TYLOO gave up a HyperX Retake Season 13 quarter-final in Lisbon to make IEM Beijing, and their projected chance of a PGL Major Singapore invite collapsed. The decision likely settles Asia’s invite race days before the November 2 VRS cutoff locks the field.
TYLOO’s hopes of a PGL Major Singapore invite took a heavy blow away from the server. The Chinese side forfeited its best-of-three LAN quarter-final against Metizport in Lisbon on October 31. Metizport advanced on a 1-0 result.
The cause was a scheduling clash. The HyperX Retake organizers said TYLOO and Natus Vincere both pulled out because each team is booked to play IEM Beijing. NAVI had been due to face WhiteBIT Academy in a best-of-three playoff match the same day.
One forfeit drops TYLOO’s projected invite to 17%
The cost for TYLOO is steep. Before the quarter-final, the team’s projected chance of a Singapore Major spot stood at 68%, according to HLTV’s invite prediction. NAVI’s position is unchanged by its own withdrawal. TYLOO went into the match at No. 32 in the HLTV ranking and No. 59 in the Valve Regional Standings.
Time to recover is almost gone. The November 2 cutoff marks the shortest gap ever between a VRS cutoff and the start of a Major. Earlier cutoffs came about two months before the event. The Singapore Major features 32 teams and a $1,250,000 prize pool.
The forfeit likely settles Asia’s invite race. BC.Game, The MongolZ, FlyQuest, Chinggis Warriors and Lynn Vision are now expected to take the region’s spots. For TYLOO, that projection leaves little room on the path to Singapore.
A final VRS LAN gives way to IEM Beijing
The Lisbon event carried weight on the circuit. Season 13 is the last VRS LAN of the HyperX Retake 2026 circuit. Registration was open to any team for a €1,000 entry fee.
IEM Beijing is a far larger stage. The event runs from November 2 to 8 at the Bloomage Biotech Biohyalux ECM Arena. Sixteen teams compete for $1,250,000. TYLOO were drawn into Group B, with MOUZ as their first opponent.
The Beijing format set aside one main event place for the winner of an eight-team Asia closed qualifier. Invites drawn from August 3 VRS data sat alongside that qualifier spot. Both events now pull on the same calendar window.
The episode raises questions about overlapping schedules and events built around VRS points. Two teams left the same Lisbon bracket for one tournament. Only one of them, TYLOO, appears to pay a Major price for it.
The next marker is the Singapore Major itself. Its Stage 1 is set for November 24 to 27.
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