Astralis could lose cmtry at the Singapore Major

Astralis rifler Nikita 'cmtry' Samolotov will not be able to play at the Singapore Major after FUT lost 2-0 to Nemiga in the quarterfinals of the PGL Masters Bucharest. The rules that determine the team's Major invitation directly affect this situation.

Álvaro 'SunPayus' García joined FUT from G2 earlier this month, and the Bucharest match was the team's fourth official match with him. FUT has no other matches to play before the November 2 invite deadline. As a result, cmtry is still listed on the VRS roster and cannot be registered with another team.

SunPayus can play as a substitute for FUT but is not eligible for the Major sticker. Astralis's only hope is for FUT to enter an open LAN tournament such as EPIC 49, where SunPayus would play his fifth match and move to the VRS roster. FUT has not yet signaled that it will do so.

Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard returned to Astralis on Tuesday for the rest of Stake Ranked Season 5. This move also prevents cmtry from playing his fifth match before the invite date. When a player appears on two VRS rosters, the invite is given only to the higher-ranked team. FUT, which sits three places above Astralis in Europe VRS, would be the holder of the invite in this case.