Upon the conclusion of the final open qualifier, all sixteen participants of the European Minor Championship closed qualifier have been decided.
With the LAN finals of the European Minor Championship just a month away, all participants of the closed qualifier have been decided. Four open qualifiers took place with hundreds of teams from across the region taking part in a race to secure a placement at the closed qualifier. Eight teams emerged from the masses, with two teams from each of the four open qualifiers admitted to test their strength against eight invited teams, as well as taking a shot at securing part of the $50,000 prize pool.
Below are all sixteen participants of the closed qualifier for the European Minor Championship:
Invited
 BIG |  Team Kinguin |
 Team EnVyUs |  Team LDLC |
 Epsilon eSports | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
 Heroic |  Space Soldiers |
Qualified
| North Academy | PENTA Sports |
| Fnatic Academy | Tricked eSports |
 Team Dignitas | passions |
 iGame.com |  Outlaws |
The closed qualifier will be held online and will feature the Swiss format. This means each of the teams will only face another once. Eight teams that manage to come out on top of their respective groups will be granted a spot at the LAN finals of the European Minor Championship, where in turn they will fight one another for three spots at the main qualifier for the coveted PGL Major Kraków 2017, as well as a $50,000 prize pool.
Image courtesy of PGL
