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The folks at ESL have released the information regarding the qualifiers for ESL One Hamburg 2018, their first big event of the upcoming year.
Teams looking to compete and make a name for themselves starting early in the season can sign up to compete for ESL One Hamburg 2018. Starting at the end of the month, two teams from each of the four designated qualifier regions will be able to advance from the open qualifiers into the regional events to face off against two top teams from each region. With only four teams battling it out for one spot, the action is sure to be filled with grit and moxie.
Virtus.pro, the ESL One Birmingham 2018 Major champions, have already answered the call to attend ESL One Hamburg 2018. Eight teams will be invited and four will be able to qualify to compete.
ESL One Hamburg 2018 Qualifier Info:
There will be four regions with open and regional qualifiers — Europe, North America, China, and SEA. Each of these four regions have been given ONE slot each for the main event.
Europe ESL One Hamburg 2018 Qualifier
EU OPEN QUALIFIER Sign up
- 27th & 28th of September (Thursday & Friday)
- 27.09.2018 18:00 CEST – Ro64 bo1
- 27.09.2018 19:30 CEST – Ro32 bo1
- 27.09.2018 21:00 CEST – Ro16 bo1
- 28.09.2018 17:00 CEST – Ro8 bo3
- 28.09.2018 20:00 CEST – Ro4 bo3
CLOSED QUALIFIER
- 4 slots
- Double elimination
- Matches bo3 (grand final bo5)
- 2 invites + 2 from open qualifier
- 29th & 30th of September (Saturday & Sunday)
- 29.09.2018 15:00 CEST – UB Ro4 bo3
- 29.09.2018 18:00 CEST – UB Ro2 & LB Ro2a bo3
- 30.09.2018 15:00 CEST – UB Ro2b bo3
- 30.09.2018 18:00 CEST – Grand Final (bo5 with 1:0 lead)
North America ESL One Hamburg 2018 Qualifier
NA OPEN QUALIFIER Sign up
- 27th & 28th of September (Thursday & Friday)
- 27.09.2018 06:00 pm EDT – Ro64 bo1
- 27.09.2018 07:30 pm EDT – Ro32 bo1
- 27.09.2018 09:00 pm EDT– Ro16 bo1
- 28.09.2018 05:00 pm EDT – Ro8 bo3
- 28.09.2018 08:00 pm EDT – Ro4 bo3
CLOSED QUALIFIER
- 4 slots
- Double elimination
- Bo3 (grand final bo5)
- 2 invites + 2 from open qualifier
- 29th & 30th of September (Saturday & Sunday)
- 29.09.2018 03:00 pm EDT – UB Ro4 bo3
- 29.09.2018 06:00 pm EDT– UB Ro2 & LB Ro2a bo3
- 30.09.2018 03:00 pm EDT – UB Ro2b bo3
- 30.09.2018 06:00 pm EDT – Grand Final (bo5 with 1:0 lead)
China ESL One Hamburg 2018 Qualifier
CN OPEN QUALIFIER Sign up
- 27th & 28th of September (Thursday & Friday)
- 27.09.2018 06:00 pm CST – Ro64 bo1
- 27.09.2018 07:30 pm CST – Ro32 bo1
- 27.09.2018 09:00 pm CST Ro16 bo1
- 28.09.2018 05:00 pm CST– Ro8 bo3
- 28.09.2018 08:00 pm CST – Ro4 bo3
CLOSED QUALIFIER
- 4 slots
- Double elimination
- Bo3 (grand final bo5)
- 2 invites + 2 from open qualifier
- 29th & 30th of September (Saturday & Sunday)
- 29.09.2018 03:00 pm CST – UB Ro4 bo3
- 29.09.2018 06:00 pm CST – UB Ro2 & LB Ro2a bo3
- 30.09.2018 03:00 pm CST – UB Ro2b bo3
- 30.09.2018 06:00 pm CST – Grand Final (bo5 with 1:0 lead)
Southeast Asia ESL One Hamburg 2018 Qualifier
SEA OPEN QUALIFIER Sign up
- 27th & 28th of September (Thursday & Friday)
- 27.09.2018 18:00 SGT – Ro64 bo1
- 27.09.2018 19:30 SGT – Ro32 bo1
- 27.09.2018 21:00 SGT – Ro16 bo1
- 28.09.2018 17:00 SGT – Ro8 bo3
- 28.09.2018 20:00 SGT – Ro4 bo3
CLOSED QUALIFIER
- 4 slots
- Double elimination
- Bo3 (grand final bo5)
- 2 invites + 2 from open qualifier
- 29th & 30th of September (Saturday & Sunday)
- 29.09.2018 15:00 SGT – UB Ro4 bo3
- 29.09.2018 18:00 SGT – UB Ro2 & LB Ro2a bo3
- 30.09.2018 15:00 SGT – UB Ro2b bo3
- 30.09.2018 18:00 SGT – Grand Final (bo5 with 1:0 lead)
ESL One Hamburg 2018 Info:
ESL One Hamburg 2018 will have an expanded format featuring round robin groups and double elimination playoff brackets.
- Date: Oct 23th - Oct 28th
- Participated teams: 12 teams
Group-stage Format:
- Teams will be divided into two groups
- Round robin two-game series
- Top two teams each group will advance to playoffs Upper-Bracket
- Bottom two teams each group will advance to playoffs Lower-Bracket
Main event format:
- Double elimination bracket
- All matches are 'Bo3'
- Grand-final match will be 'Bo5'
