Fragadelphia 17 gets underway with European representation

8-9-2022 19:47

Apeks, TeamOne, and BIG Academy are among the teams fighting for a spot in the main stage.

The opening day of Fragadelphia 17 got underway earlier on Thursday with the Last Chance Qualifier. The first stage is hosting a multitude of North and South American teams as well as a handful of European sides that made the trip to the New World to compete in one of the staples of the regional CS:GO calendar.

The $100,000 open LAN started with a double-elimination, best-of-three bracket with 33 teams aiming to reach the playoffs. However, only eight squads will make it through the Last Chance Qualifier into the competition's main stage.

Strife were crowned champions of Fragadelphia 16 last spring

The advancing teams will join the squads already qualified for the event proper which include the likes of ATK, timbermen, and Squirtle Squad. The group stage will be played in a GSL format with BO3 matches, and only eight will advance into the playoffs. A classic, single-elimination bracket will crown the champions.

This is reportedly the largest edition of the North American event yet, and similarly to Fragadelphia 16 last spring, the tournament hosts international squads from around the world. Notable teams participating in the Last Chance Qualifier include TeamOne, Apeks, BIG Academy, and BLVKHVND.

Both EG White and EG Black will attend the event, competing under the name Evil Geniuses White and Evil Geniuses Black respectively.

HLTV.org will cover the first stage of the competition starting from the upper bracket round of 16. For more in-depth coverage of Fragadelphia 17 Last Chance Qualifier, including interviews and live posts, head on over to Dust2.us.

The list of teams competing in the Last Chance Qualifier is:

Esoteric

Davenport University Black

Zenigma

Boyfriend_Peek6

NoVum

Fristwave

B4it

Davenport University White

Phoenix Rising

Bikini Bottom Babes

The list of teams attending Fragadelphia 17 is:

Last Chance Qualifier

Last Chance Qualifier

NA cs is BACK!

2022-09-08 19:48

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final is apeks vs big academy easiest prediction of my life

2022-09-08 21:45

WOOHOOOOOO NA IS BACK BABY!!

2022-09-09 00:50

who cars

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Us NA cs fans care:(

2022-09-08 20:56

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^ brings back motivation for the region

2022-09-08 21:06

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Motivation by getting stomped on by academy teams lolsies

2022-09-09 02:19

+1 fellow oSee enjoyer

2022-09-08 23:07

wow

ez 4 big

good luck my dudes

2022-09-08 19:49

finally BIG org wins something again

ITB should have got involved in this

2022-09-08 19:50

gl shoxie 🙂

2022-09-08 19:51

EG has two rosters in the tournament, but that's nothing, Davenport University has three!

2022-09-08 19:53

Davenport University > EG then?

2022-09-08 20:41

ez 7am and apeks

2022-09-08 19:54

2022-09-08 19:57

EZ4EG

EG.PA and EG.CD renamed to "EG Black" and "EG White" btw

Why there aren’t more BR teams attending? Fluxo, O PLANO, even 00 would benefit from this event

2022-09-08 20:00

agreed, would've thought there'd be at least 5 brazilian teams.

2022-09-08 21:13

'cause they won't be in the USA by then

2022-09-08 21:16

Weirdly enough Team oNe is the only brazillian team that consistently goes. maybe if it keeps going international we will see more brazillian/south american teams come.

2022-09-08 22:33