BIG eliminated in first Europe RMR qualifier

One of the biggest favorites of the first European qualifier ahead of PGL Major Antwerp will have to try again in a week's time.

In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, BIG have been eliminated from the first open qualifier for the Europe Regional Major Ranking at the hands of Wisla Krakow in the round of 16 after a 16-10 affair on Mirage.

The Poles have moved on to the quarter-finals, where they are playing against Dignitas for one of four spots on offer in the RMR tournament.

Among the other teams who have been eliminated on day two of the open qualifier are Movistar Riders and K23, who fell at the hands of Spirit and B8, respectively.

BIG will have three more attempts to qualify for the RMR

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BIG had been one of the biggest favorites to make it to the Bucharest tournament in their first try as the second-highest-ranked team in attendance, but after a grueling first qualifier which had over 700 teams in attendance from all over Europe and the CIS region, Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz and company will now have to try again.

They have three more attempts to advance to one of the two European RMR tournaments, which will take place in Bucharest in mid-April and determine all PGL Major Antwerp teams coming from the combined Europe and CIS region. The remaining three open qualifiers will take place in close succession on March 1-6.