Later today, the final stage of the NA qualifiers for the ESL Atlantic Showdown will begin. The $100,000 tournament is one of the biggest to date, so expect the teams to bring their A-game!
The qualifiers for the ESL Atlantic Showdown have been going on for a while now, and are nearing the end. Yesterday, the last round of the EU qualifiers took place, but now it’s time to see which North American teams will make it to gamescom on August 20-21.
After the initial qualifiers, we are now down to 16 teams that will fight for those four sought-after spots at the final event. There will be a double elimination bracket, with Best of 5 matches. So who will join Misfits, REUNITED, Rogue, and Creation at gamescom? Let’s find out!
Where to watch
The first rounds will kick off at 21:00 CEST/3PM EDT/12PM PDT. If you want to follow the action live, you can do so on the following channel:
Predictions
In order to help you get a better understanding of the teams participating, we have listed the favourites for today:
1. EnVyUs
There is no surprise that the first favourite is the current best team in the world. EnVy has looked strong for many weeks by now, and their insane win streak of… Wait, we've actually lost count. It’s above 48, that much we can tell you. Anyways, they are of course the biggest favorite to advance to Gamescom.
2. Cloud 9
This is no surprise either. The team that is ranked second in the world is of course a top contender, and always plays very well. In fact, in their latest 15 games they have only lost once, to EnVy. But they cannot relax, as other teams are starting to catch up.
3. TSM
Team SoloMid is ranked third in North America, and has been playing well recently. In their last 10 games, they have only lost 2, and with a win rate of 75% in July, they should be able to advance to the top 4 spots.
4. Fnatic
Fnatic’s Overwatch team has had pretty good wins recently, but has struggled against some of real top teams like EnVy and Cloud 9. Though, with an 82% (!) win rate in July they should be able to fight for the top spots as well. Fnatic has a bit tougher match up already in the first game though, when they face the seventh ranked team in NA, Sodipop.
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