FUT defeated TYLOO 2:0 in the opening round of the Swiss Stage at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. Álvaro “SunPayus” García led the team in his first official series for the organization, finishing with a 1.47 Rating 3.0.
FUT won Nuke 13:9 before taking Ancient 13:6 to move into the 1-0 pool.
Tournament context
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 features 16 teams competing for a $1,250,000 prize pool in Bucharest.
The group stage uses a Swiss system with all matches played as Bo3. Teams need three victories to advance to the eight-team playoffs, while three defeats result in elimination.
FUT entered the tournament with SunPayus making his official debut after joining the roster earlier in October.
How the match unfolded — FUT vs TYLOO
Series score: 2:0 in favor of FUT
- Nuke (pick TYLOO) — 13:9 in favor of FUT
TYLOO made the better start on their own pick and built a 7:2 advantage before FUT recovered to finish the first half 5:7. FUT took control after the side switch, winning eight of ten rounds to close Nuke 13:9. - Ancient (pick FUT) — 13:6 in favor of FUT
The teams entered halftime tied at 6:6, but FUT completely shut down TYLOO after switching sides. SunPayus and his teammates won seven consecutive rounds to end the map without conceding a single round in the second half.
Player of the Match — Álvaro “SunPayus” García
- K–D: 34–18
- ADR: 85.1
- KAST: 87.8%
- Rating 3.0: 1.47
SunPayus finished his FUT debut with the highest Rating 3.0 in the series and a +16 kill differential.
Aulon “Krabeni” Fazlija was close behind with 38–24 K–D, 94.8 ADR and a 1.45 Rating 3.0. Dmytro “dem0n” Myroshnychenko also had a strong series with a 1.30 rating.
No TYLOO player finished above a 1.00 Rating 3.0. Zero led the Chinese team at 0.99.
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VRS results
- FUT — +40 pt → 1,677 pt, #10 → #10
FUT gained 40 VRS points while remaining tenth in the global ranking. - TYLOO — +3 pt → 1,243 pt, #62 → #59
Despite the defeat, TYLOO gained three VRS points and moved three positions.
What’s next?
FUT move into the 1-0 pool of the PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Swiss Stage following their opening victory.
TYLOO drop into the 0-1 pool and will need to recover in the second round.
For FUT, the result also provided a strong first showing with SunPayus in the lineup, with the new AWPer immediately finishing as the highest-rated player in his debut series.
