MIBR, Detonate, yur advance to BLAST Paris Major Americas RMR; EG put on the ropes

Sanzhar "⁠neaLaN⁠" Iskhakov's side have just one chance left to make the RMR.

The fourth round of play in the BLAST.tv Paris Major North America RMR closed qualifier has concluded, and three more teams have advanced to the LAN event in Monterrey, Mexico.

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 North America RMR Closed Qualifier
19/02/2023	MIBR Finished 2:0 Evil Geniuses	Match
19/02/2023	timbermen Finished 0:2 DETONATE	Match
19/02/2023	yur Finished 2:0 Nouns	Match

MIBR, DETONATE, and yur emerged victorious from the 2-1 round of matches to join the likes of Liquid, FURIA, and Complexity on the team list for the Major-qualifying tournament, and now the NA closed qualifier has just two spots left to claim between the six teams left standing.

MIBR missed out on their first chance to qualify for the Americas RMR after falling to Complexity in their 2-0 matchup, but recovered with ease as they defeated Evil Geniuses in a two-map series. The North American side struggled to perform on Overpass and Anubis, losing the former 16-9 before MIBR took their own map pick over the line, 16-11.

The other two 2-1 games also unfolded in similar fashion, with DETONATE defeating timbermen 16-11 on Inferno and 16-12 on Overpass, while yur also claimed a 2-0 victory over Nouns (16-10 Overpass, 16-8 Inferno).

The result leaves Evil Geniuses on dire footing as they only have one chance left to qualify for the Americas RMR. Failure to make it through would be a disastrous result for the organization, who have been struggling for results against international competition for a prolonged period and may well be staring down an absence from the first Major of 2023.

The matchups for the 2-2 round of games are:

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 North America RMR Closed Qualifier
19/02/2023	Mythic 23:30 Evil Geniuses	Match
19/02/2023	Nouns 23:30 ATK	Match
19/02/2023	timbermen 23:30 TeamOne	Match

Just two spots remain up for grabs at the Americas RMR through the North American closed qualifier, and a win in the 2-2 round of games still may not guarantee that teams advance.

After the final round of matches, the team with the highest Bucholz score (based on the opponents they met throughout the qualifier) will automatically advance to the Americas RMR, while the other two 3-2 teams will play an additional best-of-three series in a seventh-place decider for the final spot.

The team list for the BLAST.tv Paris Major Americas RMR is: