.
Esports World Cup preview
The Esports World Cup League of Legends tournament goes from July 16 to July 20. Twelve teams, including FURIA, will be fighting for a $2,000,000 prize.
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