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FUT reverse sweep Vitality at VRL Grand Final
Naim "EnKay" Rosinski
08/05/2022
Featured image credit: VALORANT Regional Leagues Twitter
FUT Esports have triumphed at VALORANT Regional Leagues Finals after defeating Team Vitality in the Grand Finale. A phenomenal reverse sweep in the best-of-five encounter saw the Turkish team lift the trophy after mounting an incredible comeback in the series.
FUT pull off the impossible against Vitality
Map Scores:
- Breeze: FUT 6:13 Vitality
- Bind: FUT 13:15 Vitality
- Ascent: FUT 13:10 Vitality
- Icebox: FUT 13:9 Vitality
- Split: FUT 13:7 Vitality
Things did not go as expected for FUT right out of the gate. A heavy loss on Breeze at 13:6, was followed by a triple overtime on Bind which went to Vitality despite being FUT’s map pick. A crazy performance by Kamil “baddyG” Graniczka on Omen with 37 kills saw Vitality seek an easy road to a clean 3-0 in the series.
However, the road would only get longer from here. A well rounded performance from FUT on Ascent saw Vitality almost pull off a a comeback after being down 3:9. The nine-three curse was not in effect this time around, however.
Icebox followed as the explosive duo from Vitality, Jokūbas “ceNder” Labutis and Joona “H1BER” Parviainen would pose a real threat for FUT. However, a once again well-rounded team performance from FUT saw them clinch the map and force the decider.
Split was left over as the last map of the best-of-five VALORANT fiasco. Traditionally, it was a Raze player that popped off to make Vitality’s life a living hell. FUT’s Doğukan “qRaxs” Balaban would go on to ensure that his side completed the insurmountable comeback in the VRL Grand Finale. Another 9:3 half for FUT saw Vitality only take back four rounds on defense of Split, while FUT took four of their own to clinch the victory at 13:7.
Turkish fans rejoiced as FUT Esports have clinched the VALORANT Regional Leagues trophy. The revenge victory against Team Vitality being also a plus after a loss in the Upper Semifinals.
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