FUT s0pp: "I'm not playing like on Stage 1. I feel like I'm not really focused on the game sometimes"

FUT Esports are steadily moving closer to their goal of qualifying for the VALORANT Champions. After showing considerable resilience to overcome Team Liquid in its opening VCT EMEA playoff match, the Turkish organization will face another domestic rival, BBL Esports, this Friday. A victory would secure their place at the end-of-season competition.

Ahead of the upcoming matchup, Efe “s0pp” Tur, who once again delivered a standout performance against TL, spoke to Sheep Esports about his team’s recent performances and their ambitions for the remainder of the competition.

Efe “s0pp” Tur: “It was nice, it was good to bounce back after 3-9. The pressure was high because I was playing like shit. But I think I bounced back pretty well.

s0pp: We played together so many times, and we trusted each other. And I think that was the main thing.

s0pp: We just knew what they were going to do. And we just listened to sociablEE (Volkan Yönal) and we stuck together. At the end of the day, we were just killing them, and we won rounds like that.

s0pp: The Play-Ins were easy, I would say. I don't think we struggled in a game so much. We knew we were going to qualify for the playoffs. We should have qualified for the playoffs from the group stage. But our game against NAVI was so bad. So we had to start with Play-Ins, and now we are in the playoffs. We won our first game, and in the next game, we are going to qualify for Champs.

s0pp: We talked about this before the game today. We were talking about the fact we should be playing against Tier 2 teams to see how good they are because we saw Enterprise won today. Three teams qualified; we want to play against them. They are really good at practice. But we want to see how good they are on the big stage. Enterprise was good today. Let's see Fire Flux and Frankfurt.

s0pp: I don't think it affected us. Bambino (Tyler Jay) was doing really well. I think he's a really good coach. He actually won us to Haven. Because on the halftime, he said, “I want you guys to force buy, if we lose pistol”. And we forced and we won. We won because of him, I would say. So he's a really good coach. I don't think it really affected us so much, but it’s still sad.

s0pp: I still think I'm not playing like on Stage 1. I feel like I'm not really focused on the game sometimes. It happened on Masters London as well, I was feeling so bad. I couldn't really focus on the game. I know I'm trying my best to fix that. I think I'll figure it out. But still, I don't think I really reached my full potential. Because I see my potential, I'm not close to that.

s0pp: I still think I'm playing like how I play on ULF. Obviously, our playstyle changed since I'm in FUT, I was playing the main Duelist. Overall, I think I'm still playing the same. I don't think it really changed anything. Like I said, maybe my playstyle with my teammates, maybe I'm playing more with them.

s0pp: I think we need to trust each other more. We did this on today. I think we trusted each other so much. It went so quickly when we were coming back from 3-9. I even said to my teammates, “it’s going so quick, what's happening?” because it's about trusting each other and sticking to each other. As long as you know your team and you know how good you are, you can just do it together. And at the end of the day, if you shoot your gun well, it's okay.

s0pp: I think it's going to be so hype because whoever wins will qualify for Champs. So I hope it's going to be good.

s0pp: I don't think it's a bigger challenge. I think we're going to play like how we played today. Maybe a little bit more pressure because of qualifying to the Champs. But I don't think we're going to do something else.”