Quartet qualifies for Europe Minor

The first four teams through to the ESL One Rio Europe Minor are fnatic, Complexity, Heretics, and Ninjas in Pyjamas, after they passed the upper quarter-finals in the closed qualifier.

The Frenchmen around Fabien "⁠kioShiMa⁠" Fiey continued to surprise after first taking down OG in a convincing series before also sending HEROIC to the lower bracket with another 2-0 victory, becoming the first team to clinch a spot at the Europe Minor.

fnatic followed closely behind, coming out on top of a nail-biting Swedish derby with Dignitas, which went to overtimes on the first two maps before Maikil "⁠Golden⁠" Selim's side prevailed thanks a dominant Overpass performance that saw them pick up a flawless CT side.

Complexity advanced undefeated after being invited last-minute

Having been invited as a last-minute replacement for MAD Lions, Complexity certainly took full advantage of the second chance and pulled through undefeated, as well, after securing uncontested series victories over Sprout and GODSENT.

Meanwhile, Ninjas in Pyjamas rounded out the first day successfully despite a tough start in the opening round against Apeks, who gave the Swedes a run for their money. In the upper quarter-finals, Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson's squad clinched the fourth spot over BIG, who had just returned from their successful campaign overseas in the FLASHPOINT Global Qualifier.

The first four teams advancing to the Europe Minor once again are:

No one has been eliminated from the closed qualifier yet, as the lower bracket will be played out on Sunday, when the other four teams who will travel to Rio de Janeiro in late April will be found.

