Eight invited and eight qualified - a total of 16 CS:GO teams will compete at this year’s IEM World Championship Katowice. With the invited teams having recently been revealed, all is left is keeping a close eye to the regional qualifiers as teams fight for the remaining slots.
The first region to have concluded its qualifiers is Asia, as the final match was played earlier today. All teams gave it their all for a chance to compete at the world’s largest esports event but it was TyLoo who bested all of their opponents and will travel to Katowice.
Closed qualifier results
Quarterfinals
- MVP PK vs. Flash Gaming 2-0
- B.O.O.T. vs. Signature Gaming 1-2
Semifinals
- TyLoo vs. MVP PK 2-1
- The MongolZ vs. Signature Gaming 1-2
Winners' bracket finals
- TyLoo vs. Signature Gaming 2-0
Losers’ bracket
- Flash Gaming vs. The MongolZ 2-1
- B.O.O.T. vs. MVP PK 1-2
- Flash Gaming vs. MVP PK 0-2
- Signature Gaming vs. MVP PK 1-2
Grand final
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TyLoo vs. MVP PK 3-0 (default, 16-4 on cobblestone, 16-11 on inferno)
Things are getting crazy at the #IEM Katowice CSGO Asia Closed Qualifiers! How does that happen?!
See it LIVE at: https://t.co/PnAtZx3ggY pic.twitter.com/nkRfqgKOQk
— ESL Australia (@ESLAustralia) January 19, 2018
Solo is putting on a show as he keeps MVP PK in the map! Wow!
See it LIVE at: https://t.co/PnAtZx3ggY pic.twitter.com/znxQNSXuxY
— ESL Australia (@ESLAustralia) January 19, 2018
Triple Kill from HSK to end off map one as MVP PK win 16-8 against B.O.O.T - Can they keep the momentum going into map 2?
Watch it LIVE: https://t.co/PnAtZx3ggY pic.twitter.com/kvUwOnOBGj
— ESL Australia (@ESLAustralia) January 20, 2018
Extremely valiant effort from HSK will be in vain as #TyLoo finds themselves one step closer to winning #IEM Katowice Asia spot!
16-4 win on the first map - can they keep up the momentum?
See it LIVE: https://t.co/855hMZD7uj pic.twitter.com/r81x6sVolb
— Intel®ExtremeMasters (@IEM) January 22, 2018
See you in Katowice
Congratulations to TyLoo - we look forward to seeing you in Katowice! Seven tournament slots remain to be claimed as we still need the winners of the Oceania, EU, and NA qualifiers to be determined.You can find all qualifier dates here, and be sure to follow IEM on Twitter and Facebook for all updates, live coverage, and more.
If you’re finding yourself in need of a ticket to the event - the third wave goes on sale January 30th at 16:00 CET!
