Invites for EU and NA Minor Closed Qualifiers announced

21-6-2018 18:32

FACEIT has finalized the European and North American Minor Closed Qualifier team lists by announcing the eight invited teams per region.

In each region, four open qualifiers for the respective Minors were played out, with the two best teams from each qualifier earning a placed in the closed portion of the qualifier. The eight open qualifier teams are now joined by eight more teams as FACEIT revealed the invited squads.

GeT_RiGhT and f0rest are looking to put a stop to their bad streak

In North America, NRG, who are currently 7th in our rankings, have been invited to the closed qualifier, with teams such as Rogue, eUnited, Ghost also joining the list.

The full team list for the North American Closed Qualifier, which will take place on June 22-24, is as follows:

Invited:

Qualified:

In Europe, squads ranked between #11 and #31 received invites for the closed qualifier, with teams such as Windigo and Fragsters being the lowest ranked ones to make the cut.

Envy was one of the teams that was handed out an invite, but with the organization releasing all of its players, what will happen to their spot remains unclear.

The European Minor Closed Qualifier will take place on June 29-July 1, with the following squads in the competition:

Invited:

Qualified:

Both qualifiers will utilize the same format, using a BO3 Swiss system to determine the eight best teams which will advance to the Minor. The initial matchups of the Swiss group stage have not yet been determined.

Nice for NIP

2018-06-21 18:33

33 replies

still won't qualify imo, they won't until -pita

23 replies

Expected

2018-06-21 18:34

3 replies

2018-06-21 18:35

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Expected invites

2018-06-21 18:43

i really like you man. youre name is so realistic

2018-06-21 21:02

not doing -pita is the most retarded move a team could ever not do...

2018-06-21 18:36

why royal bandits not get invite

2018-06-21 18:57

6 replies

who?

2018-06-21 19:03

4 replies

Royal Bandits, 2nd turkish team, tier 92

2018-06-21 19:05

they doing well in esea mdl season actually :D

2018-06-21 19:12

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they pbbly failed in the open qualifier, they don't have the lvl to be invited

2018-06-21 21:26

He's joking don't mind him

2018-06-21 19:08

Who?

2018-06-21 19:04

until -GeT_RiGhT*

Can we acknowledge that they invited ghost????? FFS

2018-06-21 19:16

7 replies

-Steel +random player like literally any other that has an ESEA account.

2018-06-21 19:24

I thought they were banned from valve sponsored events what's going on?

2018-06-21 20:03

Lol, thats actually true, anybody has info on that?

2018-06-21 20:21

Turns out jamezirl will sub... probably makes for a weird team environment.

2018-06-21 21:08

If they have someone subbing for Steel it's possible. Probably we're gonna invite Torqued after Swag and AZK left with Steel not being allowed to play but since Ghost got the core they got the invite

2018-06-22 00:40

Apparently Jamez is subbing for steel according to Pollo on twitter.

2018-06-22 01:01

They have no chance then. Maybe they can make it to the Minor but I wouldn't count on it. #FreeiBPFFS

2018-06-22 16:46

It's Bo3 so they might have a chance if they don't underestimate every other team again :D

2 weeks experience together VS Faze and SK is kinda a hard way to start off though lol

2018-06-21 20:08

Fino ime brt

++ Reply needs to have actual content

2018-06-21 18:39

Ez for envy xd And 16 polaks ez too

2018-06-21 18:41

15*

2018-06-21 18:51

Espilon-oskarish

2018-06-21 18:53

Make NIP Great Again

2018-06-21 18:46

Ghost invited to qualifier with banned player??

JamezIRL standing in

2018-06-22 01:31

im laughing at imperials lack of qualifying in 3 tries

2018-06-21 20:04

good

2018-06-21 18:32

EZ4ENCE

nip xD

Envyus?

How should this work now?

5 replies

Maybe they will replace envy later on or envy player wil enter in a new org

Tempo nezinho

2018-06-21 18:40

Valiance>tempo

Imperial > Valiance,Tempo

2018-06-21 20:15

nt impulse>all

2018-06-22 10:54

They should hand over envys Spot to Imperial

2018-06-21 20:05

expected

Envyus LUL

EZ, not NiP

ENVY WITH NO PLAYERS LUL

What happens with NVs slot?

they play it with the same team as CAC, they have no org tho

2018-06-21 18:37

EnVyUs? lul

Envy?????

ez nip this time

ghost with steel?

wow, that's.. interesting.

2018-06-21 19:06

They're playing with JameZIrl not Steel

2018-06-21 21:46

Ghost?

Had the same thought lmao

They are playing with jamezirl

2018-06-21 21:47

expected, rip nip

EnvyUs?! Really?!

WHERE IS IMPERIAL??????

