Teams are set to compete in the next-to-last Open Qualifier for the Europe Minor, which commences at 17:00
NoChance, Sprout, GamerLegion, and Maknitude are the four squads that made it through the gauntlet of the Europe Minor Open Qualifier so far, with two more teams set to earn a place in the Closed Qualifier tomorrow, when Europe Minor Open Qualifier 3 concludes.
draken's Ancient through to day two
About 400 teams are expected to be competing in the Open Qualifier, with some big teams hoping the third time is the charm after failing in the first qualifiers.
-- Europe Minor Open Qualifier 3 bracket --
As the early rounds of the qualifier are not covered on HLTV and GOTVs are disabled for security reasons, we will be posting live updates on the cup as it progresses.
22:00 First day of the qualifier over; top 16 teams determined
After five rounds of matches, the first day of the qualifier is now over. The teams through to the last-16 stage, which will be covered by HLTV, are the following:
AGO FrenchFrogs Movistar Riders Epsilon Tricked Giants Aristocracy Chaos HAVU Ancient SJ Nordavind ALTERNATE aTTaX MOLDOVENII PACT Copenhagen Flames
22:00 Epsilon, Aristocracy, HAVU through to day two
Epsilon, Aristocracy and HAVU are the first teams to have booked spots in the last-16 stage, which will be played only on Saturday. Teodor "SPELLAN" Nikolov's troops will be hoping that third time will be the charm for them after crashing out of the first two qualifiers in the semi-final stage.
The opening day of this qualifier is almost over, with only one round of fixtures left to play. Below are some of the more interesting matches that will be played:
Aristocracy vs. MAD Lions FrenchFrogs vs. Salamander SJ vs. Arena Bulls AGO vs. Snuussss HAVU vs. ImmuNe Epsilon vs. London PANTHERS vs. Nordavind
20:45 Ancient enter Round of 32 at Apeks' expense
In one of the biggest matches of Round of 64, Ancient moved past Apeks by a 16-8 scoreline to claim a spot in the last-32 stage.
Other results:
Nordavind 16-7 LDLC Tricked 16-1 Unicorns of Love PACT 16-4 Dragons Aristocracy 16-10 DJAEVELS SJ 16-13 OFFSET
20:20 Virtus.pro eliminated in Round of 128
Virtus.pro failed to make it to the last-64 stage after losing to STEP 16-19 on Nuke. The Danish team move on in the bracket and will take on GUFFERin the next stage.
19:49 Nordic clash headlines Round of 64
As the tournament progresses, more and more interesting clashes are taking place. With the big favourites still alive, the Round of 64 will be headlined by a Nordic showdown between Ancient and Apeks.
Below are some of the other interesting clashes:
Nordavind vs LDLC Tricked vs Unicorns of Love Giants vs Budapest Five Aristocracy vs. DJAEVELS SJ vs. OFFSET
Movistar Riders and Tricked have claimed spots in the tournament's last-64 stage after moving past Bpro and AVEZ respectively, both by 16-6 scorelines.
19:37 Movistar Riders, Tricked progress
Movistar Riders and Tricked have claimed spots in the tournament's last-64 stage after moving past Bpro and AVEZ respectively, both by 16-6 scorelines.
Other results:
MIKSTURA 16-7 LOG Aristocracy 16-1 OUTRAGE
18:47 Things heat up in round of 128
Three rounds into the tournament, things are starting to get more interesting. Below you can find some of the notable match-ups of the round of 128:
Movistar Riders vs. Bpro STEP vs. Virtus.pro Tricked vs. AVEZ Baecon vs. Turkey5 MIKSTURA vs. LOG team bodyy vs. Copenhagen Flames
18:30 MIKSTURA through to last-128
Polish team MIKSTURA, featuring former Virtus.pro member, are through to the last-128 stage after easing past k1ck 16-4 in one of the second round's biggest encounters.
17:15 The bracket has been drawn
The first matches started in the Europe Minor Open Qualifier 1, with the notable teams either without an opponent or facing a big underdog in the round-of-512.
16:50 bodyy signed up with mix
The former G2 player seems to have recovered from his injury as he is signed up for the qualifier alongside Sébastien "KenShaX" Loddé and other French players.