Europe Minor Closed Qualifier - ESL One Rio 2020

Europe Minor team list finalized: Heroic, OG, BIG miss out

9-3-2020 01:18

The Europe Minor Closed Qualifier has been brought to an end, with a number of favorites unable to secure spots at the Minor in Rio.

The final day of the Europe Minor closed qualifier kicked off with the first leg of lower-bracket matches, with OG being the biggest name competing early on. Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen's men took down KOVA 2-0 to advance further in the qualifier, while Copenhagen Flames managed the only upset of the round by taking down Sprout 2-1.

The next round of matches decided which teams would secure their spot at the Minor and join the likes of Complexity and fnatic. In a Danish derby, Copenhagen Flames (ranked 35th in the world) managed an even bigger upset than in round one, qualifying for the Minor at the expense of the 14th best team - HEROIC.

Losses to Heretics and GODSENT cost OG a place at the Minor

BIG's inability to close out Overpass despite Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische's 44K-27D game ended up costing them massively in the series against Movistar Riders. Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes's squad claimed the first map in overtime (22-20) and took a 2-1 series win (11-16 Mirage, 16-4 Inferno) to become the first Spanish-majority team to qualify for a Minor.

GODSENT opened their series against OG with a dominant victory on their opponents' map pick (Train 16-3), but Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt and co. kept alive on Dust2, edging out a victory after two sets of Overtime (22-20). Nuke was again a tight affair, with both teams posting strong T sides, but it was GODSENT that came out on top, in the end, thanks to a 1v1 clutch pulled off by Kevin "⁠kRYSTAL⁠" Amend, earning his team a Minor spot.

Jesper "⁠TENZKI⁠" Plougmann's 35 kills in regulation pushed Nordavind across the finish line on Dust2, giving the underdogs a one map lead, but the Swedish veterans bounced back on their map pick, Nuke, to force the decider on Inferno. Playing against his former team, Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli had a subdued performance in the series, but Dignitas were able to close out the series nonetheless, 2-1, and qualify for the Minor.

The eight European teams that will be vying for Major Qualifier spots are as follows:

The Europe Minor is set to take placein Rio de Janeiro on April 26-May 2.

Wow OG is bad, losing to godsent lul that's the thing I never thought would happen

2020-03-09 01:20

15 replies

OG is LANners

2020-03-09 04:01

4 replies

LULG

2020-03-09 11:18

1 reply

BUG OMEGALUL

2020-03-09 18:08

Krappa

2020-03-09 12:53

offliners*

2020-03-09 15:01

i can see they lose to GODSENT but lose to Heretics, dang i cant see that one coming, tbf Heretics play good in this qualifier

2020-03-09 05:13

I feel like heretics actually have a chance of going to the play in if they play like they did in these quals

2020-03-09 06:38

3 replies

yep maybe play in but not gonna bet on them to go further than that

2020-03-09 08:07

2 replies

They will get the major spot

2020-03-09 10:29

No. Col will rape them, then Fnatic/DIG/NiP will win

2020-03-09 22:52

do not underestimate godsent

2020-03-09 12:02

I dont think godsent is that bad...they're an ok t2 team but OMEGALUL G just played as t9.

2020-03-09 12:11

True

2020-03-09 14:32

GODSENT is actually good

2020-03-09 16:27

3 swedish teams out in groups, mark my words.

2020-03-09 17:45

3 SWEDEN TEAMS 2 EU 1 FR ... nice

2020-03-09 01:19

5 replies

fnatic dig nip was expected

2020-03-09 01:22

Dig was unexpected

2020-03-09 09:05

No , only for newfgs

2020-03-09 09:21

2020-03-09 09:25

Absolutely

2020-03-09 19:46

ez for poland

14 replies

I feel you

can i ask u something?

2020-03-09 01:33

No, stfu

2020-03-09 06:37

sure go ahead

2020-03-09 11:25

do you think coL deserve to be there despite already failing to make it to this tournament in the first place??? I DONT

2020-03-09 18:47

don't be sad man

2020-03-09 01:34

ez for bulgaria)

2020-03-09 01:42

At least you have Cerq

2020-03-09 13:42

:( content

2020-03-09 01:48

agreed!

2020-03-09 03:00

Rip Feelsbad

2020-03-09 03:29

hey theres polish last hope, my man BnTeT :)

2020-03-09 05:09

flag checks out

2020-03-09 06:54

Ruski baited

2020-03-09 10:32

Big is so bad

7 replies

♿️G

2020-03-09 01:41

+infinite

2020-03-09 03:11

But why

2020-03-09 08:41

Not that hehe

2020-03-09 10:46

0/8

2020-03-09 17:46

nice nickname brother

2020-03-09 08:39

ez steelega

steel is from badajoz 8 spanish surnames

2020-03-09 09:30

My great-grandfather was also Spanish too BR <3 ESP VAMOS CARALHO!

2020-03-09 12:12

:) VAMOS

2020-03-09 16:21

Rip BIG

O.G Loc, O.G Loc

neato burito

2020-03-09 01:21

BIG - just consistent trash OG - just 0 tactics fpl mix with bad comm Heroic - another danish reshuffles incoming Heretics - huge upset tbh, they been trash for ages, and now didnt drop even a map here Rest are expected

35 replies

did u expect for MR to crush BIG on inferno?

2020-03-09 01:23

29 replies

Yes. BIG has always had trouble with Riders. They lost the previous two Bo3's between the two teams 2-0 to Riders.

2020-03-09 01:27

still 16-4 is such a beating. tabsen clutch ace was nice tho

2020-03-09 01:31

It was XANTARES btw.

2020-03-09 09:08

ikr?

BIG never won MR :))

2020-03-09 01:36

24 replies

nice. i have a question 4 u: aint it weird 4 you that Riders has MOVISTAR on the name?? i feel it's humiliating but idk dont know

2020-03-09 01:39

23 replies

Movistar is a big company in Spain :D, TV and stuff like that. i k it sounds weird for u but they didnt thing so much when they just added "Riders" xd

2020-03-09 01:44

19 replies

but wouldnt it be weird if u saw something like McDonald's MIBR or something like that?

2020-03-09 01:46

18 replies

well for us dont sound weird but i get it, they wanted to spam the brand I guess.

2020-03-09 01:49

11 replies

i'd prefer Paella Riders but i guess this is a marketplace after all

2020-03-09 01:50

10 replies

xd, i dont like Paella so i prefer Movistar :).

2020-03-09 01:51

9 replies

what about Siesta Riders? it sounds just right to me

2020-03-09 01:53

well its sounds good for a mix but not for a team :D, maybe Real Riders :)))

2020-03-09 01:55

6 replies

Real Riders sounds way better than Movistar Riders tbh. now that they made it to the minor they must treat 'em well or else they'll become Independent Riders and move to Barcelona LUL!!

2020-03-09 01:56

:DD

2020-03-09 02:03

On spain is really common, you also have vodafone giants, i thing team queso was pizza hut queso? Something like that

2020-03-09 05:39

no way pizza hut had a csgo team LMFAO

2020-03-09 05:51

Okay, my mistake, not pizza hut but telepizza

2020-03-09 12:35

Like Royal Riders?? Trash tbh.

2020-03-09 17:50

lol no :c

2020-03-09 09:09

As an Australian I never knew it was a company. Just thought it was a team name and it looks normal.

2020-03-09 02:30

lol but still sounds weird. it's not moviestars, but movistar. whats the meaning of movistar?

2020-03-09 03:08

Living in Spain and as its a telecomms company I at least somehow have always assumed it's about star quality mobility. Idk if that's what it is or if the quality is anywhere close to any stars. :D

2020-03-09 04:11

mobistar then?

