VRL DACH: Evolution's qualifier has finally ended, and with it the eight participating teams are now known.
One double-elimination bracket stood between the 98 signed-up teams and the VRL.
CGN Esports
CGN Esports
Europe
Unranked
elllement
Dragan Milanović
aNguiSt
Ross Pendleton
DaviH
David Cruz
BennY
Benjamin Domgörgen
Vince
Vincent Kranz
seemed to have full control over their side of the upper bracket, but got reverse swept by James "Kryptix"
Affleck's
MMix
MMix
Inactive
al0rante
Felix Brandl
Luzuh
Joseph Loose
Kryptix
James Affleck
memset
Laurent Werly
Amilwa
Amine Saidi
in the decisive match. MMix qualified into the VRL, while CGN Esports were knocked down into the lower bracket.
Ovation eSports
Ovation eSports
Europe
Unranked
B3ASTM0D3
Ivan Patrik Ledić
Luzuh
Joseph Loose
canefis
James Barry
Louitan
Louis Beresford
eleo
Leonard Kulish
were quick to qualify from the upper bracket, dropping just two maps in their final two games against
Sissi State Punks
Sissi State Punks
Europe
Unranked
Terrox
ico
Kubfu
RIX
and
Ignite
Ignite
Inactive
. The latter started off the qualifying match with a 13-11 Haven victory, but were unable to secure the second point they needed for qualifying and were overtaken by Ovation eSports.
The final upper bracket teams to qualify were
Wave Esports
Wave Esports
Inactive
SimonD4rk
Alexandr Skovbel
Click
Haydem Ali
Saiz
Daniel Ruiz
and
SPARX ESPORTS
SPARX ESPORTS
Inactive
Karma
Luka Tropsek
Nikoluk
Niko Lukosch
SPMAK
Markus Talliniemi
IkE
Jan Hendrik Vollmer
. While the latter weren't opposed by many notable names — beating
Orgless Olafs
Orgless Olafs
Inactive
Kinguh
Amon
RxYaL
Onur Yilmaz
CraySone
to qualify for the VRL — Wave swept
PENTA
PENTA
Inactive
and
DSYRE
DSYRE
Europe
Unranked
caydeN
Yari Olmi
Tag
Alessandro Voci
wackie
Rikardo Birjukov
waddle
Wadir Taraki
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
in their final two matches to reach qualification. However, all of the aforementioned teams had a second chance waiting for them in the lower bracket.
By the time the final lower bracket matches rolled around,
Valorando
Valorando
Inactive
rAx
Marcel Klenner
stev0rr
Stevie Brindley
zonixx
Michele Köhler
Harmii
Nico Harms
pAn
Simon Schumacher
nookyyy
Andre Utesch
,
Angry Titans
Angry Titans
Inactive
ngiN
Engin Kor
HyDrO
Lukas Brill
,
SENTHEX
SENTHEX
Inactive
doM
Axton
Anton Hering
Spindown
Jaytato
Yannic Joshua Grottendiek
Aloush
Alihan Ipekten
, and
FOKUS
FOKUS
Europe
Unranked
Lime
Jacob Foster
bucher
Maximilian Bucher
SEIDER
Mathias Seider
al0rante
Felix Brandl
YaBoiLewis
Lewis Hughes
were the only teams that had survived the previous rounds. FOKUS were the first to qualify, shortly followed by CGN Esports, Angry Titans, and DSYRE.
The VRL DACH: Evolution regular season will be played between February 13 and March 19. The full team list is:
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MMix
MMix Inactive al0rante Felix Brandl Luzuh Joseph Loose Kryptix James Affleck memset Laurent Werly Amilwa Amine Saidi
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Ovation eSports
Ovation eSports Europe Unranked B3ASTM0D3 Ivan Patrik Ledić Luzuh Joseph Loose canefis James Barry Louitan Louis Beresford eleo Leonard Kulish
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Wave Esports
Wave Esports Inactive SimonD4rk Alexandr Skovbel Click Haydem Ali Saiz Daniel Ruiz
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SPARX ESPORTS
SPARX ESPORTS Inactive Karma Luka Tropsek Nikoluk Niko Lukosch SPMAK Markus Talliniemi IkE Jan Hendrik Vollmer
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CGN Esports
CGN Esports Europe Unranked elllement Dragan Milanović aNguiSt Ross Pendleton DaviH David Cruz BennY Benjamin Domgörgen Vince Vincent Kranz
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Angry Titans
Angry Titans Inactive ngiN Engin Kor HyDrO Lukas Brill
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DSYRE
DSYRE Europe Unranked caydeN Yari Olmi Tag Alessandro Voci wackie Rikardo Birjukov waddle Wadir Taraki Filu Dawid Czarnecki
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FOKUS
FOKUS Europe Unranked Lime Jacob Foster bucher Maximilian Bucher SEIDER Mathias Seider al0rante Felix Brandl YaBoiLewis Lewis Hughes