MESA Nomadic Masters Spring qualifier details announced

Three teams will earn spots at the Mongolian event via regional qualifiers.

Mongolian event organizer MESA has announced more details about the qualifying process for the first of two $250,000 Nomadic Masters tournaments it will run in 2025.

Scheduled for April 30-May 4 in Ulaanbaatar, MESA Nomadic Masters Spring will have eight spots, half of which will be filled by the European and Asian VRS rankings. As a tier-two ranked event, it can only feature invited VRS rosters ranked ninth or lower in the global standings.

Europe will also have an online closed qualifier for four teams with two spots on offer, while Asia will run a six-team closed qualifier on LAN with one spot.

The final team will come from MESA League Season 4, a week-long event featuring eight Mongolian teams, all determined by open qualifiers.

"We've been steadily building momentum in the Asia region and the global tier-2 scene," said MESA CEO Amarjargal Altankhuyag. "Last year alone, we distributed a $295,000 prize pool and invested over $400,000 in travel, hospitality costs solely for our CS2 and DOTA2 events, fully covered by local sponsorships and commercial opportunities—truly impressive results considering Mongolia's small economy and market.

"Remarkably, 70% of those events were LAN tournaments, hosted at the MESA LAN studio, providing powerful LAN experience for Mongolian and Asian teams.

"We take immense pride in our independent status as a tournament organizer and in what we are creating for the esports scene in Mongolia and Asia.

"We see MESA Nomadic Masters stands out as a highly competitive product on the global stage and MESA Asian Masters as a great example of a ladder regional product leading to tier-1 events.”

Below you can find all the information about the qualifiers in Europe and Asia:

EU Closed Qualifier (two spots)

Dates: April 1-2
Teams: 4, invited via VRS
Format: Double-elimination Bo3 bracket
Type: Online

Asia Closed Qualifier (one spot)

Dates: April 1-2
Teams: 6, 4 invited via VRS and 2 from open qualifiers
Format: TBA
Type: LAN (MESA Studio)

Meanwhile, MESA has announced that Masters Spring will kick off with a Swiss Stage, followed by a four-team single-elimination bracket. All matches will be played in a best-of-three format except for the grand final, which will be a best-of-five affair. There will also be a third-place match.