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.
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.
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.
The QuestHolo| 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 |
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.
RugratzGGPR| 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 |
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.
MythicSODMG| 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 |
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.
HysteriaThunder Logic| 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 |
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.
The QuestRugratz| 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 |
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.
MythicHysteria| 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 |
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.
