EURONICS and Kinguin through to the EU Minor Closed Qualifier

The third out of four open qualifiers for the Europe Minor is now over, with EURONICS and Kinguin through to the closed qualifier.

EURONICS made their way through the round-of-sixteen after easing past tradigt 16-2, on Overpass. Then the German team convincingly swept Tricked across Overpass and Inferno, locking their place in the semi-finals against Squared, who earned their slot after defeating fnatic Academy 2-1 in the quarter-finals.

Squared and EURONICS kicked off their series on Overpass, where the German's map pick proved to be their playground with a massive 11-4 defensive lead at the half. Christian "⁠crisby⁠" Schmitt and his men then fired all cylinders in the second half, winning five straight to take the map and the series lead.

crisby and co. earn their spot in the EU Minor closed qualifier

The series landed on Squared's map pick, Train, where EURONICS continued to hound on the Danes for a 5-0 lead. Squared finally got on the board in the sixth round, but the Germans quickly retaliated with their own. That's when Squared finally broke the chains and won seven in a row before EURONICS claimed the last round of the half to make it 8-7.

In the second half, Squared claimed the second pistol and the following anti-eco, but EURONICS' aggression on their T-side broke the Danes run with three in a row to tie (10-10). The two sides then traded rounds back and forth until EURONICS finally reached match point, where Squared's run came to an end—the Danes were unable to force overtime and ended with a 16-14 loss.

Europe Minor Open Qualifier 3 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 SquaredMatchpage 0 2 13th June 2018 EURONICS 4Overpass 16 14Train 16

Squared	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Rasmus 'sjuush' Becksjuush	36 - 39	-3	71.5	1.01
René 'TeSeS' MadsenTeSeS	29 - 35	-6	74.7	0.96
Sebastian 'Basso' AagaardBasso	32 - 38	-6	73.2	0.92
Thomas 'haste' Dyrensborghaste	28 - 39	-11	62.6	0.80
Frederik 'acoR' GyldstrandacoR	25 - 40	-15	57.6	0.73

EURONICS	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Marko 'kressy' Đorđevićkressy	47 - 31	+16	89.8	1.46
Josef 'faveN' BaumannfaveN	47 - 33	+14	88.9	1.39
Sabit 'mirbit' Coktasarmirbit	35 - 25	+10	74.4	1.27
Oliver 'kzy' Heckkzy	34 - 25	+9	80.8	1.22
Christian 'crisby' Schmittcrisby	28 - 36	-8	75.4	0.91

Kinguin silenced eXtatus, 16-9, and saw off Berzerk after just two maps, before moving on to the semi-finals to go head-to-head against Singularity, who made their way to the semis after taking out Imperial and sweeping Jonatan "⁠Devilwalk⁠" Lundberg's Magicians.

The series started on Overpass, Singularity's pick, where the two sides contested in the early rounds until Kinguin finally took the reins of to claim the lead, 9-6 for the CT half. Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas and co. then pressed on in the second half to win seven out of eight rounds, securing the map and the series lead.

rallen led Kinguin with a 1.82 rating in the 2-0 victory

Nuke was the next map in the series. Kinguin came out of the gates swinging and pounded Singularity to the ground with 13 unanswered rounds. The Swedes were finally able to break the streak in the 14th round, but, in the end, it was Kinguin who took the half 14-1 before securing the final two rounds in the second half to close it out 2-0.

Europe Minor Open Qualifier 3 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 SingularityMatchpage 0 2 13th June 2018 Kinguin 7Overpass 16 1Nuke 16

Singularity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	24 - 34	-10	73.6	0.75
Miran 'dumz' Matkovićdumz	20 - 34	-14	50.3	0.61
Benjamin 'BENDJI' SöderenaBENDJI	13 - 32	-19	55.3	0.55
Alfred 'RuStY' KarlssonRuStY	18 - 33	-15	55.6	0.53
André 'BARBARR' MöllerBARBARR	13 - 34	-21	54.4	0.51

Kinguin	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Karol 'rallen' Rodowiczrallen	43 - 19	+24	119.6	1.82
Mikołaj 'mouz' Karolewskimouz	33 - 15	+18	81.5	1.55
Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMINISE	29 - 19	+10	85.8	1.47
Paweł 'reatz' Jańczakreatz	33 - 16	+17	70.7	1.45
Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ	29 - 19	+10	83.8	1.32

With one more open qualifier to go, the list of teams through the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier is currently:

Nordavind
Epsilon
EURONICS
Qualifier #4Japaleno
Sprout
Kinguin
Qualifier #4Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas Age: 32 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 1444 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 fnatic Academy #111 Matej 'MaTaFe' FekonjaNiels 'luckeRRR' JasiekJohan 'Meddo' LundborgAlexander 'AlekS' AnderssonAdam 'ec1s' Eccles Imperial #37 Jesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendNemanja 'nexa' IsakovićRokas 'EspiranTo' MilasauskasŽygimantas 'nukkye' Chmieliauskas Berzerk #227 Tahsin 'tahsiN' BroschkManuel 'SolEk' ZeindlerDavid 'dav1dK' KonkolMichal 'OKOLICIOUZ' GlowatyMeriton 'MALI' Ibrahimi Christian 'crisby' Schmitt Age: 26 Team: EURONICS Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 816 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.70 Japaleno #43 Fredrik 'FREDDyFROG' GustafssonJoakim 'Relaxa' GustafssonNiclas 'PlesseN' PlessenLinus 'Bååten' AnderssonDaniel 'djL' Narancic tradigt Singularity #59 André 'BARBARR' MöllerBenjamin 'BENDJI' SöderenaAlfred 'RuStY' KarlssonHugo 'HugoXD' HallgrenNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Jonatan 'Devilwalk' Lundberg Age: 27 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.87 Maps played: 385 KPR: 0.59 DPR: 0.68 eXtatus #69 Richard 'queztone' StrnátkoJindřich 'ZEDKO' ChybaPatrik 'DEV7L' StuchlíkDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýMartin 'MonttY' Melišek Kinguin #42 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasJacek 'MINISE' JeziakKarol 'rallen' RodowiczPaweł 'reatz' JańczakMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski Epsilon #65 Mike 'mikeS' TunsJoey 'CRUC1AL' SteuselKia 'Surreal' Man Magicians Nordavind #71 Morten 'zEVES' Vollan ChristensenHenrik 'baby' BeckerJon 'ztk' Erik ØygardenHåkon 'hallzerk' FjærliHaakon 'Radifaction' Tholo Tricked #89 Nicolai 'glace' JensenFrederik 'LOMME' NielsenLucas 'Lukki' PilhedenJohannes 'b0RUP' BorupSimon 'snedker' Snedker EURONICS #48 Christian 'crisby' SchmittOliver 'kzy' HeckSabit 'mirbit' CoktasarMarko 'kressy' ĐorđevićJosef 'faveN' Baumann Sprout #51 Martin 'PERCY' WesselTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellNiels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenDennis 'sycrone' Nielsen Squared #235 Thomas 'haste' DyrensborgFrederik 'acoR' GyldstrandSebastian 'Basso' AagaardRené 'TeSeS' MadsenRasmus 'sjuush' Beck