Team Vitality sweeps FUT under the rug in swift 2-0

Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #2 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Niko Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu found a dominant 2-0 victory against FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #8 s0pp Efe Tur xeus Doğan Gözgen yetujey Eray Budak KROSTALY Okan Alaçam sociablEE Volkan Yonal to round out the top four of Masters London.

The last two times these two teams faced were both incredibly close three map affairs that Vitality barely managed to edge out. With FUT on the hot streak that they've been on, having just defeated the Americas champions G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #3 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf , another close game was expected. Instead, what was delivered was a complete all-around stomp from Vitality. FUT only managed to win nine rounds across the two maps.

The first half of Lotus was the only time when FUT were competitive on the map, matching Vitality up to 5-5. Vitality blew past them in the second half, controlling their attack with ease as they quickly took the map 13-7.

Ascent was a similar story to the end of Lotus, with FUT not being able to get anything done on the attack against Vitality. They were only afforded two rounds in the map before their time at Masters London came to an end.

In their win, Vitality showcased their ability to bounce back from their loss against Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #1 invy Adrian Jiggs Reyes Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov , with their players' form looking unwavered. Derke continues to be one of the most consistent players on the international stage, currently sitting in the top three ratings of the tournament thus far. The international newcomers PROFEK and Sayonara also continue to impress with big plays and consistent impact.

FUT exit Masters London in the top six, matching their highest placement that came at Masters Shanghai two years ago. For their performance, they earn three Championship Points, currently sharing the top spot in the rankings with Vitality at a total of ten points. While they're in a good spot to make Champions, they'll have to continue their form going into Stage 2, as the rest of the pack is not far behind.

Vitality advances to the top four as the sole EMEA representative. In a true testament to VCT's regional parity, every league only has one contender left, each fighting to prove which region truly is the best. In the top four, Vitality will first be taking on Americas representative LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN North America Rank #1 spike Rodrigo Lombardi blowz Guilherme Oliviera Neon Bruno Rodríguez Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena , fresh off a similarly dominant win against Xi Lai Gaming Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #2 WsLeo Huang Pinwei (黄品维) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) NoMan James Man Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) . After a two day break, Masters London will resume with the top four, and crown a winner.