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June 5, 2019 12:19AM

Written by Mnmzzz

The Quest and Mythic claim last two spots in Americas Minor Closed Qualifier

The fourth and final Americas Minor qualifier has concluded, with The Quest and Mythic claiming the last two spots in the Closed Qualifier.

Also read: Final StarLadder Major Americas Minor open qualifier reaches Round of 16

Like previous qualifiers, the day started off with a forfeit as Falcons conceded defeat to Holo due to one of their players being unavailable.

Continuing on, the day got off to a quick start as ex-Zone, Mythic, and The Quest found quick 16-1 victories over Nfinite, Glizzy Gang, and Collateral. Next up, Hysteria claimed a 16-4 victory against Mountain Dew while Good Game PR bested Russian ESEA Main team Moscow Five Yankees 16-11.

The last two matches of the round of sixteen saw SODMG best Strings' Llama pack 16-8, while Thunder Logic were able to overcome Altima 19-17 on Overpass.

Also read: Snakes and Grim join The Quest

In the first matchup of the quarterfinals, The Quest bested Holo with a 16-10 victory on Inferno. During the map, Jack "xCeeD" Holiman led the server with a 1.50 rating.

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The Quest

16 - 10

Holo

All maps

The Quest	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman	28 - 17	+11	103.1	73.1%	1.50
Michael 'Grim' Wince	19 - 20	-1	95.9	76.9%	1.25
Logan 'Voltage' Long	18 - 14	+4	74.6	73.1%	1.21
Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner	17 - 14	+3	61.9	76.9%	1.13
Ryan 'Snakes' Amann	17 - 17	+0	72.9	84.6%	1.12

Holo	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jazzy 'Ematics' Kruczynski	23 - 16	+7	90.7	73.1%	1.35
Gene 'ayjin' Krivachek	17 - 21	-4	73.3	69.2%	0.93
Josh 'Wade' Wade	14 - 22	-8	64.2	65.4%	0.76
Noah 'epathy' Chonjor	14 - 18	-4	50.5	61.5%	0.73
Dominick 'JazzPimp' Dimpfel	13 - 22	-9	58.6	61.5%	0.62

Maps

xCeeD28 kills

Most kills

xCeeD1.50 rating

Best rating

xCeeD1.50 rating

Best t-side

Snakes1.54 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

Continuing on, ex-Zone picked up a quick 16-5 victory over Good Game PR, with Joshua "Hunter" Madore dominating on the server with 25 kills.

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Rugratz

16 - 5

GGPR

All maps

Rugratz	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Joshua 'Hunter' Madore	25 - 6	+19	114.1	90.5%	1.95
Michael 'Swisher' Schmid	24 - 10	+14	117.7	81.0%	1.82
Alexander 'zanz' Diaz	15 - 15	+0	84.6	90.5%	1.31
Marian 'tyfoon' Lesnic	17 - 14	+3	81.8	90.5%	1.24
Rahul 'curry' Nemani	13 - 12	+1	54.0	100.0%	1.10

GGPR	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Chase 'lowrider' Releford	12 - 20	-8	75.9	71.4%	0.87
Jack 'micro' Ryan	12 - 18	-6	72.6	61.9%	0.84
Michael 'niche' Marvin	15 - 19	-4	73.5	61.9%	0.84
Peter 'Asuna' Mazuryk	14 - 18	-4	55.1	52.4%	0.80
Riley 'Reality' Fusch	3 - 19	-16	34.6	52.4%	0.28

Maps

Hunter25 kills

Most kills

Hunter1.95 rating

Best rating

Swisher1.95 rating

Best t-side

Hunter2.00 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

The third match of the quarterfinals saw stream team Mythic take on SODMG. On their T-side, Mythic were able to narrowly win the first half with a slight 8-7 lead. After that, SODMG took the lead after claiming the first three rounds on their T-side. However, their lead on Dust2 was short-lived as Mythic claimed the next eight rounds in a row with a dominant CT-side to advance to the semi-finals with a 16-10 finish.

