WESG Closed Qualifier matchups set for Sunday
WorldGaming have announced the schedules for the four American and Canadian closed qualifiers, which are all set to run on Sunday. Each closed qualifier shares a similar format, with teams competing in a double-elimination bracket, with all matches outside of round one and the grand finals being Bo3s. The grand finals will be a Bo5 while WorldGaming have revised the rules to make all round one matches Bo1.
Each closed qualifier also has $10,500 up for grabs, with second place claiming $6,000.
Starting off with the American Closed Qualifier, the opening matchups look as follows:
eUnited | vs. | Ascent |
ATK | vs. | Envy |
Ben's Anime Team | vs. | eUnited/Ascent winner |
Riot Squad | vs. | ATK/Envy winner |
Moving onto the Canadian Closed Qualifier, the opening matchups are as follows:
Oceanus | vs. | Durham Lords |
October's Very Own | vs. | Able |
LiViD | vs. | Oceanus/Durham Lords winner |
Dogs of War | vs. | October's Very Own/Able winner |
As for the female closed qualifiers, due to the lack of teams for both regions, the brackets have been slightly adjusted.
In the American female Closed Qualifier with only four teams, the opening matchups are:
CLG Red | vs. | washed |
Digntias fe | vs. | Royalty |
Over in the Canadian female Closed Qualifier, with only three teams, the matchups are:
LiViD fe | vs. | ANEW |
Able fe | vs. | LiViD fe/ANEW winner |
After the closed qualifiers are completed the top teams from each region will face off agaisnt each other in regional finals which are set to be played out on December 7th in Montreal, Canada. There the two teams will face off in a Bo3 to claim one spot to WESG 2019 and secure the lion's share of a $40,000 prizepool.