FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #8 s0pp Efe Tur xeus Doğan Gözgen yetujey Eray Budak KROSTALY Okan Alaçam sociablEE Volkan Yonal has announced that Head Coach Berke "Vlad" Kantürk will not lead the team against its upcoming bout with Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #5 nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin GSR Ognjen Bondžić kamo Kamil Frąckowiak trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Kicks Kimmie Laasner today due to a one-match ban he received. As of the time of this article's publication, there has been no announcement from official VCT social media accounts regarding Vlad's suspension.

bambino image Bambino will most likely lead FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #8 s0pp Efe Tur xeus Doğan Gözgen yetujey Eray Budak KROSTALY Okan Alaçam sociablEE Volkan Yonal today. (Photo: Sasha Safronova/Riot Games)

With EMEA's Stage 2 playoffs beginning today, the remaining teams – including FUT – are in the final stretch of the marathon to Champions Shanghai. Every match counts as each team seeks one of the four tickets available.

FUT currently sit at 13 Championship Points, just one placement behind Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #4 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Derke Nikita Niko Sirmitev Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu 's 14 points. Should the Turkish squad perform well in playoffs, it could guarantee a trip to Shanghai off of points alone should it miss out on the top two.

Team Liquid currently holds only nine points and sits behind four other teams in standings. A deep run is necessary for Ivo "LohaN" Albino's troops to continue to the international stage.

The reasoning behind Vlad's ban has yet to be revealed by both FUT and the VCT EMEA. FUT will most likely rely solely on Assistant Coach Tyler "Bambino" Jay for today's match against Liquid.