eUnited, Rogue, Dignitas & Swole Patrol through to Americas Minor

Four teams have secured the final spots at the Americas Minor in London, with eUnited, Rogue, Dignitas, and Swole Patrol earning their way through the North America closed qualifier.

After NRG and Complexity were the first two teams confirmed through the closed qualifier of the Americas Minor, eUnited followed suit by stomping Armada in a series sweep before claiming their 3-1 record after a shutout loss against Rogue, then, securing a pair of 2-0 wins over The Entourage and Freedom 35, respectively.

Spencer "⁠Hiko⁠" Martin and his men in Rogue kicked off their run securing victories over The Entourage and eUnited without dropping a map, before falling to NRG in a three-map series in Round 3 of the Swiss system. They then faced off against Ghost, where they dominated 16-5 on Overpass before Hiko’s team-leading 117.5 ADR and 1.74 rating on Nuke sealed the 16-5 victory and a spot at the Minor in London.

ptr shined on Dust2 with a 1.90 rating to place dignitas at the Americas Minor in London

Dignitas' journey kicked off with a sweep over TeamOne, but Complexity quickly deflated their momentum with a 2-0 victory in return. Dignitas then struck back in a three-map series to edge Swole Patrol 2-1, before Peter "⁠ptr⁠" Gurney and co. stumped Luminosity with a convincing 16-2 win on Dust2 to secure the 2-0 series victory and claiming the fifth spot.

Americas Minor North America Closed Qualifier - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 LuminosityMatchpage 0 2 25th June 2018 Dignitas 14Train 16 2Dust2 16

Luminosity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gustavo 'yel' Knittelyel	39 - 37	+2	82.5	1.14
Lucas 'steel' Lopessteel	37 - 36	+1	84.5	1.05
Henrique 'HEN1' TelesHEN1	22 - 32	-10	72.5	0.84
Lucas 'LUCAS1' TelesLUCAS1	22 - 36	-14	53.0	0.65
Gabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoNEKIZ	15 - 40	-25	40.0	0.45

Dignitas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Peter 'ptr' Gurneyptr	40 - 24	+16	90.7	1.46
Michael 'Grim' WinceGrim	40 - 27	+13	81.4	1.38
Gage 'Infinite' GreenInfinite	42 - 25	+17	83.7	1.37
Ronnie 'ryx' Bylickiryx	36 - 29	+7	83.8	1.23
Mitch 'mitch' Semagomitch	23 - 31	-8	52.1	0.92

freakazoid and his men are going to London in July

The final round of the Swiss system saw Luminosity, Swole Patrol, and TeamOne all secure a 3-2 record, but in the end, it was Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir and co. who sealed passage to the Americas Minor with a series sweep over Ghost and round-difference over Luminosity.

Americas Minor North America Closed Qualifier - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 GhostMatchpage 0 2 25th June 2018 Swole Patrol 8Cache 16 8Overpass 16

Ghost	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Matt 'Pollo' WilsonPollo	34 - 34	0	75.9	1.05
Kenneth 'koosta' Suenkoosta	35 - 37	-2	81.0	0.95
Yassine 'Subroza' TaoufikSubroza	24 - 41	-17	68.4	0.87
Matthew 'WARDELL' YuWARDELL	32 - 39	-7	66.1	0.85
James 'JamezIRL' MacaulayJamezIRL	18 - 35	-17	40.3	0.61

Swole Patrol	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Austin 'Cooper' AbadirCooper	52 - 22	+30	115.2	1.79
Samuel 'SileNt' PortilloSileNt	37 - 34	+3	75.1	1.18
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadirfreakazoid	37 - 31	+6	83.3	1.11
Jordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroZellsis	34 - 31	+3	73.3	1.05
Derrick 'LILMAN' BoyneLILMAN	26 - 25	+1	60.7	0.98

With the final-four slots now determined, eight teams will duke it out over a share of $50,000 and two spots in the FACEIT Major New Challengers stage. The Americas Minor Championship is set to start July 7-11 at the Twickenham Stadium in London. You can find the full team list below:

NRG
eUnited
Rogue
Não Tem ComoComplexity
Dignitas
Swole Patrol
FURIAFURIA #53 Guilherme 'spacca' SpaccaAndrei 'arT' PiovezanYuri 'yuurih' SantosVinicius 'VINI' FigueiredoKaike 'KSCERATO' Cerato Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir Age: 25 Team: Swole Patrol Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 565 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.70 Não Tem Como #44 Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda LimaLincoln 'fnx' LauVito 'kNgV-' GiuseppeJoão 'felps' VasconcellosMarcelo 'chelo' Cespedes Luminosity #50 Lucas 'steel' LopesHenrique 'HEN1' TelesLucas 'LUCAS1' TelesGabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoGustavo 'yel' Knittel Peter 'ptr' Gurney Age: 28 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 659 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.62 TeamOne #45 Pedro 'Maluk3' CamposJean-Michel 'mch' D'OliveiraNicolas 'NikoM' MiozziVictor 'iDk' TorracaAlencar 'trk' Rossato Freedom 35 #60 Sam '4sh0t' MarianoDavid 'Toy' HanVictor 'food' WongJonathan 'Jonji' CareyTyson 'TenZ' Ngo Swole Patrol #47 Ryan 'freakazoid' AbadirSamuel 'SileNt' PortilloDerrick 'LILMAN' BoyneJordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroAustin 'Cooper' Abadir Rogue #28 Spencer 'Hiko' MartinCasper 'cadiaN' MøllerRicardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandHunter 'SicK' MimsDaniel 'vice' Kim eUnited #30 Skyler 'Relyks' WeaverWill 'dazzLe' LoafmanMichael 'dapr' GulinoKaleb 'moose' JayneBrandon 'Ace' Winn Ghost #63 Joshua 'steel' NissanKenneth 'koosta' SuenMatt 'Pollo' WilsonYassine 'Subroza' TaoufikMatthew 'WARDELL' Yu Complexity #36 Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanRory 'dephh' JacksonPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzJaccob 'yay' WhiteakerBradley 'ANDROID' Fodor Armada #107 Addison 'zecK' GorzeckBen 'ky0' EdwardsJohn 'Jm0' WilliamsTucker 'Tucker' WatsonGarrett 'Bunny' Molle Spencer 'Hiko' Martin Age: 28 Team: Rogue Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 794 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.62 Dignitas #66 Peter 'ptr' GurneyRonnie 'ryx' BylickiMitch 'mitch' SemagoMichael 'Grim' WinceGage 'Infinite' Green The Entourage #103 David 'Xp3' GarridoAlex 'aproto' ProtopapasDylan 'RIKO' Sabin-ArnceAustin 'crashies' RobertsIan 'tex' Botsch NRG #7 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov