3DMAX clinch Malta LAN Finals ticket with 2-0 win over FUT

<p>3DMAX qualified for the BLAST Bounty Season 2 Malta LAN Finals on July 26 by defeating FUT 2-0 (Dust2 13-11, Ancient 13-9). The French squad will now travel to Malta for their third LAN event with Jeremy 'Kursy' Gast in the coaching seat.</p><h3>misutaaa the star</h3><p>Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier took on the fragging load with 45 kills, 90 ADR, and a 1.37 rating across the two-map series. His Dust2 individual performance — particularly on B-site utility timings — was the tactical anchor for 3DMAX's map win.</p><h3>Match context</h3><p>Dust2 was the closer of the two maps, going down to a 13-11 finish. Ancient was more one-sided, with 3DMAX's structured T-side executes overwhelming FUT's rotations. The 2-0 result closed out FUT's tournament and set up 3DMAX's Malta qualification.</p><h3>3DMAX's project</h3><p>The French organization has been consistently in the mid-to-upper tier-2 conversation through 2026, with several LAN Finals appearances providing a foundation to build on. Malta represents their third LAN event as a unit with the current lineup, and the org is aiming to convert the appearance into a deeper run than previous outings.</p><h3>Malta Finals qualifiers</h3><p>The eight teams heading to Malta for the LAN Finals are: FaZe, Spirit, Liquid (post-JT), Astralis (post-NEO), MOUZ, paiN, 3DMAX, and The MongolZ. Notably, only Spirit is inside the world top 10, making this Bounty Finals one of the most open in the format's history.</p><h3>What's next</h3><p>The Malta LAN Finals run from July 30 to August 2 with a $1.15 million prize pool. 3DMAX will look to convert their strong online form into their best-ever tier-one LAN result, with misutaaa's individual momentum a key variable.</p>

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• https://www.hltv.org/news/45186/3dmax-beat-fut-to-clinch-malta-lan-finals-ticket...
• https://community.skin.club/en/news/3dmax-upset-fut-blast-bounty-season-2-lan-fi...