BESTIA and G2 Esports Eliminate Cloud9 and M80 from VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2

On the first day of the lower bracket Play-In round at VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2, the team BESTIA defeated Cloud9 , and G2 Esports overcame M80 . The winners will face each other on August 22, while the losing teams have concluded their tournament run.

BESTIA vs. Cloud9

BESTIA and Cloud9 played on Lotus (13:8) and Breeze (13:10). Both maps went to BESTIA, who finished the series with a 2:0 score.

The best player of the match was Lorenzo "Loss" Suffredini. He achieved 221 ACS, which is 6% higher than his average over the past six months.

G2 Esports vs. M80

In the second encounter, G2 Esports defeated M80 on Breeze (14:12) and Sunset (13:7). The final series score was 2:0 in favor of G2 Esports .

The standout player of the match was Marc "Boni" Bonifacio. He finished the match with 286 ACS, with a deviation of 0% from his form over the previous six months.