Americas Minor NA closed qualifier set to start

StarLadder has revealed the initial match-ups and schedule for the Americas Minor North America closed qualifier.

Taking place on June 12-14, the contest will feature 16 teams who will fight it out in a best-of-three, double elimination bracket for six spots at the Americas Minor.

Eight invited teams have been matched up against eight qualified sides in the first upper-bracket round, which will see headliners FURIA and NRG go up against Peeker's Advantage and Mythic, respectively.

FURIA will kick off the qualifier

The Brazilian side will aim to flesh out their recent success, having recently claimed the No. 5 spot in the World Rankings; while NRG will be looking to gather momentum with their newest addition, Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz.

The schedule for the closed qualifier is below:

Wednesday, June 12

18:00 - FURIA vs. Peeker's Advantage
18:00 - ATK vs. TeamOne
21:00 - Envy vs. Lazarus
21:00 - Luminosity vs. Party Astronauts
00:00 - Cloud9 vs. New Identity
00:00 - eUnited vs. The Quest
03:00 - NRG vs. Mythic
03:00 - Singularity vs. Bad News Bears

Thursday, June 13

18:00 - Lower bracket round one #1
18:00 - Lower bracket round one #2
21:00 - Lower bracket round one #3
21:00 - Lower bracket round one #4
00:00 - Upper bracket round two #1
00:00 - Upper bracket round two #2
03:00 - Upper bracket round two #3
03:00 - Upper bracket round two #4

Friday, June 14

18:00 - Lower bracket round two #1
18:00 - Lower bracket round two #2
21:00 - Lower bracket round two #3
21:00 - Lower bracket round two #4
00:00 - Lower bracket round three #1
03:00 - Lower bracket round three #2