The lower bracket leaves teams no room to correct mistakes: every series directly determines who continues the fight and who ends the tournament. It is especially important to maintain control after losing a map, because one unsuccessful stretch in such a match can completely change a team’s future path.
Tournament context
BLAST Open Porto 2026 is played with a group stage in a double elimination Bo3 format. In Lower round 1, the winner moves on to the Lower semi-finals, while the losing team leaves the tournament for good.
In Group B, FUT and Lynn Vision met in an elimination match. The Chinese roster started the series better and took the first map, but FUT quickly adapted and completely turned the matchup around on the next two maps.
How the match unfolded — FUT vs Lynn Vision
Series score: 2:1 in favor of FUT
- Dust2 (Lynn Vision’s pick) — 13:10
Lynn Vision managed to use their own pick and take the lead in the series first. The map remained competitive almost until the end, but the Chinese roster played the decisive stretch better and put FUT in a situation where the next loss would mean elimination. - Anubis (FUT’s pick) — 13:3
On their own pick, FUT answered in the most convincing way possible. The team took control of the map almost immediately, did not allow Lynn Vision to build on their success after Dust2, and with a dominant scoreline sent the match to the deciding Ancient. - Ancient (decider) — 13:7
On the third map, FUT maintained the tempo after their dominant Anubis. Lynn Vision still tried to stay in the series, but FUT were more consistent in the key rounds and completed the comeback from 0:1 to a final 2:1 victory.
Player of the Match — Lizhi “Starry” Ye (Lynn Vision)
- K–D: 60–38
- ADR: 104.6
- Rating 3.0: 1.69
Key contribution: despite Lynn Vision’s loss, Starry was the strongest individual player of the entire series. He finished the match with a big advantage in frags and the highest rating, but even such a performance was not enough to save the team after the collapse on Anubis and Ancient.
VRS results
- FUT — +18 pt → 1855 pt
The victory brought FUT 18 ranking points and allowed the team to move from fifth to fourth place in VRS. Together with continuing the fight in the lower bracket, this makes the result especially important for the team. - Lynn Vision — -2 pt → 1357 pt
The loss cost Lynn Vision only two ranking points, but the team dropped from 32nd to 33rd place. The much more serious consequence was elimination from BLAST Open Porto 2026 after their first match in the lower bracket.
What’s next?
FUT advance to the Lower semi-finals of Group B, where they will continue fighting for a place in the Lower final. The team no longer has any room for error, so every next series in the lower bracket will remain an elimination match.
Lynn Vision end their run at BLAST Open Porto 2026. After winning Dust2, the Chinese roster had an advantage in the series, but could not consolidate it and lost the next two maps.
Match summary
FUT started the series poorly and gave Dust2 to their opponent, but the team’s response was as convincing as possible. On Anubis, FUT effectively reset the match with a 13:3 blowout, and on Ancient they already controlled the decisive part of the matchup and completed the comeback.
Even Starry’s outstanding individual match with a 1.69 rating could not save Lynn Vision. As a result, FUT earned a 2:1 victory, +18 VRS points, and a place in the Lower semi-finals of Group B, while Lynn Vision leave BLAST Open Porto 2026.
