FUT’s Bucharest exit leaves cmtry likely to miss Singapore Major with Astralis

FUT’s quarter-final loss to Nemiga leaves Nikita “cmtry” Samolotov on FUT’s VRS lineup without any matches left before the welcome cut-off. Astralis will likely play the PGL Major Singapore with a stand-in unless Valve grants an exception or FUT play another occasion.

Nemiga’s win in Bucharest chose more than FUT’s own competition. It likewise settled where cmtry represents the Major.

Valve’s lineup guidelines bind cmtry to his old group

The issue originates from how Valve Regional Standings manage a gamer who appears on 2 lineups. Under that guideline, cmtry stays bound to FUT for this occasion.

Valve’s Major additional rulebook leaves little space to move. Invites go just to undamaged lineups. If a lineup decreases or is no longer undamaged, its invite passes to the next-highest-ranked lineup. The lineup a group signs up for the Major should likewise match the one that got the welcome. Groups might include one coach.

2 lineup moves established the clash. FUT signed AWPer Álvaro “SunPayus” García on October 1 after G2 benched him. FUT had actually no occasions arranged before PGL Masters Bucharest, which started on October 24. On October 13, Astralis signed siuhy and cmtry to change HooXi and jabbi. cmtry was set to move from the AWP to a rifle function.

He leaves FUT with current success behind him. cmtry won his very first MVP award when FUT won PGL Bucharest in April 2026.

Jabbi is the most likely stand-in unless Valve or FUT act

Astralis brought jabbi back on October 27 to stand in for the rest of Stake Ranked Episode 5 in Barcelona. The club stated he had actually come “directly from the airport at really little notification.” He is now the possible stand-in for cmtry in Singapore.

One path to complimentary cmtry stays open. A 5th match for SunPayus would put him on FUT’s VRS lineup in cmtry’s location, HLTV reported. FUT might get him that match by registering for an occasion open up to all groups, with EPIC 49 in Kettering one alternative. Far FUT have actually provided no indication that they will.

Signing up SunPayus as a replacement would let FUT field him at the Major under the existing guidelines. cmtry has no such choice with Astralis.

The result will form a 32-team Major with a $1,250,000 reward swimming pool. Any response from Valve would require to come before the cut-off. After that, certified groups need to validate all group information by November 6 and send competition products by November 9.

Sources

• counter-strike_rules_and_regs/ major-supplemental-rulebook. md (Valve)
• FUT vs. Nemiga at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 (HLTV)
• Astralis Could Be Forced to Play Singapore Major Without cmtry (Strafe)
• cmtry set to miss out on Singapore Major for Astralis (Fragster)