Wildcard, PNEUMA, the jungle, and Green Tea Party advance to ESEA Pre-Season Circuit

The high-intensity qualifiers give teams no time to rest, with one even happening just after the other. Finally, Wildcard managed to qualify for the ESEA Pre-Season Circuit NA, after missing out previously. Alongside Wildcard, PNEUMA, the jungle, and Green Tea Party have also qualified for the main event.

Wildcard and PNEUMA secured their spot during the fifth qualifier, with Keller "SLIGHT" Nilan and co. beating Zombiers in the final series in a comfortable fashion 16-2. Wildcard didn't have any tough competition on their path to the main event during this qualifier, only having to defeat Darkest Hour and Xmplfy Black before beating Zombiers.

As for PNEUMA, they encountered the former BHOP lineup and then faced off against the jungle, who couldn't get more than eight rounds in the crucial series that was worth a spot in the big competition.

Despite losing to PNEUMA, the jungle came back the very next day to play the sixth qualifier. With most of the stronger teams already having qualified, it allowed for lesser-known teams to get their shot at the competition. the jungle took full advantage of this opportunity, only losing 16 rounds across the three maps the team played, beating Hound in the final game 16-9.

The other team that qualified during the sixth qualifier was Green Tea Party, who had a very similar path to Wildcard. Green Tea Party beat Xmplfy, and then Darkest Hour, meeting Tempest in the final map, where they won 16-14, after almost blowing an 11-4 lead on their T-side of Ancient.

With these four teams now set to play the ESEA Pre-Season Circuit NA, only four more spots are available before the competition starts. The seventh qualifier will be played today, and the eighth and final qualifier will be played tomorrow.

The teams already qualified are: