Europe Minor Closed Qualifier - IEM Katowice 2019

mousesports, North, more in EU Minor closed qualifier

12-12-2018 10:00

The closed qualifier for the Europe Minor Championship is about to start, with 16 teams squaring off for eight spots at the $50,000 tournament in Katowice.

The qualifier will use a best-of-three, double-elimination format, with the eight invitees taking on teams coming out of the open brackets in the first round, scheduled to start at 11:00 .

No. 6 in the world MOUZ and No. 10 North headline the team list for the qualifier, which also boasts eight other teams currently inside the top 30 in the ranking.

mouz will have to fight their way back to the Major

The first round will feature a mouth-watering clash between five former Major champions as Virtus.pro will be pitting their wits against Vitality, and a Danish showdown between TOYOTA Master Bangkok champions HEROIC and Fragsters, who will be fielding Nicolai "⁠glace⁠" Jensen and Frederik "⁠LOMME⁠" Nielsen as stand-ins following the departures of Ismail "⁠refrezh⁠" Ali and Lucas "⁠Bubzkji⁠" Andersen, according to a report from HLTV.org.

The top eight sides of the closed qualifier will earn spots at the Europe Minor, which will be held at the ESL Arena, in Katowice, from January 16-20.

Below you can find the match-ups for the first round of the qualifier:

MOUZ vs. x-kom
Virtus.pro vs. Vitality
LDLC vs. Valiance
ENCE vs. Windigo
OpTic vs. MIKSTURA
Fragsters vs. HEROIC
Kinguin vs. ex-Space Soldiers
Sprout vs. North

2018-12-12 10:00

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2018-12-12 10:01

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Ez for ex space and heroic

2018-12-12 10:09

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still no org, wow, thats sad...

2018-12-12 10:38

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It's a bit tough with all the visa issues.

2018-12-12 10:54

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yeah, but its 2k18, whats wrong with the people... if someone from eht eu is visiting the iran he cant travel to the us for one year. BS!!!

2018-12-12 11:08

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2018-12-12 16:11

Mouz Vitality LDLC Ez4ence Optic Heroic Ez4TAZ North

2018-12-12 15:46

Wow

Actually pretty nice

go vitality !

Ez vp

Ez Mouz

Ence vs windigo where???

2018-12-12 10:02

12:00 isn't it?

2018-12-12 10:17

Yes hltv forgot to put in in the article

2018-12-12 10:30

where?

2018-12-12 12:46

4 out of 5 of iconic Virtus Pro players on 3 different teams at 1 event.....

2018-12-12 10:03

I miss snax

2018-12-12 10:33

Sad :(

Imagine showing this to someone in 2016

2018-12-12 15:07

forgot ence vs windigo

Ez for exspacesoldiers

If mouz don’t win this then RIP

2018-12-12 10:06

Ez 4 stark god

That’s gonna be brutal

MY BOIS GONNA KİCK ALL OF THEM. WHO ARE WE ?

2018-12-12 10:08

is this happens because we are from Bulgaria

2018-12-12 10:23

Sorry but EZ4ENCE

2018-12-12 10:34

EZ4ENCE 100%

2018-12-12 11:53

S T A C K E D

2018-12-12 10:10

Ence, vitality, x-ss, mouz, kinguin, north, heroic, VP

2018-12-12 11:56

This is a stacked Qualifier, I am definitely interested in who will qualify for the Minor itself, and from the American region I do wish Bravado will make it through to the Minor.

Yeah, and I wish that the government wouldn't bollocks up Brexit, but alas, no

nice

Nice

2018-12-12 10:15

Easy for Virtus.Pro

Good luck to all Hungarian team!

2018-12-12 10:24

all of team are literally strong,7 team better than all Asian team...

2018-12-12 10:27

Na Sobola nie ugrasz Ez4Mikstura

2018-12-12 10:32

lets go mouz!

ez4allu

2018-12-12 10:35

Dams looks spicy Lots of good teams

2018-12-12 10:37

"with 16 teams squaring off for eight spots at the $50,000 tournament in Katowice." Makes it sound like these teams are there for $50k.

2018-12-12 10:46

So many danish teammmmm

2018-12-12 10:45

Just as many polish teams

2018-12-12 11:10

Finally mouz in the minor qualifier such a good team

2018-12-12 10:51

You know shit has hit the ceiling when the qualifier for the minor is more stacked than a $100k DH event.

2018-12-12 10:55

EZ for Danes and Poles, 8 teams XD

2018-12-12 10:56

at least 3 out of the four polish teams will get rekt in the first matchup rofl

2018-12-12 11:54

ez kinguin ez mikstura

2018-12-12 11:57

Optic way stronger than lulkstura

throwptic win? i arent think that

2018-12-12 11:58

Guys where is OGC? Didn't they make it to the minor qualifier?

2018-12-12 11:00

0/8

2018-12-13 07:27

VP closed quali plans: Plan A 1. Lose first match 2. Lose second match 3. Go home Plan B 1. Lose first match 2. WIn second match 3. Lose third match 4. Go home Plan C 1. WIn first match 2. Lose second match 3. Lose third match 4. Go home

2018-12-12 11:03