Bravado qualify for DreamHack Open Winter over INTZ

Bravado have defeated INTZ in the grand final of the North America closed qualifier (16-10 on Inferno and 16-5 on Dust2) to book their spot at DreamHack Open Winter 2018.

In the opening bracket, INTZ earned their way into the closed qualifier taking down FURIA, before opening the closed part with a difficult three-map series over David "⁠DAVEY⁠" Stafford's Spacestation. The Brazilians then marched through the semifinals, easing past eUnited in two maps, reaching the grand final.

On the other side of the bracket, the South Africans of Bravado defeated Luminosity in three maps and squeezed by Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen & co. to meet the Brazilians in the final.

Vito "⁠kNgV-⁠" Giuseppe's INTZ kicked off the grand final on Inferno, with a slated 4-0 start as CTs, but Bravado brought the deficit to a minimum, before eventually topping the half 9-6 as Terrorists. In the second half, INTZ once again got off to a smooth start, racking up three in a row, but, in the end, the South Africans’ defenses held the line to take the 16-10 map victory and series lead.

The series then moved on to Dust2, where Bravado came right out of the gates on the CT-side in dominating fashion, securing the 14-1 lead at halftime. After the break, INTZ rallied back to stamp four on the board, but the South Africans eventually picked up two, closing the map 16-5 and the series 2-0, securing their spot in Jönköping,.

x6tence Galaxy and Bravado are the first two teams confirmed, with six invites still to be determined for the Swedish event, which will take place from November 30 through December 2, with $100,000 on the line. The team list currently looks as follows: