DH Cluj EU pre-quals. announced

1-9-2015 23:51

DreamHack have announced details for the European pre-qualifiers, which will take place online and then at DreamHack Open Stockholm in anticipation of the next CS:GO major at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

The announcement of the next CS:GO major, which will be run by DreamHack and PGL at the former organisation's Open stop in Cluj-Napoca, Romania on October 28-November 1, saw the top eight finishers at ESL One Cologne 2015 automatically qualify, as per usual.

The remaining eight spots at DH Open Cluj-Napoca were announced to be determined via a combination of the 9-16th place finishers at ESL One Cologne as well as eight teams that would advance to the offline qualifier via an online qualifying stage. The 9-16th place finishers are once again:

CLG	FlipSid3 Tactics
Renegades	Cloud9
mousesports	Titan
Immunity	Team eBettle

The offline qualifier, with the 16 teams mentioned above, is to take place at DreamHack Open Stockholm on September 22-26, which has been restructured as the major's offline qualifier, and will take place at two separate locations over the five days: Monster Energy DreamHack Studios and the Annexet Stockholm Globe Arena.

A long road awaits for teams that wish to compete at the Polyvalent Hall in Cluj-Napoca

DreamHack have now announced the European online pre-qualifiers, which will determine five of the eight teams to qualify for the Stockholm qualifier, with the other three spots going to North America and Asia.

Two online pre-qualifiers will take place over the coming two weekends, each one featuring an open stage and a closed stage. The open stage will be open to all European teams and feature a single-elimination, best-of-one bracket from which eight teams will advance to the closed stage.

Eight pre-seeded teams will then join the open stage eight to face off in the closed stage, which will see a single elimination, best-of-three bracket take place. The info for pre-qualifier #1 can be found below:

Qualifier #1: Sep. 5-6 - 2 spots to Stockholm
Sep. 5	14:00	Open Stage	512 teams
Sep. 6	12:00	Closed Stage	8 teams from open stage + 8 invited teams

The invited teams for the closed stage are as follows:

Null element HellRaisers	dignitas
SK	PENTA
Reason	Dobry Gaming
CPH Wolves	Space Soldiers

The info for pre-qualifier #2, which takes place the following weekend, can also be found below:

Qualifier #2: Sep. 12-13 - 3 spots to Stockholm
Sep. 12	14:00	Open Stage	512 teams
Sep. 13	12:00	Closed Stage	8 teams from open stage + 8 pre-qual. #1 teams

All pre-qualifiers will be hosted on FACEIT's servers and services. Sign-ups for both open stage pre-qualifiers can be found on this page and by scrolling down to the signup section.

EZ hr

2015-09-01 23:52

3 replies

FIRST

2015-09-02 00:19

2 replies

you're 44th mate nt

2015-09-02 13:19

1 reply

more like, FIRST!!!

2015-09-04 01:35

Ez for vactares

2015-09-01 23:51

vactares inc

nice

where's e-frag?

2015-09-03 22:53

not allowed to play i guess,due to so called "vac ban" on stolen account of dreamer.

2015-09-03 22:58

space soldiers on lan lmao

6 replies

they have been invited for the online qualifier,roflmao.

2015-09-01 23:53

5 replies

uhm

2015-09-02 00:07

4 replies

2015-09-02 00:34

i thought that it is offline but seems like it isnt

2015-09-02 00:43

Yup its for the online stage,only 9-16th place at cologne are invited directly directly to offline qualifier.

2015-09-02 00:44

yeah thx for the confirmation

2015-09-02 01:03

HUNDEN at major confirmed

Yessssss, HUNDEN autograph stickers. Make it happen Reason.

2015-09-02 00:38

ss on lan? i arent think that

Luminosity??

2015-09-01 23:54

did you watch the last major? they're guaranteed a spot since they went to quarters

2015-09-01 23:59

sorry for my ignorance, bro.

2015-09-02 15:17

you're ok, just giving info

2015-09-03 22:07

HAHAHAH SPACE SOLDIERS, IS THIS A JOKE? XD

why?

2015-09-02 02:04

SS are underestimated for now, we will see how they perform against tier2 on LAN.

2015-09-02 09:57

hltv.org/match/2295599-space-soldiers-gp..

2015-09-02 13:05

DG plz

+fraternitas

2015-09-01 23:55

EZ for CWolves

2015-09-01 23:57

faceit being nice to Space Soldiers after that reddit post, KAPPA

Space Soldiers to a major plz XDDDDDDD

2015-09-01 23:58

lol thats fucking stupid, renegades and immunity are only there because they played some asian teams

2015-09-02 00:00

12 replies

they have been invited to the QUALFIER,not to the main event,im sure immunity wont make it through the qualifier.

2015-09-02 00:35

11 replies

yet dignitas hasn't been invited to the qualifier? or have they? i dont understand are those other 8 teams also in the qualifier?

2015-09-02 00:41

10 replies

The teams who came 9-16th at last major are invited directly to the offline qualifier. Dignitas has been invited to round of 16 of Online Qualifier.

2015-09-02 00:42

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That's my point, just because immunity managed to beat some asian teams that no one has ever heard of means they deserve the invite over dignitas or some other teams? like what lmao

2015-09-02 00:45

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Dignitas failed at the offline EU qualifier(very badly too). Dignitas needs to not choke when it matter,this is their chance.

2015-09-02 00:47

but they would of won at the asian qualifiers

2015-09-02 00:58

That's why this time,no continent gets direct slot,every one has to play offline qualifier. If dignitas dont get 1 out 5 spots available at offline qualifier,hey obviously dont deserve it. And no they probably would have lost to renegades again ? Who knows?What if they face renegades in the semis?

2015-09-02 01:00

asia and na got a direct slot do you not read?

2015-09-02 01:13

EU has 5 slots,asia has 1 and na have 2 slots AT THE OFFLINE QUALIFIER,NOT AT THE EVENT. If dignitas cannot win 1 out of 5 slots online,they dont deserve it. Why so salty?

2015-09-02 01:16

how am i salty tho

2015-09-02 02:10

if not salty, then just plain stupid :)

2015-09-02 09:51

So you are basically saying that australian team should play online qualifiers vs european teams... gg

2015-09-05 19:51

Ez CPH Wolves

2015-09-02 00:02

2x 512 teams playing on 2 saturdays, i will be refreshing the bracket pages, i love to see those unknown teams compete all day

2015-09-02 00:08

only one set of 512 teams on the first saturday. the second saturday will be the best 8 of those against the 8 listed there. not too bad my friend! :p

2015-09-02 00:12

Qualifier #1: Sep. 5-6 - 2 spots to Stockholm Sep. 5 14:00 Open Stage 512 teams Qualifier #2: Sep. 12-13 - 3 spots to Stockholm Sep. 12 14:00 Open Stage 512 teams ?? I read wrong?

2015-09-02 00:16

Yup you're right. I'm too tired to read correctly today... :X

2015-09-02 00:29

no the second weekend will be eight from pre-qual #1 that did well + 8 from another 512 team bracket

2015-09-02 00:17

oh my I'm blind

2015-09-02 00:27

512 teams WHAT

1024 ;D crazy, right? I love it

2015-09-02 00:23

me too! same with champions league qualifier rounds. so many matches of weird teams :D awesome!

2015-09-02 00:32

Ye main tournament is almost every time predictable, with same teams and players (not saying thats no fun though, obviously it's nice to see highskill plays). Qualifications is fun because its really unpredictable and its nice to try and discover new talent! In csgo or CL ;P

exactly!!

2015-09-02 01:04

Space soldiers are invited because there was one balkan spot and because E-frag still can't use dream3r they invite SS

2015-09-02 00:09

why e-frag can't use dream3r?

GoGo #SpaceSoldiers #SS

2015-09-02 00:10

SPACE SOLDIERS GO <3

No Romanian qualifier.Fucking hell.

2015-09-02 00:11

C9, Titan, mouz, F3, HR, CLG, Renegades & SK.

lel, space soldiers :D Funny :P :D Ez 4 LANtares? oh wait.

2015-09-02 00:18

we will see :)

failtares incm

2015-09-02 00:20

EZ for HUNDEN

2015-09-02 00:25

ahahaha reason invited to closed qual wtf

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Reason invited to the online qualifier?Cant say there are so many teams better than them.

2015-09-02 00:37

25 replies

Loool "Cant say there are so many teams better than them" Ayy lmao

2015-09-02 09:05

24 replies

so tell me which random mix teams are better than reason?

2015-09-02 10:27

23 replies

are you serious? they are some noname danish players, 4th or 5th best team in denmark lol

2015-09-02 11:12

15 replies

You still didn't list teams mate,who else would you invite to an ONLINE PRE QUALIFIER?

2015-09-02 11:42

14 replies

Edit:Read it to late

2015-09-02 12:05

alot of other teams, reason has done NOTHING

2015-09-02 12:17

Still havent named any team lol. All other teams are free to participate in the qualifier lol. Are you seriously crying about reason being invited to the round of 16 of ONLINE PRE QUALIFIER? Using your logic,what has CPH wolves done in the recent history? Or Penta or SS or Dobry(ex g2) ?

2015-09-02 12:20

those teams you mentioned are all better AND have achieved more

2015-09-02 12:22

They are "so called better" coz you have seen them play more,apart from that,their achievements are nothing. Still waiting for you to name a few teams... Stop being salty and start using your brain.

2015-09-02 12:24

why would i use time on listing every team better than the nonames in reason. you have not listed a reason why they deserve to be invited either...

2015-09-02 12:28

"you have not listed a reason why they deserve to be invited either... " Because they have achieved as much as the other invited teams,which is nothing.(apart from dignitas ,sk etc). Anyways nice talking to you. I asked for 1 team,not a list lol.In 5 comments you couldn't name 1.

2015-09-02 12:34

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hahaha, they have not achieved shit keep crying blind fanboy xD

2015-09-02 12:33

isnt that what i said lol ? I said they have achieved as much as the rest,which is nothing,which means that they and the rest of the teams have achieved nothing. Eglish much ? Rofl at the 8 year old response "keep crying blind fanboy xD" At Least we know who is blind. Mad cph fanboi so salty.

2015-09-02 12:36

you say it youself, they haven't achieved anything. rekt by urself m8 keep fanboying them kid

2015-09-02 12:40

nt man, pity you for not understanding english,not your fault though..

2015-09-05 19:47

your right, it's your fault

2015-09-05 19:52

rofl,mad kid fails to understand english and says its my fault.Look at the all the awesome teams in the pre qualifier,so muhc better than reason! I guess cph wolves best team with no achievements!

2015-09-05 19:54

haha, still butthurt

2015-09-05 20:02

E-Frag, Fraternitas and NerdRage (nokappa)

2015-09-02 11:52

E-frag cant participate,thats why they have never been allowed to participate in major qualifiers. Nerdrage (kappa) Joelz on lan ? XD Fraternitas deserves an invite,but they will mostly make it through the open section anyways.

2015-09-02 11:59

I know that E-Frag can't participate, but your question was that which teams are better than Reason, that's why I mentioned them. And jOELZ on lan, I are think that :D

2015-09-02 12:06

So thats 1 legit team better than reason,shit happens man,bigger organisations get preference,that other guy talks about reason like they are complete shit!

2015-09-02 12:11

Yeah I see, just let him be and don't argue with him, you won't change his opinion anyway so :D

2015-09-02 12:29

rip :( hltv.org/match/2297762-fraternitas-torpe..

2015-09-05 19:46

At first when my m8 wrote me that Fraternitas are loosing 13-4 I thought its an unimportant match and they are throwing, but now I noticed it was the pre-qual for DH. I am so sad for them :/, but whatever, shit happens... P.S. look at the post nr. 11 under the match, I should have written the opposite :D

2015-09-05 20:06

Rip South america spots... I don't know what LG needs to show for valve and company give SA at least a chance to compete...

Are you kidding me ? Keyd still has yet to beat win a bo3 against good teams. Also,we will see more of the 2nd brazilian team soon in the US leagues right?

sa dont deserve a spot atm bro

2015-09-02 00:39

The 2 best teams of SA are living in the US (LG and GA) Its not worth doing a qualify in SA. Besides that, there are many Europeans and Asian teams that deserve a spot in the next major more than any team around here. We need to grow the scene here , do more LAN events, and qualifies for national championships or even international one's, but not for a major, not now.

I did not say a qualify, but a chance to compete... By that I mean at least a spot at the qualify, it seems fairs to me... If asia has why wouldn't SA have?

agree

2015-09-02 03:54

plz titan. This is your time, plzzzz

they have a good chance, there are only 12 teams with a better chance than them...

2015-09-02 11:22

All in on Dig.

2015-09-02 00:40

Wait what? Reason, SS, CPH Wolves, Penta invited over Fraternitas? What the actual fuk?

i highly believe Fraternitas will through open qualifier

2015-09-02 06:25

Cph and ss is better though

2015-09-02 09:06

Last match Frat - SS 2-1 in 99dmg Arena. CPH Wolves better? How do you know, new line-up, nothing achieved yet. Reason new line-up as well. Frat - PENTA 2:0 in finals of 99dmg Arena, same thing with Frat -D&G. Frat won three 99dmg Arenas in a row.

2015-09-02 11:09

cph has played a number of matches, and showed that they are good... Frateritas only nonames, sorry dude...

2015-09-02 11:14

I gave you stats, sorry dude...

2015-09-02 11:15

haha, penta suck, so good job btw they got rekt by e-frag keep crying blind fanboy xDDDDDDDD

2015-09-02 11:20

"rekt" 2-1? I know it´s pointless to argue with you, considering you are another 14 year old HLTV retard, but Frat played recently against PENTA, SS, D&G and won all three matches (Bo3 btw) so I don´t see the reason, why these teames got invited over Frat. Never mind, waiting for another great analysis from you (keep crying fanboy, frat suck, my mum playing cs> fraternitas etc.)

2015-09-02 11:24

OMG FRATERNITAS SHOULD GET INVITE THEY BEAT 3 TEAMS OMG WTF VOLVO THEY NO INVITE? WTF btw ever penta deserve the spot more than fraternitas

2015-09-02 11:29

they dont invite 3rd worlders

2015-09-02 14:29

SK Gaming and SpaceS will be the winner #rez

2015-09-02 00:46

SS TO MAJOR MAKE IT HAPPEN PLEASE!! !!!

2015-09-02 00:53

PLEASE SPACE SOLDIERS STICKERS. BELIEVE ON YOU SS

2015-09-02 02:02

space soldiers have a very good logo. i hope they can qualify lol

2015-09-02 03:07

EASY HUNDEN

2015-09-02 03:15

Will efrag even try to play?

2015-09-02 03:49

they couldnt play it,dream3r got vac banned while he cant attend ESL events

2015-09-02 06:28

Didn't stop him from playing previous qualifiers for events and this isn't esl event its DH with PGL

2015-09-02 06:32

its my bad ,he cant take part in tournaments that valve sponsored

2015-09-02 13:02

8 slots in stockholm? is that?

2015-09-02 03:52

The offline qualifier, with the 16 teams mentioned above, is to take place at DreamHack Open Stockholm on September 22-26 DAFUQQ?! 5 days?!

2015-09-02 07:15

ez e-frag oh,wait

2015-09-02 09:18

EZ HUNDEN

2015-09-02 09:54

Will Hellraisers and CW play the qualifier from the Gaming Paradise festival that starts on sunday?

2015-09-02 10:04

good question

2015-09-02 13:23

Lets go space soldiers

2015-09-02 10:30

Dobry Gaming lmao, cant even win nerdrage :D

2015-09-02 10:51

Soon cant wait, go nvyus lol

2015-09-02 11:27

GO 'stralia go!!! tweet out to @PGLESPORT so your message gets shown on stream, fav team cheering,shoutouts, get_rekt_sadokist_vulcun, etc etc etc ... :D

2015-09-02 11:50

easy for ebettle

2015-09-02 11:53

SpaceSoldiers on LAN lol, they will get rekt by every single team.

2015-09-02 13:06

It's gonna be weird deciding the teams from closed qual #1 to go to closed qual #2, since they're gonna have 8 winners from round RO16 but 2 of those already secure stockholm spots.. so basically they will have to choose 2 teams out of the 8 winners from RO16..

2015-09-02 13:22

There will be placement matches between the teams from RO16.

2015-09-02 13:52

Do you see that anywhere?

2015-09-02 18:06

i see so many jealous kids in this thread.So pls kids stop.

2015-09-02 14:31

ez for D&G

2015-09-02 14:34

I actually really like this format, but I think I like how confusing this is for everyone to understand even better.

2015-09-02 16:38

Space Soldiers!?!?!?

2015-09-02 16:40

Space Soldiers? Not e-frag?

2015-09-02 23:35

SS are the last Balkan Championship winners and a Balkan city (Cluj) will host this major. I think that's why SS are invited instead of E-frag.

2015-09-03 16:26

Will be there pins?

2015-09-04 03:01

I can't help but feel sad that Epsilon aren't in the qualifiers for yet another major. They're my main team and yeah sure they're not the strongest t2 team but I want new epsi stickers :L

2015-09-04 20:54

Welpppp, just looked though first qualies entry list and must say it didnt impress me, total random teams have good chance to make it through next phase with some luck :D...

2015-09-05 13:07