Sweden Maikil 'Golden' Selim
Maikil 'Golden' Selim
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.93
Maps played:
599
KPR:
0.63
DPR:
0.69
Sweden Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson
Jonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson
Age:
26
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
897
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.67
France Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey
Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
1303
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.64
BIG was the better team. Lucky NIP won all pistol rounds and still almost lost to a jetlagged BIG LMAO We will comeback tomorrow! #ProudToBeBIG
2020-03-07 23:48
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@Striker pls explain to me how many matches BIG need to win to qualify
2020-03-07 23:49
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#7
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Sweden Lingon
1 tommorow
2020-03-07 23:49
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12 replies
Only 1? Great news! EZ FOR BIG! #VamosBIG #RunToBra71l
2020-03-07 23:50
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11 replies
They are playing the winner of smash vs. Movistar riders at 15:00 They are historically bad against Movistar and on top of that BIG made a lot of stupid mistakes in key rounds today against NiP, this could’ve easily been a 1-1 now really, I’m honestly scared for them
2020-03-07 23:53
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They WERE bad against MovistarRiders with the old lineup tho... now BIG is better than them for sure 100%. Dont worry BIG is still a big jetlagged im pretty sure they will dominate tomorrow! #GoBIG
2020-03-07 23:54
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#26
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South Africa @FyreCS
All teams jetlagged??? lul
2020-03-07 23:59
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2 replies
BIG came back from USA just yesterday ?!?!
2020-03-08 00:32
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Afaik Big are the only ones from EU having been in the Global Qualifier for Flashpoint - both their potential opponents are beatable but it's only one chance for everyone, you lose, you're gonna be massively dissapointed. Aside from teams like Kova and Apeks who I think can consider themselves proud to even be here, maybe one of them can take down the OG boys or Nordavind and even get in the Minor who knows :) GL to the teams, up your game overnight and we'll see who throws and who goes ham!
2020-03-08 04:46
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I am pretty sure they are still at LA lol. they got Flashpoint at LA next week Will not make any sense if they travel back and forth like that
2020-03-08 00:01
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4 replies
Im pretty sure they are in germany since yesterday
2020-03-08 00:02
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1 reply
probably since servers would be messed up
2020-03-08 01:18
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#66
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France LorisDF
They're in Germany, they were playing EU FPL last night. It would be pretty hard to play the EU closed qualifier from the west coast of NA, they'd have at least 140ms.
2020-03-08 01:39
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#89
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Belgium STEV0SE
small brain waka waka?
2020-03-08 08:33
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#104
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
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United Kingdom chazza
still r bad against movistar
2020-03-09 13:46
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#19
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France MarcoXY
Flag name flair checks out bro
2020-03-07 23:53
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Say it again without crying
2020-03-07 23:55
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2 replies
#27
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GeT_RiGhT | 
Portugal CrappyJayPee
He cant
2020-03-08 00:00
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2020-03-08 00:01
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#44
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donk | 
Bulgaria Minatø
nice name bro
2020-03-08 00:07
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#45
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Turkey razendd_
How do you comment on the first place almost every time? :D
2020-03-08 00:08
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#50
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Turkey razendd_
Maybe you can be a troll, maybe a really BIG Fanboy, it does not matter. You always entertain people on hltv. So, to me, you are among the good users on hltv :D
2020-03-08 00:27
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1 reply
Thanks dude! to #45: im just lucky!
2020-03-08 00:31
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name checks out
2020-03-08 00:39
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NIP_NEVER_BEAT_UNJETLAGGED_BIG
2020-03-08 01:09
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1 reply
16-0 kkkkkkkkkkk
2020-03-08 04:20
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Big is fking trash
2020-03-08 01:18
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3 replies
Just mad that BIG is better than Pakistani CS
2020-03-08 02:51
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2 replies
Big is irrelevant, Pakistan cs is irrelevant.
2020-03-08 02:52
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1 reply
+1
2020-03-08 03:10
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ez 4 any team against BIG cuz BIG is so trash
2020-03-08 03:25
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#76
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Brazil SecondKS
hahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahaahhahahhahahhaha
2020-03-08 03:38
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#99
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Ivory Coast tyndlort
i agree that Big was the better team....at sucking, ahahahahahahahaha
2020-03-08 13:46
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#2
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Germany Sonnabend
ok
2020-03-07 23:48
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NIP WAS JUST LUCKY.
2020-03-07 23:48
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1 reply
#32
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Germany bVicious
Big was just bad
2020-03-08 00:02
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#5
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Sweden Lingon
Was a bit worried about Apeks but BIG I wasn't worried a bit
2020-03-07 23:49
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2 replies
#49
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Norway NoeNOR
+1
2020-03-08 00:16
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current nip players 9 major, current dig players (real nip) 1
2020-03-08 09:54
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It’s not NiP if it doesn’t have one of the original players
2020-03-07 23:49
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1 reply
Ikr
2020-03-08 04:21
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#8
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Estonia qoznyyy
see ppl, last minute flight and no JETLAG excuses
2020-03-07 23:49
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Bug
2020-03-07 23:49
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EZ FOR NIP! BUG CLAN LUL
2020-03-07 23:49
