TYLOO qualification hopes fade as BC.Game crash out of HyperX Retake

TYLOO's chances of reaching the PGL Major Singapore have dropped sharply after the Chinese organisation withdrew from HyperX Retake, HLTV reports.

The withdrawal followed a scheduling clash with IEM Beijing, and TYLOO's qualification probability for Singapore now sits at just 17%, according to HLTV's figures.

Elsewhere in the Counter-Strike 2 circuit, BC.Game have already secured their place at the PGL Major Singapore through the Asian VRS, meaning their qualification is unaffected by events away from that pathway.

That cushion did little to soften a disappointing final event before the Major, with BC.Game eliminated from HyperX Retake Season 13 at the group stage after losses to Metizport and OG, Dust2.us reports.

The result sat well below expectations for a roster built around Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev, given the Bo3 defeats came against the world number 64 Metizport and number 177 OG.

BC.Game opened the event strongly, beating OG 13-6 on Cache after winning both pistol rounds, with s1mple topping the scoreboard on 23 kills and a 1.93 rating.

Their next assignment against Metizport began well too, with BC.Game taking Nuke 13-3 on the underdogs' own map pick.

Metizport hit back on Mirage, overturning an early 12-4 deficit for BC.Game to win 13-9, then carried that momentum into Ancient, building an 8-4 half-time lead before closing out the map 13-6 to take the series 2-1.

BC.Game's final group match against OG carried direct stakes, with playoff qualification or elimination on the line.

OG took the opener on Inferno 13-9 after a dominant T-side start that put them 9-3 up at half-time, with BC.Game only narrowing the gap in the second half.

Cache followed a similar pattern, OG building an 8-4 CT-side lead before BC.Game clawed back two rounds to end the half, then OG surging to 11-5 up on the T-side after the switch.

BC.Game forced a fightback that pushed the map into overtime, but OG held their nerve to win 16-14 on Cache, eliminating BC.Game from the Portuguese LAN.

With that exit, BC.Game now have a clear schedule heading into the PGL Major Singapore, which begins on 24 November.