ENCE, tomorrow advance to Europe Minor Closed Qualifier

ENCE defeated HAVU 2-0 in the Finnish derby while tomorrow edged NOBO 2-1, both teams earning spots in the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier.

The final Europe Minor Open Qualifier saw teams such as LDLC, Giants and Singularity reach the round-of-16, but it was ENCE, HAVU, NOBO, and tomorrow that reached the semi-final matches which decided the two teams that would advance to the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier.

allu is working his way towards another European Minor

ENCE started off on the right foot against HAVU, getting a perfect 5-0 start on the CT side of Overpass. HAVU tied three T-side rounds together mid-half, but ENCE still finished the half confidently, 10-5 up. Despite losing the pistol, Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli's team quickly established themselves on the T-side, with Jani "⁠Aerial⁠" Jussila carrying his team to a 16-7 victory with 31 kills and 116.5 ADR.

It was an even more dominant performance by ENCE on the second map, Train, as they started off with an 11-1 lead as Terrorists. HAVU did manage to close the half with three consecutive rounds, but with ENCE winning the CT pistol, they couldn't put up a fight. Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen and co. closed out the map shortly, 16-4, to advance to the closed qualifier.

Europe Minor Open Qualifier 4 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 HAVUMatchpage 0 2 17th June 2018 ENCE 7Overpass 16 4Train 16

HAVU	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Juho 'juho' Lampinenjuho	28 - 39	-11	74.9	0.78
Jesse 'zehN' LinjalazehN	25 - 36	-11	66.6	0.75
Otto 'ottoNd' SihvoottoNd	23 - 34	-11	61.6	0.67
Eetu 'sAw' SahasAw	17 - 35	-18	55.4	0.58
Olli 'sLowi' PitkänensLowi	15 - 37	-22	47.8	0.50

ENCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jani 'Aerial' JussilaAerial	48 - 22	+26	107.8	1.74
Jere 'sergej' Salosergej	37 - 20	+17	78.3	1.51
Sami 'xseveN' LaasanenxseveN	33 - 24	+9	89.1	1.39
Aleksi 'allu' Jalliallu	31 - 16	+15	71.4	1.37
Aleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenAleksib	32 - 26	+6	87.3	1.30

tomorrow was confident in the first map of the series against NOBO, Dust2, as the Polish side would run up a 10-5 lead as Terrorists despite the Frenchmen winning the opening pistol. After the switch, tomorrow won the pistol and a total of five rounds straight, soon finishing off the map 16-6.

Cache followed, where tomorrow looked good in the first half, on the T-side, bagging a 7-2 lead. NOBO fought back to salvage the half, 9-6, but the Poles still looked in control as they secured the second pistol (11-6). That's where a furious comeback from NOBO started, with the trio of David "⁠Davidp⁠" Prins, Lucas "⁠Lucky⁠" Chastang and Adlane "⁠Adlane⁠" Mokrani spearheading their team to a 16-11 victory.

It came down to the decider, Mirage, where tomorrow recovered from a 0-5 start as CTs to finish the half with a respectable 9-6 lead. Grzegorz "⁠SZPERO⁠" Dziamałek stood out for his side, and with five entries and 14 AWP killes, played a pivotal role in tomorrow's 16-9 win.

Europe Minor Open Qualifier 4 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 NOBOMatchpage 1 2 17th June 2018 tomorrow 6Dust2 16 16Cache 11 9Mirage 16

NOBO	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Lucas 'Lucky' ChastangLucky	47 - 50	-3	66.5	0.97
Bryan 'Maka' CandaMaka	49 - 53	-4	73.6	0.96
Adlane 'Adlane' MokraniAdlane	46 - 54	-8	70.2	0.95
David 'Davidp' PrinsDavidp	47 - 58	-11	78.6	0.93
Gaëtan 'JiNKZ' JaminJiNKZ	41 - 56	-15	62.7	0.78

tomorrow	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Piotr 'morelz' Taterkamorelz	56 - 42	+14	85.0	1.25
Kacper 'kaper' Słomakaper	53 - 42	+11	81.9	1.21
Wiktor 'mynio' Krukmynio	62 - 49	+13	77.5	1.16
Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekSZPERO	55 - 45	+10	78.3	1.14
Szymon 'JaKu' MaciągJaKu	45 - 52	-7	72.1	1.04

Now, eight of the sixteen teams for the European Minor Closed Qualifier are known. The remaining eight spots will be filled through invites:

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Epsilon
EURONICS
ENCEJapaleno
Sprout
Kinguin
tomorrowtomorrow #99 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekWiktor 'mynio' KrukPiotr 'morelz' TaterkaSzymon 'JaKu' MaciągKacper 'kaper' Słoma Giants #44 Omar 'arki' ChakkorRicardo 'roman' OliveiraJoao 'KILLDREAM' FerreiraAlejandro 'alex' MasanetMiguel 'Blastinho' Llombart Japaleno #43 Fredrik 'FREDDyFROG' GustafssonJoakim 'Relaxa' GustafssonNiclas 'PlesseN' PlessenLinus 'Bååten' AnderssonDaniel 'djL' Narancic David 'Davidp' Prins Age: 23 Team: NOBO Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 206 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.68 Jani 'Aerial' Jussila Age: 25 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 231 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.65 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' Dziamałek Age: 27 Team: KinguinB Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 999 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 Adlane 'Adlane' Mokrani Age: 24 Team: NOBO Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 69 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Singularity #59 André 'BARBARR' MöllerBenjamin 'BENDJI' SöderenaAlfred 'RuStY' KarlssonHugo 'HugoXD' HallgrenNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora Kinguin #42 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasJacek 'MINISE' JeziakKarol 'rallen' RodowiczPaweł 'reatz' JańczakMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski Epsilon #65 Mike 'mikeS' TunsJoey 'CRUC1AL' SteuselKia 'Surreal' Man EURONICS #48 Christian 'crisby' SchmittOliver 'kzy' HeckSabit 'mirbit' CoktasarMarko 'kressy' ĐorđevićJosef 'faveN' Baumann Nordavind #71 Morten 'zEVES' Vollan ChristensenHenrik 'baby' BeckerJon 'ztk' Erik ØygardenHåkon 'hallzerk' FjærliHaakon 'Radifaction' Tholo Aleksi 'allu' Jalli Age: 26 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 1087 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen Age: 21 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 311 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 NOBO #72 David 'Davidp' PrinsBryan 'Maka' CandaAdlane 'Adlane' MokraniLucas 'Lucky' ChastangGaëtan 'JiNKZ' Jamin Lucas 'Lucky' Chastang Age: 20 Team: NOBO Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 105 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.65 LDLC #54 Antoine 'to1nou' PirardAlex 'ALEX' McMeekinFrançois 'amanek' DelaunayDavid 'devoduvek' DobrosavljevicLogan 'LOGAN' Corti ENCE #36 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaSami 'xseveN' LaasanenAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenJere 'sergej' Salo Sprout #51 Martin 'PERCY' WesselTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellNiels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenDennis 'sycrone' Nielsen HAVU #94 Jesse 'zehN' LinjalaJuho 'juho' LampinenEetu 'sAw' SahaOlli 'sLowi' PitkänenOtto 'ottoNd' Sihvo