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4 replies
Dignitas is the real NIP
2020-03-07 23:52
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3 replies
#34
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Germany bVicious
Actually true
2020-03-08 00:03
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+1000
2020-03-08 03:08
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#85
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kioShiMa | 
Sweden changrai
This
2020-03-08 05:40
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CoL lol Such a lucky team, how much they paid to buy out Mad Lions spot in qualifier?
2020-03-07 23:50
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ESL is just insanely biased at that point, makes no sense to invite coL when there were teams that came further in the quals
2020-03-07 23:54
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??? Which one
2020-03-07 23:56
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4 replies
AGO for example had all in all better results in the open quals and even when we only take the last Open qualifier into account then Illuminar was 3-4th just like complexity
2020-03-08 00:06
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3 replies
Why tf would ESL not invite the highest rated team that finished the highest at the last qualifier? You guys are stupid as shit lmao
2020-03-08 00:29
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1 reply
Illuminar finished Same place at the latest qualifier and AGO had overall the better results in them. I can see why ESL did it but I still think they should’ve played that out
2020-03-08 00:36
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#60
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Denmark rEkZA
Maybe they take the best ranked team in their rankings?
2020-03-08 00:50
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They are close to qualify in the Forth Open Qualifier
2020-03-08 00:03
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3 replies
Yeah but just as close as illuminar, they could’ve at least played it out in a quick BO3
2020-03-08 00:07
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2 replies
#15 vs #46 in HLTV ranking I don't really think a quick BO3 will make any difference after looking at Illuminar recent results
2020-03-08 03:17
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But it’s an online qualifier and complexity was pretty shit online up until this point Their ranking difference only comes from one single lan event (And yes I agree that coL probably would’ve won that, I just think it would’ve been fair)
2020-03-08 09:19
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How are the biased? CoL was the best rated team not already in the qualifier and with them going 2-0 they prove they were the right team to pick.
2020-03-08 00:22
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#55
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Hungary Glng
+1
2020-03-08 00:33
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#36
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Germany bVicious
+1
2020-03-08 00:03
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COL = purchased spot
2020-03-08 15:48
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+ 1
2020-03-08 15:50
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LOL FNATIC WILL COME OUT ON TOP OUTER FOR DEEZ NOOBAS don't @me @Risitas
2020-03-07 23:51
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MAD LIONS STAY MAD
2020-03-07 23:51
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#48
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United States stotte
Listen here fat
2020-03-08 00:16
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BAD LION*
2020-03-08 04:18
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QUARTET KEKW
2020-03-07 23:51
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Heretics pogchamp The minor will be so stack omg
2020-03-07 23:54
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5 replies
#25
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Poland csRIOTgo
best full baguette team imho
2020-03-07 23:57
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2 replies
wait for new vitality
2020-03-08 00:01
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+1
2020-03-08 04:43
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#39
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France PowwneD
Kio was not the problem pog
2020-03-08 00:04
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The day when SG is nerfed, that team becomes shit. They won so many rounds vs. OG only because of SG. Even fucking XMS looked like s1mple with that weapon. It's fucking joke.
2020-03-08 10:46
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TheIlluminati
2020-03-08 00:00
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ez 4 quartet
2020-03-08 00:03
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for a second im like who the fuck is Quartet.
2020-03-08 00:03
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We Are COL you boys are the best LETS FUCKING GO!!!
2020-03-08 00:05
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Happy for my boy poizon, GGs.
2020-03-08 00:05
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Ez 4 Quartet, best EU team
2020-03-08 00:33
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GL in LAN Heretics! you are absolutely gonna need it
2020-03-08 00:37
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Herectics put all their skills into this match. Watch as they crumble in the next one
2020-03-08 01:17
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Ez major spot for g0dfig
2020-03-08 01:19
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#68
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Italy Brian_Furious
Dignitas kinda threw in OT on inferno :S
2020-03-08 02:47
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Dignitas play cool. This team gave an excellent match against the top4 teams of the world. I think they’re quite capable of passing major in minor through minor.
2020-03-08 03:16
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fnc vs dig is like “chaos in heaven” or two drunk sword masters' duel, Insane fight on vertigo and inferno.
2020-03-08 04:17
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For me, Fnatic vs Dignitas (aka old NiP) is like El Classico from CS:GO world. Most iconic derby in this game.
2020-03-08 04:37
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What? Why heretics? Unfair seeding! Should’ve be dignitas!
2020-03-08 04:17
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4 replies
dignitas will revive. look at those clutches, GTR can still fight!
2020-03-08 06:13
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3 replies
+999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
2020-03-08 06:58
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#90
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Sweden Fizze
They will)))
2020-03-08 08:45
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Now that he is in his REAL environment he will return to top 1s!!!
2020-03-08 09:55
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#91
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Sweden Fizze
Fnatic - Dig could have gone either way #DIGWIN #ALWAYSFNATIC
2020-03-08 08:46
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1 reply
Yes yes
2020-03-08 09:55
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Well done NIP! #GONINJAS
2020-03-08 11:20
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#98
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Turkmenistan Homo_Deus
Goddamn BIG, please qualify, you mthfckrs.
2020-03-08 13:27
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