FlyQuest fade out in G2 drubbing at BLAST Open London

Aussie squad FlyQuest have bowed out of BLAST Open London overnight with a brutal 2-0 loss against G2, but they haven't left the event empty-handed, netting valuable VRS points following their sole win over Legacy in the lower bracket.

It was a series to forget to wrap up FlyQuest's London run on Sunday. Three players for G2 racked up double-digit kill differentials on the way to a 13-4, 13-6 drubbing.

Expectations weren't high for FlyQuest's opening series against Spirit either, with the OCE squad managing nine rounds in the 2-0 (13-4, 13-5) defeat while superstar donk recorded his fourth and fifth 2.0+ rated maps against FQ this year.

But despite the heavy losses, FlyQuest will still walk away from BLAST London with a net positive VRS result thanks to the team's 2-1 (13-8, 2-13, 13-9) win over Brazilian squad Legacy.

Vexite (20-12, 1.93) got the party started early on Mirage, recording an impressive +10.36% round swing as FlyQuest put up a brick wall on the CT side; the squad went nine rounds straight after a 4-8 half to ice the opener.

A forgettable Nuke — FlyQuest's ninth loss on the map in a row — meant the boys needed to lift on Inferno, and cometh the hour, cometh the Romanian.

Regali (27-13, 111 ADR, 2.18) took complete control of the map, almost single-handedly dragging FlyQuest over the line in a tight 13-9 win. While FlyQuest was unable to extend their tournament run past G2, they'll hold their spot in the top 30 heading into September.

T side woes continue for FlyQuest as they navigate the second season of the calendar year. Since jks linked up with the team in July, FQ has won just four opening T halves and sit well below the T side average across four of the five maps the team has played.

As FQ navigate life with jks, INS' shift back to the IGL role, and the departure of long-time coach erkaSt (without a full-time replacement as yet), growing pains were expected.

But as competition heats up both in Asia and abroad, FlyQuest won't have much more time to get comfortable before the StarLadder Budapest Major comes calling.