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Playoffs Day 2 at VCT Masters London 2026 confirmed what Day 1 had started: the old guard is on the back foot. FUT Esports eliminated G2 Esports 2-0, while Leviatán took down Team Heretics 2-1 in a three-map battle. Two underdog regions, two massive wins 💥
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FUT Esports were ruthless. On Ascent they controlled the game from the very first pistol round, winning 13-6 without breaking a sweat. Lotus was tighter, but FUT forced overtime and s0pp sealed the series with a clean ace to send G2 packing.
Map scores:
sociablEE and yetujey shared the series high with 37 kills each. sociablEE posted a 1.22 rating and was the best player on the server by a clear margin. G2's leaf top-scored for his team with 34 kills but finished -7 in a losing effort 📉
This was G2's second loss to a non-Americas side at this event. Xi Lai Gaming (China) had already beaten them in the group stage, and FUT exploited the same structural weaknesses at the worst possible moment for G2. The result eliminates the Americas team and leaves the region with just one representative still in the fight.
Leviatán came out firing. They steamrolled Split 13-3 with an aggressive double-Duelist setup built around Neon and Phoenix. Heretics showed up on Lotus, where benjyfishy stepped up big in a 13-11 win, but the decider on Ascent was all Leviatán, with blowz and Sato dominating retakes and team fights.
Map scores:
blowz cleaned up tight rounds across the series and Sato's retake discipline was a cut above what Heretics could answer. benjyfishy gave everything on Lotus, but Heretics couldn't replicate that energy when it mattered most 🎯
Riot Games / VCT Americas 2026
With FUT and Leviatán through, four confirmed quarterfinalists now represent four different regions. EDG (China) also picked up a win over FUT earlier in the event, keeping China's momentum strong alongside Xi Lai Gaming. The tournament runs through June 21, with the final deciding Champions Shanghai seeding.
Need the full picture? Start with the Playoffs Day 1 recap and the playoff bracket draw to track how every team got here. And with agent metas shifting fast under tournament pressure, the Patch 12.11 changes are worth keeping in mind as the bracket tightens.
G2 and Heretics are eliminated. The teams still standing need to prove they can back up their upsets under even more pressure. FUT faces stronger competition ahead, and Leviatán must show that Split 13-3 was a sign of things to come, not a one-off.
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