DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 North America Closed Qualifier

Triumph, High Coast complete DHM Spring closed qualifier team list

6-3-2021 05:32

The two qualifying sides will face off against Bad News Bears and Extra Salt in the closed stage for a single spot at the main event.

The teams competing in the North American closed qualifier for DreamHack Masters Spring have been determined, with Triumph and High Coast prevailing in the final round of the open qualification stage over Rebirth and Recon 5, respectively.

It was a high-stakes grudge match between Triumph and Rebirth as Danny "⁠Cxzi⁠" Strzelczyk had been replaced by David "⁠cynic⁠" Polster on the former team just days prior. Cxzi had wasted no time in making the jump to Rebirth and immediately claiming revenge mere hours after the change, taking down his former teammates in an ESEA Premier match-up.

The qualification series between the two sides unfolded in almost identical fashion to their previous bout as they each secured their own map picks with relative ease, forcing an Inferno decider. There, Alan "⁠Shakezullah⁠" Hardeman's troops were able to claim revenge, taking the map 16-9 to book their ticket to the closed qualifier.

Shakezullah and company claimed revenge over Rebirth

On the opposite side of the bracket, High Coast were initially set to face off against paiN, but the Brazilian team withdrew from the qualifier on day two after it was revealed that they already had a spot in the main event as a result of winning DreamHack Open January.

Recon 5, who paiN had beaten in the round of eight, arrived as a replacement to take on High Coast, who notably played the qualifier with Ian "⁠motm⁠" Hardy in place of Jonathan "⁠djay⁠" Dallal. The change proved to bear fruit for Ben "⁠ben1337⁠" Smith's side as they made short work of Recon 5 in a two-map series, with Josh "⁠PwnAlone⁠" Pigue and motm leading the way with 1.77 and 1.45 ratings, respectively.

The opening match-ups for the double-elimination closed qualifier bracket, which will play out from March 6-7 and see one team earn a spot in the main event, are as follows:

Bad News Bears vs. High Coast
Extra Salt vs. Triumph

obo went to eg

2021-03-06 05:33

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yes

2021-03-06 05:35

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LETS GO BAD NEWS BEARS

2021-03-06 14:29

Good

2021-03-06 05:37

where is Gen.G ?

2021-03-06 05:41

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Team is no longer around

2021-03-06 13:10

playing valorant

2021-03-06 21:36

2021-03-06 23:11

404 the team you looked for is no longer playing pro CS

Jeez NA looks very miserable rn Almost no competition left other than Liquid and EG.

2021-03-06 05:47

Let’s go high coast looking sharp and ready to win this qual

2021-03-06 06:08

American CS:GO scene needs to be rescued.

2021-03-06 06:28

God bless America!

2021-03-06 06:29

I wanna warn my brother Americans. Your scene is dying like Ukrainian scene did before. S1mple is almost our last savior. Don't waste your time guys, if you have talent or at least will to be a Worldclass player - practice, practice and practice! #Save_NA_scene

2021-03-06 06:35

no, the talent all went to valo, i thank you for ur words of wisdom and inspiration and as a 14 yr old talent, I will apply them in my valorant career, cs has and always have a special part in my heart but na cs is dead and thats the truth :(

2021-03-06 06:41

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Very sad to hear, bro. I still believe that the US can come back. You have so many talented people in your country. And for sure, I wish you good luck with your own climb to the top.

2021-03-06 06:53

CS has died before in the US. Everyone here is too young to remember the WCG. It's actually not even close to dead. Player numbers are still near their historical highs. What died was org support. Which will come and go. If a third team makes a legit splash someone will pick them up. Especially as Covid fades. Reality is CS gets more viewership then Valorant and as Covid fades it's inevitable that it will come back. Worst case you lost a year of talent.

2021-03-06 10:43

Well, then I hope we will see new American teams as soon as possible.

2021-03-06 11:54

Only match I want to watch is Bears vs Extra Salt so I can see Jonji vs Marke.

#CreateChaos

2021-03-06 10:30

make na cs great again

2021-03-06 07:24

2021-03-06 08:51

EZ4TRIUMPH

2021-03-06 09:31

EZ4BRIAN

2021-03-06 10:17

#supportnacs

2021-03-06 10:55

Wdym NA scene is dead? NA region still has the most teams of any region and compared to all other countries USA and CAN have the most teams in ESEA. Some big name orgs left the country yes, but that only makes place for other teams to rise to the occasion with plenty of talent behind it. Make sure to support your talents in streams and social media and support their development.

2021-03-06 12:00