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they failed to qualify from open qualifiers

Should have gotten an Invite to closed anyways.

and why is that? Before their event win they surely didn't deserve it, teams invited were clearly above them in rankings when invites were given out.

2018-06-21 20:16

They were ranked worse only because they changed a player. Also they won a 100k lan,half of these teams didn't win anything.

2018-06-21 20:17

imperial failed to qualify for MDL windigo qualified for esl pro league, wonder which u want to invite xD

2018-06-21 20:18

Nvm,you're right,all those teams are better mb

2018-06-21 20:23

2018-06-21 23:35

didn't qualify

NiP <3

EnVyUs????? new roster coming???

i guess it was meant ex-envyus core

2018-06-21 18:38

ez for envy

envyus have a stronk lineup

Ez nV

GO LG, GO ONE <3

Isnt steel banned

Yes, he is a new addition to the lineup though so they could just bring back one of the old guys or use bee/Jamez

2018-06-21 18:48

Ez for 3 polish teams 3swedish teams and 3 danish teams

Rip imperial

Imperial > Windigo IMO, but if Imperial couldn't get though any of the 4 open qualifiers maybe they really didn't deserve a direct invite.

2018-06-21 18:50

Imperial couldn't qualify for ESEA MDL, Windigo qualified for EPL...

2018-06-21 23:37

Imperial won DH Summer, Windigo couldn't beat X-kom. They should've just invited both and left Fragsters out.

2018-06-22 19:04

Windigo beat x-kom 3 times and x-kom beat them 1 time, but I agree, Fragsters is trash.

2018-06-24 13:51

Windigo and Heroic over Imperial? Imperial should get EnVyUs spot, no one else deserves it more

Nice

Astralis? Where is Astralis?

They get in automatically, the teams that finished top 8 in the last major get into the next one for free.

2018-06-22 03:47

Astralis didn`t finished top 8 in the last major, Check please. They losed in group.

2018-06-22 09:48

Technically they are still in the major with the new updated names they gave stuff, but I just assumed they were good enough to get to playoffs with QBF getting there. Yes, they will play in "The New Challengers" stage with the other bottom 7 from the last major and then 2 teams each from the 4 regional minors.

2018-06-22 18:20

>Astralis >"finished top 8 in the last major" pick one

2018-06-22 16:26

Ez for fish123

Good for EnVyUs I guess...

EZ FOR STEEL

Imperial don't get invited but teams like windigo, fragsters and envy do smh

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Its funny, envy dont have team, windigo missing one player etc

Spots go to the players, if NV bought some random t3 team the 5 players from CAC would play (this is the rule for the actual major as we saw with immortals becoming 100thieves, id assume its the same for the minors)

2018-06-22 03:49

Yeah where the fuck is imperial I'm heated

they didnt qualify through the 3 they tried to play and couldtn play the 4th due to being at LAN

Oh didnt see them in quails unlucky

2018-06-21 21:11

they all were rated higher than imperial when invites were sent.

2018-06-21 18:42

imperial were doing long time bad before their event win and invites were obviously sent before open qualifiers started, no reason why'd u invite imperial back then. Now they had their chances to qualify from open qualifiers and failed.

2018-06-21 18:45

ok mb, didn't know that they were sent before their win

And fragsters/windigo were doing well?

2018-06-24 02:57

Space soldiers?

0/8

they are already in new challenger stage (aka major qualifier) cuz they finished top 16 in last major.

How can ghost play?

IBP finally unbanned

2018-06-21 23:39

3/8 atleast

2018-06-21 23:43

whatever

2018-06-22 08:25

stand in for steel I guess

Jamezirl is playing for Steel

How envyus doesn t exist

Spots go the players and not orgs. HLTv prob knew the teams ahead of time and released the article later and just didnt update it.

2018-06-22 03:53

Where's liquid ?

they're already qualified

2018-06-21 19:34

Right, I’m pretty confused

2018-06-21 20:01

already at the major qualifier

2018-06-21 20:19

and the minors winners would be at the major qualifier as well ?

2018-06-21 20:46

Yep top 2 from Asia, cis, eu and Na all go to the qualifier (8 teams) plus the 8 teams who didnt make the playoffs last major (another 8 teams)

2018-06-21 21:48

ty mate

2018-06-21 21:50

Np m8

2018-06-21 21:52

Is valve unbanning them from major or those ghost have a 6th man for steel.

I am really confused by this as well and I would be surprised if they decided to play an event without their team captain. Ghost does have players they could use to sub for steel I guess... that would be a really awkward situation...

2018-06-21 20:07

Its Jamezirl playing

2018-06-21 21:49

What about astralis? Didnt they go out In groups last major?

Yes so they go to closed qualifier?