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Mythic

16 - 10

SODMG

All maps

Mythic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
James 'hazed' Cobb	35 - 15	+20	132.0	80.8%	2.06
Donovan 'zNf' Froid	20 - 15	+5	82.0	73.1%	1.27
Erik 'fl0m' Flom	16 - 14	+2	69.1	69.2%	1.17
Adam 'Polen' Polen	18 - 17	+1	70.0	84.6%	1.09
Todd 'anger' Williams	14 - 16	-2	79.3	76.9%	0.97

SODMG	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Michael 'Ayumi' Nguyen	18 - 21	-3	72.2	50.0%	0.90
Khizar 'Momo' Rehman	18 - 20	-2	73.0	50.0%	0.89
Sean 'ashen' Yang	19 - 21	-2	70.0	69.2%	0.87
Eric 'ERIC' W.	11 - 22	-11	52.7	57.7%	0.64
Carson 'nosraC' O'Reilly	11 - 19	-8	51.8	57.7%	0.61

Maps

hazed35 kills

Most kills

hazed2.06 rating

Best rating

hazed2.00 rating

Best t-side

hazed2.14 rating

Best ct-side

Dust2 Rounds

Also read: ex-Zone and BLITZKRIEG add insurance, Mythic without LeX again

The final quarterfinal saw Hysteria face off against Thunder Logic. The Advanced team started off the action on Overpass, ending their T-side in the lead 9-6. Switching sides, Thunder Logic nearly tied it up after finding the opening two rounds on their T-side, though they were never able to take the lead as Hysteria found the next seven rounds in a row to close out the map 16-8.

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Ovp

Hysteria

16 - 8

Thunder Logic

All maps

Hysteria	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Shawn 'Magowi' O'Malley	28 - 11	+17	128.8	83.3%	1.97
Jordon 'jitter' Ruggiero	21 - 14	+7	116.4	83.3%	1.59
Malick 'dangle' Abid	19 - 14	+5	77.3	83.3%	1.33
Austin 'RenZ' Dickman	16 - 14	+2	59.5	83.3%	1.11
Jeremy 'Mundle' King	10 - 14	-4	46.5	83.3%	0.95

Thunder Logic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jonathan 'djay' Dallal	17 - 20	-3	86.0	62.5%	1.00
Adam 'Ange' Milian	15 - 17	-2	74.7	58.3%	0.92
Amgalan 'genghsta' Nemekhbayar	13 - 19	-6	60.1	58.3%	0.68
Brendan 'Bwills' Williams	9 - 20	-11	54.3	62.5%	0.67
Jet 'jet-' Gao	13 - 19	-6	48.7	66.7%	0.64

Maps

Magowi28 kills

Most kills

Magowi1.97 rating

Best rating

Magowi1.94 rating

Best t-side

Magowi2.03 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

Also read: ex-Zone lose koga, sweep up tyfoon

The first semifinal to conclude saw The Quest take on ex-Zone on Nuke and Overpass. The Quest got off to a dominant start on Nuke by claiming a massive 14-1 lead on their CT-side. Switching sides, ex-Zone found three more rounds though The Quest still closed out Nuke 16-4. On Nuke, Ryan "Snakes" Amann lit up with the server a massive 2.02 rating.

On Overpass, ex-Zone started the map off slightly in the lead ending their T half 8-7. The Quest would immediately retake the lead by claiming the opening pistol and the following two rounds to bring the score up to 10-8. After this, The Quest would close out the map in quick order, claiming six out the next nine rounds to take Overpass 16-11.

