TYLOO forfeited its HyperX Retake Season 13 quarter-final against Metizport in Lisbon on October 31, and Metizport advanced on a 1-0 result. The HyperX Retake organizers said TYLOO and Natus Vincere both withdrew because each team is booked to play IEM Beijing. NAVI had been scheduled to face WhiteBIT Academy in a best-of-three playoff the same day.
According to HLTV's invite prediction, TYLOO's projected chance of a PGL Major Singapore spot stood at 68% before the quarter-final. The source reports that the forfeit cut that chance to 17%. The source says the decision likely settles Asia's invite race before the November 2 Valve Regional Standings (VRS) cutoff. TYLOO entered the match ranked No. 32 in the HLTV ranking and No. 59 in the VRS.
The source says BC.Game, The MongolZ, FlyQuest, Chinggis Warriors and Lynn Vision are now expected to take the region's spots. The November 2 cutoff would be the shortest gap ever between a VRS cutoff and the start of a Major, according to the source. The Singapore Major features 32 teams and a $1,250,000 prize pool. Its Stage 1 is set for November 24 to 27.
IEM Beijing runs from November 2 to 8 at the Bloomage Biotech Biohyalux ECM Arena. Sixteen teams compete for $1,250,000, and TYLOO is in Group B with MOUZ as its first opponent. The source notes that the event's format reserves one main event place for the winner of an eight-team Asia closed qualifier.