BnTeT's Alter Ego among 11 teams to pass final Asia RMR open qualifiers

All five sub-regions in Asia have now reached the closed qualifier stage on the road to the Perfect World Shanghai Major.

Alter Ego will play against the likes of True Rippers and Gods Reign for a spot at the Asia RMR

Open qualifiers on the road to the Shanghai Major in East Asia and Rest of Asia have concluded with five teams passing through to the closed stage in the former sub-region and six teams in the latter.

Among those who made it in Rest of Asia are Alter Ego featuring some well-known names from the region, including former TYLOO duo Hansel "⁠BnTeT⁠" Ferdinand and WingHei "⁠Freeman⁠" Cheung and ex-MVP PK star Hyun-Pyo "⁠XigN⁠" Lee.

The mixed roster won the open qualifier and joined invited sides True Rippers and Gods Reign and five other qualified teams in the closed qualifier, where they'll fight it out for an Asia RMR spot from August 28-30.

Rest of Asia closed qualifier (August 28-30)

True Rippers
Alter Ego
Forward
Revenge

Gods Reign
Dewa United
Niory
ONi

In East Asia, three East Russian and two Mongolian sides traversed the open qualifier to join Chinggis Warriors, ATOX and GR in the closed qualifier, which will also be played from August 28-30.

In a rather absurd turn of events, Glamour made it to the closed qualifier despite the fact that they were forced to forfeit their quarter-final matchup at the beginning of the second day due to one of their players being asleep. The Russian side ended up winning the fifth-place decider bracket with two consecutive victories just a few hours later.

East Asia closed qualifier (August 28-30)

Chinggis Warriors
GR
NomadS
Glamour

ATOX
THE
IHC
-72c

The two qualifiers were the last of a series of seven open tournaments which fed teams into the five Asian sub-regions' closed qualifiers along with the Valve Regional Standings.

Previously the Chinese, Middle Eastern, and Oceanic closed qualifiers had their full team lists completed. Each of these will also qualify one team for the Asia RMR, which will take place in Shanghai, China from November 11-14 and offer three spots at the Perfect World Shanghai Major.

China closed qualifier (August 27-29)

Teamwork
Bromo
SHPL
XNL

TYLOO
Rare Atom
CatEvil
Steel Helmet

Oceania closed qualifier (August 27-29)

Rooster
TALON
Mindfreak
KZG

Housebets
The Art of War
Arcade
Vantage

Middle East closed qualifier (August 28-30)

DRILLAS
Superfkrs
Unlucky Much?
Bravado

Punishers
Onyx Ravens
JiJieHao
NOM