ESL Challenger Jönköping qualifiers set to start

Four spots will be awarded to the respective winners of each regional qualifier.

TheMongolz will vie for a spot in Jönköping

The ESL Challenger Jönköping regional closed qualifiers are set to start on Tuesday, with each of the four events, held in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, set to award one spot. The qualifiers will start on April 2 and end on April 3, with the exception being the European event, which will award the winner on April 4.

The EU qualifier will feature eight teams, with Apeks, GamerLegion, and Monte all receiving direct invites, while Metizport come in as a replacement for Eternal Fire. The remaining teams came through the open qualifier, namely Aurora, B8, Blessed, and Ninjas in Pyjamas, who qualified through the open stage with a mix of their senior and academy squad.

Date	Matches
ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024 Europe Closed Qualifier
02/04/2024	Apeks 15:30 B8	Match
02/04/2024	Aurora 15:30 Metizport	Match
02/04/2024	Monte 15:30 Ninjas in Pyjamas	Match
02/04/2024	Blessed 15:30 GamerLegion	Match

The North American representative will come from a four-team pool, consisting of Nouns, Party Astronauts, BOSS, and Take Flyte. Edgar "⁠MarKE⁠" Maldonado's troops come into the event as the highest-ranked team but will be faced with a stern opening test against Party Astronauts, who recently added Major winner William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba to their ranks.

Date	Matches
ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024 North America Closed Qualifier
02/04/2024	BOSS 23:30 Take Flyte	Match
02/04/2024	Party Astronauts 23:30 Nouns	Match

The South American qualifier also features four teams, with MIBR coming in as massive favorites to secure their ESL Challenger Jönköping berth. The Brazilian team is ranked No. 27, while Fluxo are their closest opponents at No. 58. BESTIA and Sharks are the other two teams in attendance.

Date	Matches
ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024 South America Closed Qualifier
02/04/2024	MIBR 21:30 Sharks	Match
02/04/2024	BESTIA 21:30 Fluxo	Match

Last but not least, ESL is set to award a spot to the winner of the Asian qualifier. The team list is headlined by two Major attendees, The MongolZ and Lynn Vision, with ATOX and LYG rounding out the attendees.

Date	Matches
ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024 Asia Closed Qualifier
02/04/2024	The MongolZ 10:30 LYG	Match
02/04/2024	ATOX 10:30 Lynn Vision	Match

ESL has already filled out four spots for the Swedish tournament, set to take place June 14-16, with Falcons and ENCE currently headlining the team list. Complexity have also received a direct invite, while Alliance have secured their place by winning the Swedish open qualifier. The remaining four spots will be filled out by the winners of their respective regional events.

The team list for ESL Challenger Jönköping is as follows:

Falcons
ENCE
Europe closed qualifier
NA closed qualifier

Complexity
Alliance
Asia closed qualifier
SA closed qualifier