E-frag win IEM Katowice Qualifier #1

17-1-2016 23:37

E-frag.net won the first online qualifier for IEM Katowice after beating Gambit Gaming 2-0 in the grand final (16-10 on de_dust2 and 16-4 on de_mirage).

A total of 183 teams from all over Europe took part in the first of two open online qualifiers for IEM Katowice, be the next big CS:GO tournament hosted by ESL, with a minimum of $250,000 on offer.

Upsets tend to rule in open qualifiers, and this one was no exception as heavy-hitters like mousesports, SK Gaming and dignitas did not even make it to the last-eight stage, sparking criticism at the format from several top players.

pNshr helped E-frag to qualify for the IEM event in Katowice

E-frag.net, who competed in the qualifier with Nikolay "⁠pNshr⁠" Paunin as a stand-in for VAC-banned player Simeon "⁠dream3r⁠" Ganev, faced the new Gambit Gaming lineup in the grand final, and it was a one-way street from the beginning as the Bulgarian side ran out 2-0 victors in convincing fashion, dropping just 14 rounds in the process.

IEM Katowice 2016 EU Qualifier #1Best of 3

Gambit

Matchpage

17th January 2016

E-frag.net

Dust2

Mirage

Registration for the the second European qualifier, which will be held next weekend, is already open. The list of participants for IEM Katowice currently looks as follows:

EnVyUs	Null element Na`Vi
G2	NiP
questionmark	Virtus.pro
Luminosity	fnatic
E-frag	EU qualifier #2
NA qualifier	IEM Taipei winner

nice

2016-01-17 23:38

1 reply

nice try mason

2016-01-17 23:41

niceee top 10 soon ;)

2016-01-17 23:39

19 replies

Is this happens because we are from BULGARIA ?????

2016-01-17 23:50

kappa

2016-01-18 07:16

Kappa

2016-01-17 23:52

they cant use dream3r tho :/

2016-01-18 00:06

10 replies

do you know how long is his ban ,cause i cant find

2016-01-18 00:12

9 replies

its not any length afaik, its just valve need to sort their shit out and look into it

2016-01-18 00:13

Hacks = perma ban so cya

2016-01-18 00:25

6 replies

s1mple hack and no perma ban ... dream3r even didnt hack ...

2016-01-18 00:26

5 replies

as far as i know he have an old vac banned acc from csgo he can say whatever he wants about stolen blablabla its all bullshit

2016-01-18 00:29

2 replies

he proved that ...

2016-01-18 00:30

Is happens because you are from BULGARIA

2016-01-18 15:54

S1mple didn't get VAC'd, it was Esl who caught him in 1v1 matches with wire (or demo review idk). That's why S1mple can play, while dream3r probably can't. I know its not fair, but deal with it.

2016-01-18 00:36

all will be fix soon ;) i know this

2016-01-18 00:47

well it is since October 2014...careless valve

2016-01-18 13:27

top 10 with VACtor? nt Bulgaria

4 replies

why not ? ;)

3 replies

you know nothing bron snow

2016-01-18 03:07

the e-frag is coming

2016-01-18 12:08

well played sir

2016-01-18 16:27

beating Virtus.pro? you meant Gambit?

After beating Virtus.pro? What?

2016-01-17 23:40

shame our hero dosia wont be there on camera for all of us to enjoy :(

When they aren't losing to tier 3 teams they're beating tier 2 teams

lmao vp so bad. lost to e-fag

vp t3 hltv confirmed

2016-01-17 23:57

How did they beat VP? WTF are you talking about?

Ok [sry for my bad english]

hellraisers next

Rip vp

First really big event for them and they cant use the best bulgarian player aka dream3r there... its sad. With him they can upset a lot but without him... definitely not the same team

its always easier to win when you have a cheater in your team

2016-01-17 23:44

maybe he shouldnt have cheated

2016-01-18 01:38

Shoutout to pronax's new team team acer (ta I assume it's going to be acer)/which won a game :o

2016-01-17 23:42

Terror Australis wiki.teamliquid.net/counterstrike/Terror..

2016-01-17 23:43

efrag stickersssss

nope. This isn't a major, no stickers. Don't ask me why it isn't a major

(((

2016-01-17 23:47

12 teams, not valve sponsored.

I know, I didn't feel like explaining :D

2016-01-17 23:53

I know you know, but it's that simple to explain. Afaik I have a good reading understanding. Major = valve, no valve = no Major

2016-01-17 23:55

You're right :) A major must have 16 teams, be Valve sponsored and have LAN qualifiers

E-Frag qualified?

7 replies

Yeah. They don't have dream3r.

2016-01-17 23:46

Nice, gl to them, too bad it isn't a major... Yet mb?

2016-01-17 23:48

Well, it is a major tournament as in it has a high prize pool of $250,000 but it isn't major as in Valve's terms of having stickers, pick'em and etcetera.

katowice isnt major?wat

2016-01-17 23:51

columbus major in the usa has replaced the katowice major this year

#NuckFA

Well it isn't a major this year.

2016-01-18 12:44

When are ESL and Valve going to get off their ass and unban Dream3r. I'm suprised ESL hasn't TBH since faceit and cevo have reviewed the evidence and concluded he is clean AFAIK.

faceit and cevo can't review the evidence VAC collects so stop running your mouth thanks

2016-01-18 01:39

The evidence is that he changed the steam account associated with Faceit, Cevo, and Esea over a month before the Vac ban due to losing access to the account and it was no long the account that he played on in any leagues so stop running your mouth thanks.

2016-01-18 01:44

gambit not vp

2016-01-17 23:45

Yes! Let's see what they can do at IEM Katowice! HYPE.

2016-01-17 23:49

Easy for NIP

2016-01-17 23:54

nt 1,000,000 post

2016-01-17 23:56

<333

RiP Gambit :( Hoping for Liquid, Tyloo and Flipside.

GG PNSHR

2016-01-17 23:58

What about ex-Titan tho?

2016-01-18 00:02

mn qsno ez gplay

pnshr the oldschool player, insane gj!

2016-01-18 00:04

yes we putka maina english: lol

2016-01-18 00:08

E-Frag on Major, srsly?

2016-01-18 00:18

Not major

2016-01-18 00:42

mad cuz no nuga in major

2016-01-18 07:15

dr3amer must get fkin unbanned asap fkin valve

if HR doesnt make this. They should D I S B A N D for real.

2016-01-18 00:33

2016-01-18 00:35

Nice <3

2016-01-18 00:43

is this happens because we are from BULGARIA ????

2016-01-18 01:01

2016-01-18 01:05

MIRAA, 25th is next monday and I wish monday was part of the weekend aswell ;)

Will mouz even play the last qualifier?

2016-01-18 01:30

niceee

2016-01-18 03:45

2016-01-18 04:05

Why online quals again?

2016-01-18 05:11

ex-Titan not participating in the qualifier?

2016-01-18 05:46

GG pacani iz Gambit, ya tak rad za SNG komandi. Snova mimo LANov :D

2016-01-18 06:21

ONI JE PROIGRALI 4EMY PADOBATbC9

2016-01-18 07:10

WE ARE FROM BULGARIA?????????????

2016-01-18 07:06

wasted spot again... they won`t be able to pull 10 rounds on 2 matches before going home ty bulgaria for this

2016-01-18 07:18

true we should have a team from your country oh w8

2016-01-18 07:19

neah, bring some fresh blood from china or something.. i dunno, but not a tier5 team actually i want to see pronax`s new team, instead of these tier5 players

2016-01-18 07:22