compLexity & NRG qualify for Americas Minor

compLexity and NRG are the first teams to book spots at the Americas Minor via the North American qualifier after winning three matches in a row.

The first three rounds of the Swiss stage saw a handful of upsets, led by Immortals being on the verge of elimination after losing to SoaR. The PGL Major Krakow runners-up then bounced back with victories over CLG Academy and Splyce, and will fight for a spot at the Minor in the final round of the Swiss stage, featuring teams with a 2-1 record.

Complexity became the first team to qualify for the Americas Minor after defeating Rise Nation 16-10 in the third Swiss round. Prior to that match, Alec "⁠Slemmy⁠" White's men had defeated FRENCH CANADIANS and Tempo Storm.

FugLy's NRG qualify for Americas Minor

NRG were the second team to secure a perfect 3-0 record in the qualifier. The North American team, who are currently trying out Dylan "⁠RIKO⁠" Sabin-Arnce, moved past Beacon, Gale Force and Luminosity to ensure a second straight appearance at a Minor.

ESL Pro League side Ghost were denied a spot at the Minor after just two matches as they were downed by Tempo Storm and Rogue, while Sean "⁠seang@res⁠" Gares's Misfits were standing on the edge of a cliff but live to fight another day after overcoming a whopping 11-0 deficit against Tempo Storm.

The team list for the Americas Minor, taking place from November 2-5 in Toronto, currently looks as follows:

CLG	Liquid
Complexity	NRG
Qualifier (3-1)	Qualifier (3-1)
Qualifier (3-1)	South America qualifier

CLG #19 Pujan 'FNS' MehtaStephen 'reltuC' CutlerRicardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandKenneth 'koosta' SuenEthan 'Ethan' Arnold Ghost #59 Sebastian 'seb' BuckiRonnie 'ryx' BylickiConnor 'CONNOR93' GloverDallas 'Dallas' MicksMatthew 'WARDELL' Yu Luminosity #23 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesGabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoGustavo 'yel' KnittelMarcelo 'chelo' Cespedes FRENCH CANADIANS #70 Loic 'effys' SauvageauYassine 'Subroza' TaoufikKeven 'PLAYER1' ChampagneAnthony 'gMd' GuimondMert 'REOVA' Bayrak Misfits #25 Sean 'seang@res' GaresShahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanHunter 'SicK' MimsFrançois 'amanek' DelaunayDavid 'devoduvek' Dobrosavljevic Alec 'Slemmy' White Age: 27 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 0.86 Maps played: 352 KPR: 0.57 DPR: 0.68 NRG #26 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaVincent 'Brehze' CayonteAllan 'AnJ' JensenTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Splyce #46 Kory 'SEMPHIS' FriesenDaniel 'roca' GustaferriDavid 'DAVEY' StaffordTaylor 'Drone' JohnsonMitch 'mitch' Semago Gale Force #61 Guillermo 'guishorro' ArecoJonathan 'JonY BoY' MuñozMatias 'tutehen' CanaleEdgar 'MarKE' MaldonadoTomás 'tomi' Guardia CLG Academy #110 Tyler 'Char' WallaceAlex 'aproto' ProtopapasJonathan 'djay' DallalZack 'XotiC' ElshaniGage 'Infinite' Green Beacon #90 Michael 'MAiNLiNE' JaberRyan 'GRAMPZ' BaberKyle 'C0NVICT' BattellRyan 'ryann' WelshThomas 'tconnors' Connors Immortals #56 Lucas 'steel' LopesCaio 'zqkS' FonsecaRicardo 'boltz' PrassLucas 'destiny' BulloJoão 'horvy' Horvath Rise Nation #36 Andy 'vSa' XuWill 'dazzLe' LoafmanJonathan 'Jonji' CareyKaleb 'moose' JayneBrandon 'Ace' Winn SoaR #58 Matthew 'mCe' ElmoreJack 'xCeeD' HolimanLogan 'Voltage' LongRyan 'Snakes' AmannMichael 'Grim' Wince Liquid #6 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaJosh 'jdm64' MarzanoPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken Dylan 'RIKO' Sabin-Arnce Age: 21 Team: NRG Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 133 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.70 Complexity #38 Rory 'dephh' JacksonJaccob 'yay' WhiteakerPeter 'ptr' GurneyAlec 'Slemmy' WhiteBradley 'ANDROID' Fodor Sean 'seang@res' Gares Age: 29 Team: Misfits Rating 1.0: 0.87 Maps played: 611 KPR: 0.59 DPR: 0.68 Rogue #62 Spencer 'Hiko' MartinCasper 'cadiaN' MøllerJosh 'shinobi' AbastadoDaniel 'vice' KimCollin 'wrath' McSweegan Tempo Storm #45 Paulo 'land1n' FelipeRicardo 's1' ShinjiDenis 'dzt' FischerAlef 'tatazin' PereiraBruno 'shz' Martinelli