Tomorrow we will find out which team will be the eighth and last to qualify for ESL One Frankfurt 2015. So far, four teams have secured a slot through a series of qualifiers: Alliance, Virtus.pro, Team Malaysia and reigning champion Invictus Gaming. Three teams - Evil Geniuses, Team Secret and Vici Gaming - received a direct invitation to the finals. Tomorrow, the lower bracket qualifier final will decide whether it will be Natus Vincere or Cloud9 joining the others in Frankfurt.
Both Cloud9 and Na’Vi started out in the upper bracket qualifier, with Cloud9 seeded into round three and Na’Vi into round two. Cloud9 lost 0-2 to Alliance, who later qualified for Frankfurt, and thus ended up in the lower bracket. Na’Vi was going strong in the qualifier, beating both Balkan Bears and HellRaisers 2-0, but have also fallen to Alliance in a 0-2 loss.
The teams have been looking strong in the lower bracket qualifier, with none of them dropping a game. Na’Vi defeated Team Tinker 2-0, while Cloud9 triumphed over HellRaisers and Team Empire, also 2-0. Tomorrow, Cloud9 and Na’Vi will battle it out to see who will take the final slot in ESL One Frankfurt 2015.
Before the big game, let’s take a look at some of teams’ statistics from the qualifiers to get a taste of what’s to come.
Natus Vincere |
Cloud9 |
|
Record |
7-2 |
6-2 |
KDA |
3.97 |
3.34 |
GPM |
1,936 |
2,149 |
XPM |
2,220 |
2,277 |
Most played heroes this month |
Shadow Fiend Batrider Vengeful Spirit Chen Magnus |
Phoenix Zeus Magnus Earthshaker Beastmaster |
Most banned heroes this month (by opponents) |
Troll Warlord Sniper Io Chen Juggernaut |
Beastmaster Io Troll Warlord Zeus Phoenix |
Last year, we saw both Na’Vi and Cloud9 in Frankfurt but this year it will only be one of them. With participation in a tournament as prestigious as ESL One Frankfurt on the line, we are bound to see a thrilling best of three.
Tune in here on Wednesday the 6th of May at 18:00 CEST!
For all the latest ESL One Frankfurt 2015 information and news, be sure to visit the official event website.