37 more teams showed up for EMS Qualifier Cup #3, all vying for the qualification spots granted to the Final Four. Jokes On You So Deal With It (EHH-DWI), Reason Gaming (Rea), wake up bro (wake), and fap fap fap (F4P) came away with spots, bringing the total number of qualified teams to 12.
Team Empire HoN
Cool Tag Bro
Infused Tt eSPORTS
Binary Evasion
Voodoo Festers
mortal Fraternity YOUMADBRAH?
Danish Dynamite
Jokes On Youz Reason Gaming HoN wake up bro fap fap fapThe biggest story of the qualifier was Swedish team Reason Gaming, who had possibly the hardest route to the Final Four that we've seen yet this season. They upset FnaticMSI in Round 2, upset Online Kingdom in Round 3, and finally qualified by defeating their fellow Swedish countrymen from HoNPortal.org. They've really proven themselves already; it'll be interesting to see what they can do once the season starts.
The aptly-named team Jokes On You So Deal With It features a mixed roster of North American players from teams Jokes On You (EHH) and Deal With It (DWI). They look to be a major threat in the EMS. Not only did they qualify on Sunday, but went on to defeat Team Empire later that day in the HoNor Tournament Invitational.
Team wake up bro had their third chance in a row to qualify (two previous Top 8 finishes), and this week they finally went all the way. Not much is known about the last qualifying team, fap fap fap.
The fourth and final Qualifier Cup will be held this Sunday. It's the last chance for big-name teams like FnaticMSI and Online Kingdom to qualify (they'll actually be playing each other in the HoNor Tournament that day), but could a dark horse emerge and knock them out?
As always, EMS Qualifier Cup #4 starts on Sunday, February 27th at 15:00 CET (14:30 check-in).
Links
ESL.eu - Source
ESL.eu - EMS Qualifier Cup #3 Brackets
