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ECS Season 5 Closed Qualifier and Challenger Cup details revealed; Immortals withdraw

The final steps for new teams to enter the league are just starting, with the schedule being released.

The schedule for the upcoming ECS Season 5 Closed Qualifiers has been announced. Thirteen teams will be taking part in the qualifier, with the top four teams qualifying for the the Challenger Cup.

Notably, three of the teams who qualified through the open qualifiers were invited straight into the Challenger Cup. These were compLexity, Splyce and Rise Nation, who join Ghost. Immortals, who were originally slated to take part, have forfeited their spot due to being unable to field a roster.

The first round games for the Closed Qualifier on Saturday will be:

United States Dignitas vs. BYE  
Bravado vs. United States Iceberg 3pm ET
Brazil TeamOne vs. United States 2k 6pm ET
United States Mythic vs. United States LFAO 6pm ET
United States Mask Off vs. BYE  
United States F1-racecar-PEEK vs. United States BlackOut 9pm ET
United States Etherian vs. United States Wise Midnight ET
United States Rogue vs. BYE  

Dignitas, Mask Off and Rogue all received byes to the second round of the qualifier on Sunday, from which the top four will make the Challenger Cup.

The Challenger Cup is currently made up of these teams:

Canada Ghost compLexity
United States Splyce United States Rise Nation

As of now, the top two teams from the Challenger Cup will qualify for ECS Season 5. The fate of CLG's spot is still up in the air, as the organization currently has no roster, and may follow a similar path as Immortals. The teams that qualify will join the likes of Cloud9, Liquid and SK in the next season.

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#1(With 0 replies)
February 13, 2018 03:01PM
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Why on earth were the teams not invited before the open qualifiers?????
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