FURIA and EG eliminated from VCT Americas Stage 2 playoffs
FURIA and EG eliminated from VCT Americas Stage 2 playoffs
G2 Esports kept their VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2 campaign alive with a 2:1 comeback victory over FURIA in the lower bracket.
FURIA opened the series with a convincing win on Haven, but G2 responded on Sunset before dominating the deciding map on Abyss.
G2 Esports 2:1 FURIA
FURIA started strongly by taking Haven 13:8.
G2 answered on Sunset , keeping the map under control in the closing stages to secure a 13:10 victory and force a decider.
Abyss proved far more one-sided.
G2 quickly established control and closed the map 13:5 to complete the reverse sweep.
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Haven — FURIA 13:8 G2 Esports
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Sunset — G2 Esports 13:10 FURIA
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Abyss — G2 Esports 13:5 FURIA
Shyy shines despite elimination
Fabian "Shyy" Usnayo was named match MVP despite FURIA's defeat.
He finished the series with 249 ACS, 10% higher than his average over the previous six months.
G2 Esports advance to the next lower-bracket round, where they will face Leviatán.
FURIA are eliminated from VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2.
MIBR 2:1 Evil Geniuses
MIBR advanced through the lower bracket of VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2 after defeating Evil Geniuses 2:1.
EG took an exhausting overtime battle on Lotus, but MIBR recovered by winning Sunset and Haven to complete the comeback.
The opening map on Lotus developed into a marathon.
Neither team could separate itself during regulation, but Evil Geniuses eventually prevailed 18:16 in overtime.
MIBR responded on Sunset.
The Brazilian side secured a 13:10 victory to level the series and force a deciding map.
Haven remained competitive, but MIBR again found the stronger closing rounds and finished the map 13:9.
aspas leads MIBR
Erick "aspas" Santos delivered the strongest individual performance of the series and finished with 271 ACS.
The victory sends MIBR into the next lower-bracket round against LOUD .
Evil Geniuses are eliminated from VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2.
