VCT 2026 EMEA Stage 2 Playoffs continue on August 28 with FUT vs Karmine Corp and Team Liquid vs Fire Flux Esports.
VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 EMEA Stage 2 Playoffs enter the final stretch on Friday, August 28, when FUT Esports and Karmine Corp face off in the upper bracket final, followed by a lower-bracket semifinal clash between Team Liquid and the surging Fire Flux Esports.
At Esportbet, you can find free VALORANT predictions and tips for the two games, and odds from the top-rated bookmakers for esports betting.
Karmine Corp are listed as +100 underdogs on the best VALORANT bookmakers to defeat FUT Esports on Friday and still have a chance to qualify for VALORANT Champions.
Meanwhile, FUT Esports enter this match with no pressure, as they have already booked a spot in the world championship via VCT points.
Playing with no pressure is a huge advantage, and FUT have been in good form, making it harder to doubt them and their chances to win.
However, Karmine Corp have not been playing poorly either. They topped Group Omega and have since beaten Enterprise Esports.
Qualitatively, there is not much to separate the two teams, but the pressure to perform will play a factor, making FUT the more appealing pick.
FUT Esports to win
Team Liquid have made it through the first two rounds of the lower bracket, beating Eintracht Frankfurt and Enterprise Esports.
They are now set to face another Challenger team in Fire Flux Esports, who turned many heads with their performances in VCT EMEA Stage 2, having beaten PCIFIC Esports, Team Heretics, Team Vitality, and BBL Esports.
Those results are a clear indication that Fire Flux have the tools to challenge VCT-tier teams, including Team Liquid.
Team Liquid boast a very capable coaching staff, which is not something to ignore as they will be well-prepared for this match.
Yet that alone is not a good enough reason to take their side at -138.89, mainly because of Fire Flux’s strong form.
This is a very competitive game in the making and, looking at the teams’ map pools, there is a strong chance it extends to three maps.
Over 2.5 maps
Mark Prezelj
Esports Betting Analyst
Mark Prezelj is a Slovenian esports betting analyst with over 3,500 articles at EsportBet and the founder of Lines64.com — someone who has been reading odds longer than most readers have been watching esports.