Thanks:)

2018-06-22 06:12

NiP again not qualify and disband finally kick bot_right and finally ez

Or just keep Star-AWPer and not replace him with the motherfucking midget Lekr0

2018-06-22 12:09

NiP fanboys so funny even Bo3 not help them to qualify =D

2018-06-22 12:10

We'll see

2018-06-22 16:50

no valiance :(

NV invited XDDD

Ghost???

Jamez will stand in

2018-06-21 20:10

Envyus? Fish123? What

wait what ghost? steel still banned right?

not from valve sponsored events, so they couldn't actually play the major right?

They will use a stand in

2018-06-21 18:55

yes but they only need to use other player instead of him and it is ok for them to play...

2018-06-21 18:44

ENVYUS?

NV lul

steel won't play.

Let's go Nordavind Ence and Kinguin!

RIP EnVy

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Ghost invited to minor to qualify for major with steel...?

Jamezirl is playing for him

any proof?

2018-06-21 22:01

Pollo tweeted it

2018-06-22 02:13

2018-06-22 14:48

two questions: - Ghost|steel? - EnVyUs? ps: RIP Imperial

2018-06-21 18:47

-stand in prob -ex envy

SPACE SOLDİERS ?

lol, already qualified for minor final

already at major

New challenger stage

2018-06-21 18:56

ENVYUS LUL

Envy and ghost?

2018-06-21 18:49

STEEL UNBANNED CHECK HLTV!

VP? Not even invited?

Bo3's this time, gz NIP, you will finally get to the minor

BIG?

they are still qualified to play the minor

oh yeah nvm.

2018-06-21 18:54

no they aren't they are already in new challenger stage (also known as major qualifier.) Best teams from minors go to this phase of major

2018-06-21 19:10

Challenger stage not minor

2018-06-21 19:27

EZ 4 FINNISH-SUPER-ESPORTS-ORGANIZATION ENCE

How EnVyUs Should play w\o players, lol?

2018-06-21 18:52

Steel??????

OFFICAL TEAM ENVYUS ON MINOR PLAY WITH ex-ENVYUS TEAM -kioShiMa -ScreaM -hadji -xms -SIXER

Wait wheres astralis?? please someone respond

Real fan

in new challenger stage (also known as major qualifier)

o shit lmao oops my brain is swervy todadyy doggg '0()(09)

2018-06-21 21:28

EZ 4 ENCE stickers

Ghost invited to minor even though they have steel? OmegaLUL

dennis and Lekr0 will have to their absolute best to carry 3 bots

NiP with the special treatment :))

2018-06-21 18:58

Ez4T1

LMAO nV

2018-06-21 19:02

EZ4ENCE EZ4NINJAS

RIP NINJAS LUUUUL

feels bad for imperial.. won DH but still no invite for them

unluko for them it was too late, invites already given before open qualifier started so teams know if they play open qualifiers or not.

2018-06-21 19:07

what do you mean? Imperial tried to qualify for Closed quals through Open Quals and failed 4 times. Why should they be invited?

2018-06-21 19:21

Ninjas and OpTic BlessRNG

6 teams in NA go to the minor.Cause NTC and Furia are already there.

Ez for Fragster

i almost asked where is hellraisers

same omfg

2018-06-21 19:47

in cis minor

2018-06-21 21:14

RIP NTC

go nip and ex-envyus pls

ezz for AGO

2018-06-21 19:22

Where my boys from NTC AT? ????? THEIR MAIN GOAL IS THE MAJOR FAM

2018-06-21 19:26

They are already waiting in americas minor, news just doesnt have it...

2018-06-21 19:29

They are the first qualified for the Americas Minor

2018-06-21 19:43

Si this is qualifier for NA Minor only? Damn but almost every NA decent team is here already XD

2018-06-22 02:19

2018-06-21 19:32

finally nip will qualify for the major.

EZ 4 ENCE, GOD ALLU

2018-06-21 19:38

Finally a full Norwegian team in the minor!!!! :D

2018-06-21 19:41

2018-06-21 19:46

I hope NIP will qualify for major this time, So that their hiding fans (including me) can come out from their base which was constructed since Eleague major 2017..

2018-06-21 19:52

NIP to not even being able to qualify to the minor yet again

2018-06-21 19:54

Aw man, they got far too much experience. I mean if these all timers cant qualify yet again then Im done with em. Like srsly, these roster moves are fucking me up man

2018-06-22 12:08

-EnVy +Imperial

NiP wont be able to qualify LUL

2018-06-21 20:06

wow no imperial...

2018-06-21 20:14

So invited teams knew about invites beforehand so they can skip open quals?

i don't think so. I saw fragsters playing in the minor quali. They are now invited so i guess not.

2018-06-21 20:20

they didn't play any quali, they were on team lists so you might remember it from that but they never check in, probably they already joined to qualifier before invites were given.

2018-06-21 20:25