WellPlay Invitational kicks off its eighth edition with a qualifier round for the one spot available into the playoffs.
A total of eight teams will duke it out in a double elimination playoffs bracket at the eighth season of WellPlay Invitational. The defending champions, Team Spirit, along with six other teams, got a direct invite to the playoffs, while one squad will join them via qualifiers.
WellPlay #8 invited teams:
Team Spirit
Vega Squadron
Cloud 9
Ninjas in Pyjamas
ProDotA
Effect
Penta Sports
TBA – qualifier winners
The qualifiers will commence today, April 14 with a single elimination bracket and six teams fighting for the one spot. Cyber Anji, led by Alexander 'XBOCT' Dashkevich, will play in the qualifiers, and their first match will commence straight into the semifinals rounds.
Formed not even a month ago, Cyber Anji is the first esports team of the Russian football club FC Anji, and marks XBOCT’s return to the competitive scene after a half a year absence. Up until now, the team hasn’t played too many qualifiers, getting the squad logistics set up being the top priority for XBOCT. Their only big appearance was during the Moscow Cup qualifiers, where they finished second, after losing the finals 0-2 to Team Empire. There is no doubt that baby steps are needed for Anji in order to grow and hopefully boom before the International qualifiers invites will be announced. With the main purpose of avoiding the open qualifiers hustle for TI7, XBOCT and his team are just at the beginning of their journey to achieve that.
Cyber Anji roster:
Alexander 'XBOCT' Dashkevich
Igor 'iLTW' Filatov
Maxim 'yoky-' Kim
Evgeniy 'Chuvash' Makarov
Mikhail 'Misha' Agatov
WellPlay Invitational #8 qualifiers and the playoffs will be broadcast on Hitbox on both English and Russian languages.
English Stream: www.hitbox.tv/wellplay
Russian Stream: www.hitbox.tv/wellplayru
