Splyce earn slot in IEM Katowice closed qualifier after defeating compLexity 2-0
With the first open qualifier for IEM Katowice coming to a close, Splyce become the first of two teams to join the seven invited teams in the IEM Katowice North America Closed Qualifier.
A 2-0 victory over compLexity saw Splyce dominate the first half on both maps, closing out the first just after compLexity reached double digits. The second map started with Kory "SEMPHIS" Friesen and co. locking compLexity out of bombsites for most of the half, and concluded with the team closing out the match after a 13-2 lead on their CT side.
ComplexitySplyce| Complexity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rory 'dephh' Jackson |
30 - 36 | -6 | 73.8 | 65.9% | 0.91 |
 Peter 'ptr' Gurney |
26 - 36 | -10 | 72.2 | 56.8% | 0.87 |
| Jaccob 'yay' Whiteaker |
26 - 40 | -14 | 69.2 | 54.5% | 0.73 |
 Bradley 'ANDROID' Fodor |
21 - 36 | -15 | 58.9 | 61.4% | 0.66 |
| Matt 'Warden' Dickens |
14 - 39 | -25 | 39.0 | 54.5% | 0.41 |
| Splyce |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack 'XotiC' Elshani |
49 - 23 | +26 | 107.8 | 90.9% | 1.78 |
| Daniel 'roca' Gustaferri |
45 - 22 | +23 | 104.6 | 90.9% | 1.71 |
| Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen |
36 - 27 | +9 | 97.0 | 79.5% | 1.44 |
| David 'DAVEY' Stafford |
28 - 21 | +7 | 62.0 | 79.5% | 1.13 |
| Taylor 'Drone' Johnson |
29 - 24 | +5 | 72.5 | 75.0% | 1.11 |
The total number of teams in the closed qualifier now sits at eight with the addition of Splyce. There's still one slot left to claim from the second open qualifier, which kicks off later this week on January 25th. Interested parties are still able to register on ESEA until 1 PM EST on the 25th.
The closed qualifier team list currently consists of:
| Liquid |
NRG |
 Renegades |
 Luminosity |
 OpTic |
Misfits |
| 100 Thieves |
Splyce |
 Open Qualifier #2 |
The eight teams that have received direct invites to the event are:
| Cloud9 |
FaZe |
 Virtus.pro |
 NiP |
 Astralis |
 G2 |
| SK |
UCC Farmskins #2 winner |
