The third and final Burbank qualifier happened Sunday an two more teams have qualied for the regional, rounding out the eight total teams.
UPDATE: Astral Authority has since been disqualified due to evidence of abusing the Tyrael "Even in Death" Bug. SOURCE
ESL Rulebook refference:
1.10. Disqualification Any team found to be using a known exploit will forfeit their game upon the first occurrence of the exploit. If the team is found to use another known exploit for a second time and it is determined to have been done on purpose, they will be removed from the event and barred from any future events
The last team to qualify in Astral Authorities place will be the winner of Chu8 my Hot Doge and Imported Support
After a long day packed with some intense games, Astral Authority and TNC have qualified for the first NA Fall Regional.
Astral Authority had a very close first series with Imported Support, but ultimately won 2-1 to move on and face Chu 8 My Hotdoge for a qualifying spot. Astral Authority came out strong in the final series and beat Chu8MH 2-0, securing a spot in Burbank. Abathur saw a surprising amount of play in these series on a wide range of maps and teams seem to be really respecting him more.
On the other side of the bracket TNC stompped through the competition. In the first series they beat NHG 2-0, moving on to beat Savage Gaming 2-0 to qualify alongside Astral.
The stage is set for the Burbank Fall regional. Naventic and Gale Force eSports recieved automatic invites to the regional because they played in the Summer Global Championship. High Score and Crescendo qualified in the first qualifier and Vox Nihili and Murloc Geniuses in the second. The main event is happening at the ESL Studios in Burbank CA on August 5-8 and there's prize pool of $100,000 on the line. In addition, the top team will land a spot at the Fall Global Championship at BlizzCon.
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