Stand-in jL helped Vitality beat NAVI 2-0 to reach the PGL Masters Bucharest playoffs, while NAVI now face Spirit in an elimination match. The results land days before the November 2 standings that set the PGL Major Singapore invites.

jL’s first match against NAVI since he left the organization in July ended in a lopsided win. NAVI’s own Inferno pick turned into a rout for Vitality. On Dust2, they came back from 3-9 down. They closed the series with 10 straight rounds and booked their playoff place.

jL went 13-5 with a 1.58 rating across the series. mezii was even sharper at 19-9 with a 1.86 rating. On the other side, NAVI’s Mihai ‘iM’ Ivan died in every round of the first half on Inferno without a kill. He finished that map at 5.1 ADR.

Vitality named jL in August as a substitute for BLAST Open Porto and PGL Masters Bucharest. He covers mezii and apEX while both take paternity leave. In Bucharest, he is standing in for apEX. Because Vitality must play at least five games at the event, the five-game rule makes jL the player on their invited Major roster, HLTV reported. That should send the Singapore Major stickers to jL rather than apEX.

Vitality’s one defeat so far came against FUT. FUT won that series 2-1, coming back from 4-8 down on the deciding map. That made them the first team into the playoffs.

NAVI started 2-0 before losses to BetBoom and Vitality. Spirit now stand between them and elimination.

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