VERTEX, TYLOO, Eruption qualify for BLAST Paris Major Asia RMR

The three teams nabbed the final spots up for grabs for their respective closed qualifiers.

VERTEX, TYLOO, and Eruption all punched their tickets to the BLAST.tv Paris Major Asia RMR after finishing as runners-up in their respective regions' closed qualifiers.

The three teams will now turn their attention to the Major-qualifying competition, which plays out from April 4-8 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and has two berths to the BLAST.tv Paris Major Challengers Stage on the line.

VERTEX completed a lower bracket run to lock in an appearance at the eight-team LAN in Mongolia. The Australian side brushed aside Encore in a straightforward two-map series in the consolidation final, drawing first blood after a 16-8 victory on Vertigo before wrapping things up with a comfortable 16-7 display on Mirage.

Toby "⁠BRACE⁠" Barnes and company will join Grayhound as the two Australian contingents at the Regional Major Ranking event, with Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter's troops earning the first berth up for the taking on Saturday.

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Oceania RMR Closed Qualifier
19/02/2023	Encore Finished 0:2 VERTEX	Match

TYLOO were the second and final team from the Chinese closed qualifier to progress to the RMR phase. The Chinese squad moved past Lynn Vision 2-0 en route to their qualification, recovering from an initial 8-13 deficit on Vertigo to take the map 16-13 and secure passage to the next round of the Major cycle.

The loss comes as a big blow to Lynn Vision. The Chinese squad were originally the highest-rated team in the qualifier and had two chances to lock in their place at the RMR, first falling to Rare Atom in the upper final before being sent packing by TYLOO in the consolidation final.

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 China RMR Closed Qualifier
19/02/2023	Lynn Vision Finished 0:2 TYLOO	Match

Eruption's aspirations of attending the BLAST.tv Paris Major continue following a 2-0 victory over Erdenetsogt "⁠erkaSt⁠" Gantulga's NKT in the consolidation final. The Mongolian roster ensured an appearance at the RMR with a 16-12 scoreline on Ancient and a more lopsided 16-7 victory on Mirage, continuing their run of good form after only conceding one loss to IHC throughout the entire qualifier.

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Asia RMR Closed Qualifier
19/02/2023	Eruption Finished 2:0 NKT	Match

The two remaining spots on the line for the Asia RMR will be filled by the top two teams from the Middle East closed qualifier, which runs from February 24-26.

The current team list for the BLAST.tv Paris Major Asia RMR is as follows: