FUT Eliminate Vitality from PGL Masters Playoffs

FUT became the first team to reach the playoffs at PGL Masters Bucharest after beating Vitality 2-1 in the group stage. For the debuting team, this is a major result. The team's standout was Álvaro "SunPayus" García. The Spanish rifler finished the series with a 1.33 rating, recalling his past dominant performances against Vitality alongside Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut.

García, who G2 benched in June, averaged a 1.35 rating across seven maps at the tournament. After the match, he said he felt comfortable on his new team. He explained that he did not want his coach to change the system, only to adapt to it. He added that his teammates treated him like a star and even gave him the Deagle during eco rounds.

The series opened on Mirage. Despite Justinas "jL" Lekavicius of Vitality dying to his own molotov, the world number one side took the map. Vitality picked Dust2 and the series turned. In a key round, Aulon "Krabeni" Fazlija and García won a 2v4 situation. García continued to shine for the rest of that map and recorded six clutches during the group stage.

On Anubis, Vitality appeared to be up 8-4, but FUT recovered. Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç stood out by holding a four-player defense twice on B bombsite. Vitality, meanwhile, felt the absence of Dan "apEX" Madesclaire and could not find a way through on the ground.

FUT finished the group stage with three wins. With this result, they and Astralis remain in a position where Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov could be considered for the invite lists for the Singapore Major. Under Major rules, only the top-ranked team will be able to travel to Singapore. That will most likely be FUT.