FUT Esports lose to Team Heretics in the lower bracket final of VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1

FUT Esports finished their run at the tournament, losing 1-3 to Team Heretics. The series took place in the lower bracket final, where only further progression in the bracket was at stake, as both teams had already secured a slot at VALORANT Masters London 2026 before the match.

After a tense battle on the first map, which went in favor of FUT Esports, Team Heretics dominated their opponent on the next three maps and thus advanced to the grand final of VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1. FUT Esports finish in third place and leave the tournament, while their opponent earns the right to play for the VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 championship title.

Detailed map statistics, round breakdown and individual player metrics are available via this link.

The lineup of FUT Esports in this series was:

• sociablEE
• yetujey
• KROSTALY
• s0pp
• xeus

For Team Heretics the following players took part:

• benjyfishy
• Boo
• koshmaras
• Wo0t
• RieNs

The best player of the series was koshmaras, whose consistent play and key frags helped Team Heretics finish off their opponent in crucial moments.

VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 takes place from April 1, 2026 to May 17, 2026 in an offline format. The schedule, results and tournament updates are available on KDA via this link.