First day of final Americas RMR Open Qualifier wraps up
The last Open Qualifier is right on everyone's minds having ended just yesterday. Many teams performed well, but the two favorites Evil Geniuses and ATK ended up besting them all. With those two now out of the way, the path clears for two more of NA's finest to beat the rest. Will Limitless, the team which almost upset EG take one of the coveted spots? Or will one of ECL's many new additions take it for themselves?
We have a lot to see in the upcoming three days, so follow along on this live blog, or, catch us on our live stream!
10:10PM - Quarterfinal matchups materialize
With the round of 16 coming to a close, the quarterfinals are beginning to take shape. When day two of the open qualifier starts tomorrow, these are the games that will kick things off:
timbermen vs 
INFINITY
oNe vs Unjustified BHOP vs Davenport University X13 vs PETES HOOKAH LOUNGE
09:00PM - Some hot match-ups in the round of 16
Down to just 16 teams, we're narrowly approaching the point of heartbreak for some of the better teams in the bracket. We can expect closer games in this round, so stay tuned.
Some notable matches in this round include:
INFINITY 16-8 Mythic Limitless 14-16 timbermen oNe 16-9 Vendetta Strife 12-16 PETES HOOKAH LOUNGE Detonate 14-16 X13 Unjustified 16-12 Brazen BHOP 16-10 Victorum Davenport University 16-14 Northern Forces
08:05PM - Favorites continue to coast; PETES HOOKAH LOUNGE stumbles but doesn't fall
All the favorites made through with relative ease, although BHOP's opponent in Scoped To Ten managed to take exactly ten rounds as in their namesake. PETES HOOKAH LOUNGE had to go the full thirty against Red Wolves but scraped by just barely. As the lower ranked teams are eliminated, we'll continue to see the matches get more and more heated, here are some of the bigger ones:
BHOP 16-2 Magic Light timbermen 16-5 Collegiate Superstars Limitless 16-2 flyingturtles Mythic 16-8 PUSH Strife 16-1 MONAKA Davenport University 16-3 spaghetti oNe 16-4 Floripa Stars US PETES HOOKAH LOUNGE 16-12 Spooky Squad
07:15PM - First teams eliminated; favorites up to bat
The first round of eliminations has occurred! Now, with the first matches over, we can finally see the very best in the bracket face their first opposition. Teams like Strife and timbermen will play their first matches, and while it probably won't be a tough opponent, the path to qualification is riddled with teams who thought they had an easy road.
Some notable matches in this round are:
Strife 16-3 BIGiqPLAYS PETES HOOKAH LOUNGE 16-14 Red Wolves Detonate 16-1 NeverBrokeAgainEsports timbermen 16-2 3D Brazen 16-4 Avada Kedarva oNe 16-2 MONSTERED BHOP 16-10 Scoped To Ten
06:00PM - 97 teams enter the gauntlet
The matches begin in the round of 128. Since there are only 97 teams signed up, many of the tournament's favorites like Strife, BHOP, and more will get a bye in this round. Nonetheless, this round will determine who they will come up against, and it also gives us an opportunity to highlight some of North America's more, er, creative naming schemes.
Heroic 16-2 Jason's Heroes FreeElo 16-6 Dinkin' Donuts X13 16-0 MULTIGRAIN DEATH CULT Red Wolves 16-2 Bald and Brash
You can read about the previous RMR Qualifiers below.