2020-03-09 04:16

Mobile in spanish = Móvil. If you use your imagination it's not hard to combine it with star to find yourself with Movistar. :)

2020-03-09 04:46

star in spanish=estrella moviestrella?

2020-03-09 04:51

Movistar has teams in other sports too like cycling, basketball and futsal, and they are all called Movistar something. I guess it's normal for us as we are used to it, but I don't see it bad neither, Movistar put the money hahah ;)

Movistar cycling are big losers apart from Carapaz, like they should win at least 2 GT a year imo.

2020-03-09 17:53

Rhe only that humiliates is the reality on Spain about gaming. Just teleco companies wants to sponsor our players. We have few (in comparison than other countries), but very pro players and can not find enough support to be more competitive. So I don't care about name sh&t. I want to see how competitive MR can be on LAN

2020-03-09 12:01

CPF and MR were expected yeah right...

2020-03-09 01:28

well, when they got paired against big for a decider it was lol...

i meant they won Heroic / BIG Heroic will make changes if they wont stack in tier3 for ages

2020-03-09 04:22

Just save es3tag and maybe stavn and disband the other Trash.

2020-03-09 17:55

CPF and Heretics were not expected at all but Riders were totally expected. In fact they could have won Dignitas but they had a bad opening day.

2020-03-09 09:28

NC denying minor for top20 teams, tell me something new

kRYSTAL back it again

Big losing to Riders

2020-03-09 12:37

godsent vs og was one of the most exciting game recently

especially the first map

2020-03-09 01:24

Krystal's silent drop on nuke from heaven at 15:14 was fucking crazy

2020-03-09 01:25

A bug that needs to be fixed imo. It's situational but not intended to not make noise there.

2020-03-09 08:55

appropriate flag

2020-03-09 11:12

IDK but it's not a intended game mechanic to be able to not make sound from such a large drop. Doesn't matter in the large picture as they wouldn't have gone far in the minor with that play.

2020-03-09 12:46

bro literally og is a beginning team so why doesn't everyone give em a few more tournaments

because people here love hating on every single thing that exists related to the game or the scene

2020-03-09 02:02

Dignitas also is (even 1/3 the time OG has been a team) and still ain't dogsh1t like OG

2020-03-09 03:27

Dig used to play together + communicating in their mother language

2020-03-09 09:37

gratz godsent

How many teams advancing to challenger stages?Definitely gonna be fnatic and coL

2. Wit the possibility of a third through the play-in.

2020-03-09 01:40

Easy chance for fnatic to miss another major.

2020-03-09 13:22

KOVA miss out too

Swedes going through the qualifier like it ain't nuthin

Upto 3 depending upto minor playins

EZ4NA

2020-03-09 01:26

GO RIDERS!!!!!

3 Swedish teams qualified now and 3 Swedish teams will qualify for the major as well. No one in the minor is close to the performance these 3 teams have.

Complexity could put up a good game vs Dig or NiP

They weren’t even meant to be there lol

Yeah but they are

dont be so sure men ;)

2020-03-09 07:18

U mean 3 swedish teams out in groups.

2020-03-09 17:57

heroic can never qualify for a minor

Ikrrr

2020-03-09 05:48

Why OG playing so bad on online? I'm don't understand. They need fix this shit. Sad day for OG fans. Also I'm happy for Dignitas. They did well on this qualifications. I'm happy for Get_RiGhT, he started playing very well. Hallzerk showed that he can carry his team. He's promising and very talented player. Also Friberg showed good CS, but he's very inconsistent. He's need time. Can't wait for FLASHPOINT and see Dignitas on LAN!

OG is shit rich team with free invites, wtf you talking about lol

boooo BIG is not in

2020-03-09 01:30

Sad

2020-03-09 16:03

why didn't Mouz get in?

2020-03-09 21:12

Yes! Lets go GODSENT!!

easy 4 Riders !!!!

