crashies and company will look to secure a spot at DreamHack Open Atlanta

Favorites advance from DreamHack Atlanta open qualifier; closed qualifier team list determined

Eight teams are set to vie for two spots at the main event.

The open qualifier for DreamHack Open Atlanta has concluded, sending four teams through to the closed portion of the event, set to play out tomorrow.

INTZ were the first to secure their spot, claiming the top seed in the bracket to rapidly advance to the quarterfinals. There, they took on Infinity, mustering a 9-6 lead on the T-side of Overpass. Although INTZ swiftly put themselves within touching distance of match point at 14-7 following the side swap, Infinity began to claw back for five rounds on their own. The comeback was not to be completed however, with INTZ taking the map 16-12 to assure their spot in the second stage.

INTZ
16 - 12
Infinity
All maps
INTZ K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Brazil Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes 25 - 19 +6 91.8 92.9% 1.52
Brazil Bruno 'shz' Martinelli 22 - 18 +4 74.8 85.7% 1.27
Brazil Lucas 'destiny' Bullo 22 - 19 +3 77.6 67.9% 1.19
Brazil Alexandre 'xand' Zizi 18 - 17 +1 80.6 78.6% 1.12
Brazil Gustavo 'yel' Knittel 17 - 16 +1 66.3 71.4% 1.07
Infinity K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Guatemala Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa 24 - 21 +3 77.4 67.9% 1.12
Guatemala Javier 'cruzN' Cruz 18 - 20 -2 76.5 75.0% 1.08
Jesus 'sam_A' Taboada 19 - 20 -1 77.7 64.3% 0.96
Santiago 'Daveeys' Galvis 17 - 19 -2 69.0 78.6% 0.95
Andres 'spamzzy' Correa 11 - 24 -13 53.2 60.7% 0.63

Ben's Anime Team were next up to bat, fielding Maxim "wippie" Shepelev in place of Alan "Shakezullah" Hardeman as the team look to continuing testing a fifth player. The trial went well for Joshua "steel" Nissan's side as they made short work of oNe in their rounds of 16 matchup, while their quarterfinal opponents, Divine, were only able to notch five rounds on the first half of Train.

Ben's Anime Team didn't let the map drag out once they were on the offense, conceding the pistol round and ensuing anti-eco before making short work of Divine for a 16-7 victory. Gage "Infinite" Green and wippie led the way for the squad at the top of the board, although Ben "ben1337" Smith was not far behind after picking up the AWP for the team.

Ben's Anime Team
16 - 7
Divine
All maps
Ben's Anime Team K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Gage 'Infinite' Green 21 - 10 +11 85.0 78.3% 1.48
Maxim 'wippie' Shepelev 19 - 12 +7 74.3 65.2% 1.29
United States Ben 'ben1337' Smith 18 - 13 +5 95.2 60.9% 1.28
United States Cameron 'cam' Kern 14 - 9 +5 62.3 78.3% 1.08
Canada Joshua 'steel' Nissan 13 - 13 +0 75.1 69.6% 1.06
Divine K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Joshua 'Hunter' Madore 14 - 16 -2 66.8 56.5% 0.86
United States Daniel 'roca' Gustaferri 14 - 17 -3 65.6 47.8% 0.82
Canada Erik 'penny' Penny 11 - 18 -7 52.4 60.9% 0.71
United States Alexander 'zanz' Diaz 10 - 17 -7 51.0 60.9% 0.66
United States Tyler 'tweiss' Weiss 8 - 18 -10 43.7 56.5% 0.58

A strong all-around performance saw The Quest have little difficulty in dispatching of Gorilla Gang in their own matchup. After initially mustering nine rounds on the defensive side of Overpass, Michael "Grim" Wince and company were swift to close out the map, giving up only one additional round on the road to a 16-7 victory. 

The Quest
16 - 7
Gorilla Gang
All maps
The Quest K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Michael 'Grim' Wince 21 - 14 +7 92.6 91.3% 1.48
United States Logan 'Voltage' Long 22 - 9 +13 78.7 78.3% 1.45
United States Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman 19 - 13 +6 92.5 87.0% 1.43
United States Ryan 'Snakes' Amann 14 - 14 +0 89.3 82.6% 1.28
United States Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner 15 - 13 +2 66.0 73.9% 1.07
Gorilla Gang K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Aleksandar 'ALEKSANDAR' Hinojosa 19 - 20 -1 80.3 78.3% 1.13
United States Ethan 'reck' Serrano 11 - 17 -6 54.6 73.9% 0.82
Canada Marian 'tyfoon' Lesnic 10 - 16 -6 50.0 69.6% 0.80
United States Nathan 'leaf' Orf 12 - 19 -7 64.0 65.2% 0.74
United States Jared 'MAC-1' Schneider 11 - 19 -8 73.0 60.9% 0.73

Riot Squad had the most dominant first half scoreline out of the advancing teams, putting up a stellar offense on Nuke. Despite starting the map down 1-4, Pujan "FNS" Mehta's side were able to rally back and lock out Ascent for an 11-4 lead as they swapped sides. A comeback effort from Ascent, which saw them push up to ten rounds, was not enough to take the map over the line or force overtime, with Riot Squad claiming a 16-10 win to earn the final spot in the closed qualifier.

Ascent
10 - 16
Riot Squad
All maps
Ascent K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Canada Jonathan 'djay' Dallal 25 - 18 +7 77.7 73.1% 1.25
United States Joshua 'KiiroKami' Kim 17 - 21 -4 70.0 61.5% 0.94
United States Brandon 'bew' Roberts 10 - 21 -11 66.5 80.8% 0.82
Canada Marc-Andre 'NiSMO' Tayar 14 - 20 -6 68.9 73.1% 0.81
United States Lucas 'Fiziq' Blow 14 - 20 -6 52.9 61.5% 0.77
Riot Squad K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Peter 'ptr' Gurney 19 - 13 +6 97.8 73.1% 1.35
United States Austin 'crashies' Roberts 24 - 20 +4 104.8 73.1% 1.28
Canada Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey 22 - 19 +3 75.3 73.1% 1.21
United States Mitch 'mitch' Semago 17 - 13 +4 67.1 84.6% 1.21
Canada Pujan 'FNS' Mehta 18 - 15 +3 73.0 73.1% 1.16

The top four teams from the open qualifier have been drawn against the invited sides of Sharks, ATK, Complexity, and eUnited in the closed qualifier bracket. The eight-team, single elimination bracket looks as follows:

October 13th (Quarterfinals)
Brazil Sharks vs. United States Ben's Anime Team
Brazil INTZ vs. United States eUnited
United States Complexity vs. United States The Quest
United States ATK vs. United States Riot Squad

The DreamHack Open Atlanta Closed Qualifier will kick off tomorrow at 12 PM EDT, awarding the top two sides with a spot at the $100,000 event.

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