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Bo3

The Quest

2 - 0

Rugratz

All maps

The Quest	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner	47 - 23	+24	99.7	87.2%	1.61
Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman	45 - 28	+17	97.5	85.1%	1.57
Ryan 'Snakes' Amann	41 - 23	+18	96.1	87.2%	1.53
Michael 'Grim' Wince	40 - 28	+12	85.8	78.7%	1.36
Logan 'Voltage' Long	25 - 23	+2	54.3	78.7%	0.95

Rugratz	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Alexander 'zanz' Diaz	30 - 36	-6	72.5	57.4%	0.94
Michael 'Swisher' Schmid	32 - 39	-7	76.2	68.1%	0.94
Rahul 'curry' Nemani	30 - 40	-10	61.6	57.4%	0.79
Joshua 'Hunter' Madore	16 - 39	-23	49.6	48.9%	0.53
Marian 'tyfoon' Lesnic	16 - 44	-28	50.2	51.1%	0.47

Maps

Snakes25 kills

Most kills

Snakes2.02 rating

Best rating

xCeeD2.10 rating

Best t-side

zanz2.50 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

Swisher26 kills

Most kills

Swisher1.37 rating

Best rating

xCeeD1.86 rating

Best t-side

Grim1.33 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

The final series of the qualifier saw Mythic take on Hysteria on Overpass, Dust2, and Inferno. On Overpass, the two teams were in a dead heat, with Hysteria ending their CT-side 8-7. In the second half, the two teams would continue to trade rounds inconclusively, with Hysteria claiming the thirtieth round to force overtime. In overtime, Hysteria would manage to hold the lead, closing out map one 19-17.

On Dust2, it appeared that the two teams were destined for another overtime as the half once against was closed out 8-7, with Mythic one round ahead. Once Mythic transitioned onto their CT-side though, they put up a strong defense, only allowing Hysteria to claim two rounds, forcing a third map with a 16-9 scoreline.

On the third and final map, Mythic would put up another strong CT-side performance to close out the first half with a 10-5 lead. Hysteria would head into the second half by winning the first three rounds in a row, though they were shut out by Mythic's CT-side after claimed the next six rounds in a row to end Inferno 16-8.

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Bo3

Mythic

2 - 1

Hysteria

All maps

Mythic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Adam 'Polen' Polen	63 - 54	+9	81.6	82.4%	1.25
Donovan 'zNf' Froid	69 - 55	+14	82.1	78.8%	1.24
Erik 'fl0m' Flom	67 - 59	+8	88.7	76.5%	1.23
James 'hazed' Cobb	68 - 58	+10	81.9	76.5%	1.17
Todd 'anger' Williams	55 - 56	-1	76.4	72.9%	1.06

Hysteria	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jordon 'jitter' Ruggiero	62 - 59	+3	79.6	69.4%	1.05
Austin 'RenZ' Dickman	62 - 66	-4	74.2	67.1%	1.02
Malick 'dangle' Abid	51 - 63	-12	60.9	70.6%	0.89
Jeremy 'Mundle' King	54 - 68	-14	74.9	65.9%	0.88
Shawn 'Magowi' O'Malley	52 - 67	-15	72.3	64.7%	0.88

Maps

zNf32 kills

Most kills

jitter1.31 rating

Best rating

Mundle1.56 rating

Best t-side

jitter1.51 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

fl0m28 kills

Most kills

Polen1.74 rating

Best rating

Polen1.92 rating

Best t-side

fl0m2.83 rating

Best ct-side

Dust2 Rounds

hazed23 kills

Most kills

zNf1.50 rating

Best rating

zNf2.04 rating

Best t-side

hazed1.54 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

Also read: mOE leaves Old Guys Club, Magowi gets Hysterical, and Brazen lose two

With the fourth qualifier completed, all eight open qualifier spots have been allocated, and as such the complete team list for the Closed Qualifier is as follows:

ATK	Cloud9
Envy	eUnited
FURIA	Luminosity
NRG	Singularity
Lazarus	oNe
New Identity	Party Astronauts
Bad News Bears	Peeker's Advantage
Mythic	The Quest

The Closed Qualifier is set to begin in little over a week on June 12th, and will determine which six teams will travel to Berlin for the Minor.

Also read: StarLadder announce Americas Minor closed qualifier invites