OG will need a ton of time to be more consistent, considering that is the first time that Aleksib have to call in english, not only that but he have some teammates that have never played in a international team before, if you compare it to other international lineups right now, they are far behind in terms of communication and teamwork

+1000

Ez for Riders

Hello BIG fanboys

How long does OG have to show some results??

2020-03-09 01:43

wheb -nbk

2020-03-09 02:11

honestly tho i think aleksib is overrated, in fact everyone in OG is overrated except maybe valde, valde used to be a beast

2020-03-09 05:11

8 replies

NBK calls CT site and that is the problem.

2020-03-09 08:30

He doesn't

2020-03-09 09:19

He does. Aleksbi said it in interview NBK said it at HLTV Talk stream

2020-03-09 09:26

Why you lying for no reason? Just look up blast pro Aleksib interview.

2020-03-09 10:22

Read last itw from NBK he said it was over after Ice Challenge

2020-03-09 10:30

So NBK lie live on HLTV stream kk

2020-03-09 12:28

He was, he is not anymore. It is so hard to understand ?

And that is exactly where things go sour. When the team started the idea was nbk wouldnt be calling whatsoever and aleksi would be the firm IGL. Rofl, didnt age well.

2020-03-09 13:36

Two online quals, twice failed to advanced, fucking bots

Dignitas can do some damage

2020-03-09 01:52

3 Swedish team , sweet

2020-03-09 02:04

4 kinda

2020-03-09 07:11

Ugly showings from OG, gonna put some pressure on them. But everything, as always, according to BIG's capacities.

2020-03-09 03:09

I am hyped!

2020-03-09 03:12

wow hltv overextending bug KEKW

2020-03-09 03:15

OG continuing to take Ls

2020-03-09 03:18

Not so BIG after all 😂

2020-03-09 04:37

Ahaha what a trash

2020-03-09 04:47

what a trash,might be deserving ,why overhyped OG?

2020-03-09 05:04

BIG run at Leipzig clearly was a fluke. GG

2020-03-09 05:15

The Europe Minor is set to take place in Rio de Janeiro on April 26-May 2. in Rio? not in Europe?

2020-03-09 05:23

Yeah

new policy? i remember those challengers would compete in the place where Major is held, now regional Minor competitors as well?

2020-03-09 12:52

Its been like that for ages.

2020-03-09 18:01

I hope they make a combined minor

2020-03-09 20:06

It's gonna be nip dig and fnatic

That go out in groups.

OG got scam by NBK so hard lul

2020-03-09 06:20

-tizian +krystal Krystal IGL Tabsen back to headshotting and such

2020-03-09 06:53

In general not the worst of ideas, but krystal is not fit fragging-wise at all for tier 1. The problem is also kito not really performing.

2020-03-09 08:49

i'm kinda joking although this would be the only change i'd want to see. it was their first bad showing with that lineup, they looked solid otherwise. just stupid that it was also the most important "event" for them. they should try to win flashpoint 1 now and i'd say then they're on a good path again

2020-03-09 10:25

BIG Tier 1 team Choose one

2020-03-09 15:18

With this lineup there was actual potential. Syrson is playing well, Tabsen too, Xantares still decently fraggin, but Tizian is not the best support and mainly kito is not really managing and he was supposed to be one of the heavier fraggin players on the roster. Not sure where the catch is.

2020-03-09 15:44

Swedish scene top 1 FeelsGoodMan

2020-03-09 07:22

looks like big gonna go back to more dreamhack tournaments while watching the major :((

2020-03-09 07:24

where are those typical og fans with their “BuT thEy haD Not enoUgH tImE tO prAcTicE”

2020-03-09 08:02

Maden da beast, when it's important (nuke)

2020-03-09 08:11

Only 1½ danish teams, feels bad man.

2020-03-09 08:12

Well North and Astralis are already qulified, and Mad Lions fucked themselves.

2020-03-09 09:53

Point taken, 3 full danish teams must be enough.

2020-03-09 10:33

BIG deserved it to get out. They played really bad. Krystal only real german at Minor now. Gz to him. Deserved.

2020-03-09 08:29

2020-03-09 08:38

why is fnatic there

because they beat smash and dignitas

2020-03-09 08:56

I mean why would they apply to a minor bering a t1 team lol

2020-03-09 12:17

Because they didn't qulify into the last major from the minor

2020-03-09 14:15

Because xizt fucked up

2020-03-09 17:10

what do you mean by "apply to a minor"? there are no invites for majors, either you qualify throught the previous major, or you qualify through the minor. and that goes for everyone, tier 1 or not. fnatic didn't even qualify for the last major so of course they have to play the minor again. (they lost ot mouz and cr4zy in the last minor, btw)

2020-03-09 19:32

Are now Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike scratching their heads? Either way, I don't expect changes in BIG or OG even though it is a big let down, but Heroic have to swap. Get on your bike, b0RUP!

EZ4RIDERS not today jermans

2020-03-09 09:10

LOL Bi♿️

2020-03-09 09:39

What a shit list it turned out to be

2020-03-09 09:54

2020-03-09 09:57

OG most overrated team after astralis

2020-03-09 10:01

Congrats Riders!

2020-03-09 10:27

Ty! <3

2020-03-09 13:04

Complexity pls save Valde from this shit team

Exciting news for BIG!

bruh

2020-03-09 15:09

Bahahaha OG. Is the honeymoon period already over?!?! On a more serious note, congrats to the teams that made it in. Especially Godsent, they have some decent talent there.

2020-03-09 10:35

Exactly. People hyped just coz honeymoon period, same with BIG after roster change, lol.

Xantares lost online wtf

2020-03-09 10:51

Dignitas > OG

2020-03-09 10:54

shameful OG and BIG are missing out, should expect a little bit more from them compared to the teams who qualified for the tourney lol

2020-03-09 11:07

You can look at it this way, maybe now we have new stars coming and they are now here. I personally like Copenhagen flames but not confident that they will win in the minor but we will see.

2020-03-09 16:24

let's go young talent f0rest <3

This should have been played on LAN.

2020-03-09 11:34

2020-03-09 11:51

BUG clan kappa

2020-03-09 11:39

eZ4G0DkRYST4L

♿️G xaxaxaxaxaxaxa

2020-03-09 12:08

2020-03-09 12:25

OMEGALUL G

Og will never lose that in lan

2020-03-09 12:41

fak

2020-03-09 12:57

Go Riders!

Where Russia and Ukraine?

2020-03-09 13:43

The CIS region has there own minor

2020-03-09 16:20

Russia and Ukraine plays in EU servers MM, FPL, EU online tournaments but why own CIS minor? idiots

2020-03-09 18:04

So there region gets represented encase they all lose before hand. I don’t agree With what there doing but I understand the business side of it

2020-03-09 21:18

Ez4SwedishCS

2020-03-09 14:16

GO SWEDEN !

2020-03-09 14:30

Let's go Dignitas

2020-03-09 16:17

ez for swedes

2020-03-09 16:47

scandinavia cs best cs? i think yes

2020-03-09 17:15

-Heretics -MR +OG +Heroic and that minor would be stacked.

2020-03-09 18:11

again you ? how braindead you are. MR is probably the best team out there alongside Fnatic & CoL.

2020-03-09 18:45

XAXXAXAXA good joke.

2020-03-09 19:25

heroic must be cursed

2020-03-10 00:02

wow alot of suprises but lets go DIGNITAS!!!!

2020-03-10 00:08

BIG made so many mistakes on overpass, dont even get me started on inferno. Should have easily been a 2:0. Very dissapointing. Maybe english is not working for their coms after all. With performances like these you just dont deserve it guys. GL to MR and hf to all the MR fans in the Minors!

2020-03-10 07:08