FUT defeated Inner Circle 2:0 in the Group B lower-bracket semi-final, eliminating Inner Circle and moving one win away from the playoffs at BLAST Open Porto 2026. FUT won Mirage 13:9 before closing the series with a 13:6 victory on Nuke.
Dmytro “dem0n” Myroshnychenko was the standout player of the series, finishing with a 2.02 Rating 3.0 and a 45–17 K–D across the two maps.
FUT closed both maps after strong second halves
- Mirage (FUT pick) — 13:9
- Nuke (Inner Circle pick) — 13:6
Mirage was tied 6:6 after the opening half, leaving the series balanced on the FUT map pick. FUT took control after the side switch, winning seven of the next ten rounds to close the map 13:9.
Inner Circle then moved to Nuke, but their own pick started poorly. FUT built a 9:3 advantage in the first half and needed only four more rounds after the break to finish the map 13:6 and complete the 2:0 sweep.
Player of the Match — Dmytro “dem0n” Myroshnychenko
- K–D: 45–17
- ADR: 102.7
- KAST: 90.2%
- Rating 3.0: 2.02
dem0n finished far ahead of the rest of the server and recorded 17 more kills than any of his FUT teammates. He also ended the series with more than twice as many kills as deaths and participated in over 90% of the rounds.
Nikita “cmtry” Samolotov was the next highest-rated FUT player with a 1.19 rating and a 28–17 K–D. Daniil “headtr1ck” Valitov led Inner Circle with a 0.99 rating and a 28–27 K–D, while no other Inner Circle player finished above 0.86.
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— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) August 30, 2026
VRS results
- FUT — +26 pt → 1,877 pt
The victory added 26 points to the FUT VRS total, increasing it from 1,851 to 1,877. FUT remain at #4.
- Inner Circle — -4 pt → 1,507 pt
Inner Circle lost four points following the elimination, dropping from 1,511 to 1,507. Inner Circle remain at #18.
What’s next?
FUT advance to the Group B lower-bracket final, where one more victory will secure a place in the BLAST Open Porto 2026 playoffs.
For Inner Circle, the defeat ends their run at the tournament after a campaign that included a 2:0 upset over Vitality in the opening round.
