Team Vitality and Fnatic secured victories against FUT Esports and MKOI, respectively, on Day 3 of Week 2 at VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2.

Team Vitality vs FUT Esports

Despite expectations from fans and analysts that FUT Esports would come out on top, Team Vitality made a bold statement — and did so in dominant fashion, crushing the Turkish squad 2-0 (Haven 13:2, Lotus 13:5). Surprisingly, it wasn’t Derke who earned MVP honors, but kovaQ, who delivered a standout performance on Iso with 41 kills across two maps, boasting a 192 ADR and 317 ACS. His stats in this series were 24% higher than his recent match average. Full match stats here.

Fnatic vs MKOI

The second match of the day brought its own surprises as MKOI put up a strong fight against one of the top teams in EMEA. While their performance ultimately wasn’t enough, Fnatic came away with 2-0 victory (. It was a commendable effort from the underdogs. Full match stats here.

VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 is taking place from July 16 to September 1 in Germany. The tournament features 12 teams from the EMEA region, a $250,000 prize pool, VCT points, and two qualification spots for VALORANT Champions 2025. Click here for full schedule and standings.