IEM Fall 2021 South America Open Qualifier 2

Imperial round out IEM Fall SA closed qualifier team list

13-9-2021 03:22

Imperial will have a chance to secure their first share of RMR points in the 2021 cycle.

The second and final open qualifier for IEM Fall South America has finished, with Imperial defeating Jaguares and claiming themselves a spot in the closed qualifier.

The second open qualifier featured many of the same teams from the first, including Furious, Leviatan, and DETONA. This time, the finalists from the first qualifier, Leviatan, were eliminated in the round of 16 by bracket winners Imperial. Mixteam ozbonz also made top eight, but were also eliminated by Caio "⁠zqkS⁠" Fonseca's men.

SHOOWTiME is one of the most experienced players in Brazil

The last team that Imperial took down on their way to the final was MAXIMA, a lineup of mostly unknown players. In the series against Jaguares, map one finished in overtime after a big comeback from the underdog side. Over the whole series, it was veteran player Gustavo "⁠SHOOWTiME⁠" Gonçalves who led the way with a 1.23 rating.

The four-team closed qualifier is set to begin on September 17, and will award two spots at the IEM Fall South America main event, at which MIBR and Sharks already have spots.

Here is the complete team list for the IEM Fall SA closed qualifier:

IEM Fall South America will serve as the final RMR event in the region, and will award two teams with RMR points. South America has one available spot at the PGL Major, and currently MIBR sits as number one on the Regional Major Ranking leaderboard with both Sharks and Paquetá closed behind.