Extra Salt, paiN qualify for DreamHack Open January NA

The two teams will join Rebirth and Triumph on the team list for the $30,000 event.

The North American closed qualifier for DreamHack Open January has concluded, seeing Extra Salt and paiN claim the two spots on offer in the main event.

Justin "⁠FaNg⁠" Coakley's debut under the Extra Salt banner went swimmingly as the team edged past Bad News Bears and paiN in the upper bracket to claim their spot in the $30,000 tournament.

Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm was the driving force in both of his team's series victories, narrowly securing 16-13 and 16-14 wins on Inferno and Nuke against Peter "⁠ptr⁠" Gurney's men before defeating the Brazilian roster in a three-map series, requiring overtime for a victory on map one before recovering from a Dust2 loss by scoring a 16-9 win on Nuke to claim a win.

oSee led the way for Extra Salt with 1.58 and 1.26 series ratings

Vinicios "⁠PKL⁠" Coelho's side recovered from their upper bracket final loss to Extra Salt as they soundly took down High Coast 2-0 in the final series of the qualifier.

The two teams had previously squared off in the opening round, in which paiN had come out the better side in a closely-contested affair, but this was not the case in the rematch as the Brazilian team remained in control throughout to claim a 2-0 victory and ensure their berth to the main event.

The team list for DreamHack Open January North America, which is set to run from January 27-31, looks as follows:

Triumph
Extra Salt

Rebirth
paiN