FUT Esports vs Team Heretics - VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2: Prediction, where to watch, and more
The FUT Esports vs Team Heretics match in the first round of lower bracket matches in VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2 will take place on July 17, 2024. Considering both teams have locked in their spot at Valorant Champions 2024, not much is at stake tonight. That said, both teams would want to retain their image of dominance in the region before going into the most important tournament of the year.
FUT and Heretics were the first teams to qualify for VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2 playoffs and have, in general, been considered two of the best teams in the region. Tonight's FUT Esports vs Team Heretics match will determine who lives to play another day, and whose EMEA trophy dreams come to an end for the 2024 season.
This article covers everything you need to know about tonight's FUT Esports vs Team Heretics match.
Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the author's opinions.
Everything you need to know about the FUT Esports vs Team Heretics match at VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2
Prediction
Both FUT Esports and Team Heretics suffered losses yesterday at the hands of Fnatic and Vitality, respectively. While FUT took the game to recently unexplored maps such as Haven (where they got dominated by their opponents), Heretics lost on their most favored maps.
It will be interesting to see whether the squads lean into more experimental map picks ahead of Champions 2024, or if they prefer to keep their cards closer to their sleeves. Considering there is some overlap between FUT Esports and Team Heretics' preferred maps, the match should be close if they stick to their comfort picks.
With the traditional maps in play, Team Heretics has a better chance of coming out on top, based on their performance yesterday. However, with more niche picks, the series could go either way.
Head-to-head
There have been seven FUT Esports vs Team Heretics encounters since 2022. The Turkish team has emerged victorious only twice, leaving TH with five victories. Every time the squads have clashed in 2024, Team Heretics has come out on top.
Recent results
Going into today's FUT Esports vs Team Heretics game, the former has a W-L-W-W-L streak in their last five matches, against NAVI, Team Heretics, Gentle Mates, GIANTX, and Fnatic, respectively. Heretics, on the other hand, has a W-W-W-W-L streak, against FUT, GIANTX, Gentle Mates, KOI, and Vitality, respectively.
Potential lineups
FUT Esports
- Furkan "Mr.FaliN" Yeğen (IGL)
- Mehmet Yagiz "cNed" ipek
- Eray "yetujey" Budak
- Dogukan "qRaxs" Balaban
- Ata "AtaKaptan" Tan
- Eray "Gais" Sarikaya (Coach)
Team Heretics
- Ricardas "Boo" Lukaševičius (IGL)
- Dominykas "MiniBoo" Lukaševičius
- Enes "RieNss" Ecirli
- Benjy "benjyfishy" Fish
- Mert "Wo0t" Alkan
- Neil "neilzinho" Finlay (Head Coach)
Where to watch FUT Esports vs Team Heretics at VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2
The game between FUT Esports and Team Heretics will be played at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany. The match will start on July 17, 2024, as soon as the Team Vitality vs Fnatic game concludes. Here is a breakdown of the regional timings:
- US (West): 12 pm PT (July 17, 2024)
- US (East): 3 pm ET (July 17, 2024)
- Berlin, Madrid, Paris: 9 pm CEST (July 17, 2024)
- India: 12:30 am IST (July 18, 2024)
- China: 3 am CST (July 18, 2024)
- Japan and Korea: 4 am KST (July 18, 2024)
You can watch the match on the following websites:
- Twitch: Watch here
- YouTube: Watch here
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