The ELEAGUE Major Qualifier: Battle for a Spot in Counter Strike’s Biggest Tournament
The ELEAGUE Major Qualifier is currently being held in Atlanta, where 16 teams are competing for a chance to secure a spot in Counter Strike’s ELEAGUE Major next month.
This second round of the Swiss style tournament features yesterday’s winners facing off against each other, as well as the first round losers. The winners from today’s matches will advance to the play-in match for the major tomorrow, while the losers will compete in different tiers of the bracket. For the teams with a 0-2 record, any loss means elimination.
Today’s matches were once again highly competitive, resulting in another overtime, surprising upsets, and fast-paced action.
Ninjas in Pyjamas faced off against HellRaisers in what turned out to be a thrilling matchup. Despite a remarkable play in overtime by NiP player F0rest, HellRaisers pulled off a big upset and won 19-17.
American favorite Cloud9 lost to the Chinese team TyLoo, putting them at a 0-2 record in the tournament. However, the other American team, Counter Logic Gaming, avenged their previous loss with a 19-16 overtime victory over Renegades. Meanwhile, tournament favorite Team Dignitas suffered a loss to GODSENT, bringing their record to 1-1 for the tournament.
Here are the full match results:
(2-0) FaZe Clan 16-11 OpTic Gaming (1-1)
(2-0) HellRaisers 19-17 Ninjas in Pyjamas (1-1)
(2-0) GODSENT 16-11 Team Dignitas (1-1)
(1-1) Counter Logic Gaming 19-16 Renegades (0-2)
(2-0) Immortals 16-8 Vega Squadron (1-1)
(1-1) TyLoo 16-11 Cloud9 (0-2)
(1-1) G2 Esports 16-12 Team EnVyUs (0-2)
(1-1) mousesports 16-5 Team Spirit (0-2)
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