Swole Patrol, Bravado through to Americas Minor closed qualifier

Swole Patrol and Bravado are the first teams confirmed for the closed qualifier for the Americas Minor after finishing top two in the first open qualifier.

Over 100 teams from all over North America took part in the first of four open qualifiers for the next Americas Minor, each of them with two spots in the closed stage up for grabs.

The open qualifier went almost according to script, with the most notable participants all reaching the latter stages. The new Dignitas team, featuring Ronnie "⁠ryx⁠" Bylicki and Peter "⁠ptr⁠" Gurney, were the first big name to fall after losing to Bravado in the quarter-final stage.

Swole Patrol will play the closed qualifier for the Minor

The South African side went on to face Gorilla Gang in the semi-finals, with Ryan "⁠ryann⁠" Welsh's team taking the lead in the series with a 16-8 victory on Inferno. Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou led the charge on the second map to power Bravado through to find an equaliser before Aran "⁠Sonic⁠" Groesbeek put in a world-class display on Mirage, where the African side simply ran over the North Americans.

Americas Minor North America Open Qualifier 1 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 BravadoMatchpage 2 1 4th June 2018 Gorilla Gang 8Inferno 16 16Dust2 13 16Mirage 4

Bravado	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Johnny 'JT' TheodosiouJT	59 - 47	+12	85.0	1.29
Aran 'Sonic' GroesbeekSonic	61 - 48	+13	87.8	1.28
Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliDetrony	48 - 54	-6	75.8	1.05
Ruan 'ELUSIVE' van WykELUSIVE	47 - 40	+7	63.5	1.03
Rhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongFadey	46 - 57	-11	74.1	0.94

Gorilla Gang	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Josh 'oSee' OhmoSee	59 - 49	+10	81.8	1.13
Ryan 'ryann' Welshryann	55 - 51	+4	79.5	1.10
Anthony 'vanity' Malaspinavanity	43 - 53	-10	73.0	1.01
Cameron 'cam' Kerncam	50 - 60	-10	75.7	0.96
Ben 'ben1337' Smithben1337	38 - 49	-11	56.0	0.84

From the other half of the bracket came Swole Patrol and iNTACT, fresh off 2-0 victories over Whatever It Takes and Geostorm, respectively. Despite a spirited performance from Alan "⁠Shakezullah⁠" Hardeman, who dropped a 30 bomb on Nuke after also topping the scoreboard for his team on Overpass, Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir's side were able to run out 2-0 victors and book a spot in the closed stage.

Americas Minor North America Open Qualifier 1 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 Swole PatrolMatchpage 2 0 3rd June 2018 iNTACT 16Overpass 12 16Nuke 12

Swole Patrol	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Samuel 'SileNt' PortilloSileNt	47 - 35	+12	92.2	1.33
Jordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroZellsis	42 - 43	-1	87.4	1.16
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadirfreakazoid	40 - 39	+1	76.6	1.11
Austin 'Cooper' AbadirCooper	34 - 32	+2	57.5	1.01
Derrick 'LILMAN' BoyneLILMAN	31 - 39	-8	64.5	0.91

iNTACT	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Alan 'Shakezullah' HardemanShakezullah	53 - 37	+16	102.6	1.40
Christopher 'Swahn' SwahnSwahn	34 - 35	-1	69.5	1.06
Scott 'Scottiyio' BakerScottiyio	37 - 46	-9	75.2	0.96
Sam 'Noxio' GoodwinNoxio	35 - 37	-2	61.2	0.95
Ali 'optimus' Mashhouroptimus	29 - 39	-10	57.9	0.77

The closed qualifier for the Americas Minor will run from June 22-24, with the eight teams coming out of the open qualifiers joining eight invited sides. The top six teams from the qualifier will earn spots at the Americas Minor, joining the leading teams of the South American qualifying process, Não Tem Como and FURIA.

FURIA #47 Guilherme 'spacca' SpaccaAndrei 'arT' PiovezanYuri 'yuurih' SantosVinicius 'VINI' FigueiredoKaike 'KSCERATO' Cerato Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir Age: 25 Team: Swole Patrol Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 526 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.70 Bravado #53 Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliRuan 'ELUSIVE' van WykAran 'Sonic' GroesbeekRhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongJohnny 'JT' Theodosiou Não Tem Como #56 Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda LimaLincoln 'fnx' LauVito 'kNgV-' GiuseppeJoão 'felps' VasconcellosMarcelo 'chelo' Cespedes Peter 'ptr' Gurney Age: 28 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 635 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.62 Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek Age: 19 Team: Bravado Rating 1.0: 1.25 Maps played: 192 KPR: 0.83 DPR: 0.61 iNTACT Alan 'Shakezullah' HardemanChristopher 'Swahn' SwahnAli 'optimus' MashhourScott 'Scottiyio' BakerSam 'Noxio' Goodwin Swole Patrol #60 Ryan 'freakazoid' AbadirSamuel 'SileNt' PortilloDerrick 'LILMAN' BoyneJordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroAustin 'Cooper' Abadir Whatever It Takes #258 Josh 'iRONMAN' MonroeCarter 'Wreakveus' OwensAndrew 'BooMie' KnightJohn 'Arbiter' BurtShervin 'sherv' Akhavan Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou Age: 19 Team: Bravado Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 144 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Gorilla Gang #113 Ryan 'ryann' WelshAnthony 'vanity' MalaspinaCameron 'cam' KernJosh 'oSee' OhmBen 'ben1337' Smith Ronnie 'ryx' Bylicki Age: 25 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 442 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.67 Ryan 'ryann' Welsh Age: 17 Team: Gorilla Gang Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 220 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.71 Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman Age: 20 Team: iNTACT Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 32 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.68 Dignitas #88 Peter 'ptr' GurneyRonnie 'ryx' BylickiMitch 'mitch' SemagoMichael 'Grim' WinceGage 'Infinite' Green Geostorm Eric 'Kwong' KwongDaniel 'picky' MilazzoAlexander 'retrQ' KadanDylan 'Hiki' O'KaneJack 'JackZ' Zaruba