FUT Esports replaces ATA KAPTAN with cNed for VCT EMEA Stage 2
FUT Esports has been replaced by Ata ATA KAPTAN Tan with Megmet ‘cNed’ Ipek for the VCT EMEA Stage 2 starting roster. The cNed been signed to the Turkish esports organisation since 2023, the player was previously benched ahead of the VCT EMEA kickoff in January.
The Partner Team, FUT Esports been competing in Riot franchised VALORANT Champions Tour(VCT) since 2023. The organisation qualified for both Masters Tokyo and the season-ending VALORANT Champions event.
The FUT struggled to keep up with the top-performing EMEA teams in the later seasons. The last international attendance was the Masters Shanghai in June last year. The 2025 kickoff and Stage 1 events, FUT placed fourth and fifth.
The signing of Dogan Xeus Gozgen, CNed, was also moved to an inactive position before the 2025 VCT season kickoff. The Turkish player was also loaned to the challengers’ team, Valiant. Prior to his tenure at FUT, cNed spent three years competing for various EMEA organisations, including BBL Esports and NAVI.
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FUT Esports Heads to VCT EMEA Stage 2
To the day announcement video, titled The race of Champions Paris begins with FUT revealed to the starting line-up, without featuring its veteran member, ATA KAPTAN:
- Doğukan ‘qRaxs’ Balaban
- Mehmet Yağız ‘cNed’ İpek
- Doğan ‘xeus’ Gözgen
- Eray ‘yetujey’ Budak
- Furkan ‘MrFaliN’ YeğenThe
EMEA final chapter of VCT 2025 will begin on July 16th with the Stage 2 competition. The winner and Second place will also directly qualify for VALORANT Champions in September. FUT may also qualify through the VCT EMEA Points, with the given teams based on their performance throughout the year.
Placing sixth on the regional Points leaderboard, FUT would have to climb at least two ranks to receive a Champions slot to points alone. FUT’s first Stage 2 match will also take place on July 17th at 4 pm BST against the Ascension 2024 team, Gentle Mates.
