In fact, these are likely the last mentions of FUT Esports as “the former NAVI academy roster.” The team has already reached the level where it should be recognized simply as FUT Esports. Their management made an interesting decision last summer: they chose to remove their newly assembled Turkish roster and instead pick up the NAVI academy roster, which had already been put up for sale — and without its biggest star, makazze.
Since then, the team has made only one roster change. At first, they had the veteran of the French scene, misutaaa, who was later replaced by launx. For the wider audience, he was a relatively unknown Romanian player, but he is now showing excellent form within the team.
In 2026, FUT Esports began actively earning VRS points: they were close to reaching the playoffs of BLAST Bounty S1 2026, performed well in the Group Stage of IEM Krakow 2026, were one match away from the playoffs at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, and the key moment was their flawless run to Stage 2 of ESL Pro League. Although the tournament is not over for them yet, the number of wins they’ve already secured gives them confidence in qualifying for the main event of the season — the IEM Cologne Major 2026.
Now, according to VRS analyst MischiefCS2, FUT Esports qualify for the Major with a 99.0% probability — on the same level as other top teams such as Vitality, G2, NAVI, Spirit, and Falcons.
As a reminder, Monte defeated PARIVISION and advanced to Stage 2 of ESL Pro League S23!