Europe Minor team list finalized: Heroic, OG, BIG miss out

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The Europe Minor Closed Qualifier has been brought to an end, with a number of favorites unable to secure spots at the Minor in Rio.

The final day of the Europe Minor closed qualifier kicked off with the first leg of lower-bracket matches, with OG being the biggest name competing early on. Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen's men took down KOVA 2-0 to advance further in the qualifier, while Copenhagen Flames managed the only upset of the round by taking down Sprout 2-1.

The next round of matches decided which teams would secure their spot at the Minor and join the likes of Complexity and fnatic. In a Danish derby, Copenhagen Flames (ranked 35th in the world) managed an even bigger upset than in round one, qualifying for the Minor at the expense of the 14th best team - HEROIC.

Losses to Heretics and GODSENT cost OG a place at the Minor

BIG's inability to close out Overpass despite Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische's 44K-27D game ended up costing them massively in the series against Movistar Riders. Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes's squad claimed the first map in overtime (22-20) and took a 2-1 series win (11-16 Mirage, 16-4 Inferno) to become the first Spanish-majority team to qualify for a Minor.

GODSENT opened their series against OG with a dominant victory on their opponents' map pick (Train 16-3), but Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt and co. kept alive on Dust2, edging out a victory after two sets of Overtime (22-20). Nuke was again a tight affair, with both teams posting strong T sides, but it was GODSENT that came out on top, in the end, thanks to a 1v1 clutch pulled off by Kevin "⁠kRYSTAL⁠" Amend, earning his team a Minor spot.

Jesper "⁠TENZKI⁠" Plougmann's 35 kills in regulation pushed Nordavind across the finish line on Dust2, giving the underdogs a one map lead, but the Swedish veterans bounced back on their map pick, Nuke, to force the decider on Inferno. Playing against his former team, Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli had a subdued performance in the series, but Dignitas were able to close out the series nonetheless, 2-1, and qualify for the Minor.

The eight European teams that will be vying for Major Qualifier spots are as follows:

Swedenfnatic
SwedenNinjas in Pyjamas
SwedenDignitas
SpainMovistar Riders FranceHeretics
EuropeComplexity
EuropeGODSENT
DenmarkCopenhagen Flames

The Europe Minor is set to take placein Rio de Janeiro on April 26-May 2.

FranceNathan 'NBK-' Schmitt Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittAge: 25 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1691 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 Swedenfnatic #4 fnaticSwedenRobin 'flusha' RönnquistSwedenJesper 'JW' WecksellSwedenFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonSwedenMaikil 'Golden' SelimSwedenLudvig 'Brollan' Brolin SwedenDignitas #44 DignitasNorwayHåkon 'hallzerk' FjærliSwedenPatrik 'f0rest' LindbergSwedenChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundSwedenRichard 'Xizt' LandströmSwedenAdam 'friberg' Friberg GermanyFlorian 'syrsoN' Rische Florian 'syrsoN' RischeAge: 23 Team: BIG Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1150 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64 GermanySprout #32 SproutCzech RepublicTomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýGermanyTimo 'Spiidi' RichterGermanyDenis 'denis' HowellGermanyJosef 'faveN' BaumannPolandPaweł 'dycha' Dycha DenmarkCopenhagen Flames #35 Copenhagen FlamesDenmarkMagnus 'Nodios' OlsenDenmarkRasmus 'HooXi' NielsenDenmarkIsmail 'refrezh' AliDenmarkRené 'TeSeS' MadsenDenmarkAsger 'Farlig' Jensen FinlandKOVA #65 KOVAFinlandSamu 'uli' LeirilaaksoFinlandLauri 'pietola' HietalaFinlandSamuli 'Twixie' HerralaFinlandPetteri 'peku' JaakkolaFinlandNikita 'Derkeps' Sirmitev DenmarkJesper 'TENZKI' Plougmann Jesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannAge: 25 Team: Nordavind Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1088 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.65 DenmarkHEROIC #14 HEROICHEROICDenmarkMarco 'Snappi' PfeifferDenmarkCasper 'cadiaN' MøllerDenmarkPatrick 'es3tag' HansenDenmarkJohannes 'b0RUP' BorupDenmarkMartin 'stavn' Lund NorwayHåkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli Håkon 'hallzerk' FjærliAge: 19 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 322 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 EuropeComplexity #15 ComplexityComplexityUnited StatesWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaDenmarkKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeBulgariaValentin 'poizon' VasilevUnited StatesOwen 'oBo' SchlatterDenmarkBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer EuropeNordavind #50 NordavindDenmarkJesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannNorwayRuben 'RUBINO' VillarroelEstoniaKevin 'HS' TarnDenmarkNiels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenNorwayJorgen 'cromen' Robertsen SwedenNinjas in Pyjamas #12 Ninjas in PyjamasSwedenSimon 'twist' EliassonSwedenJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonSwedenFredrik 'REZ' SternerSwedenTim 'nawwk' JonassonSwedenNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora GermanyBIG #21 BIGBIGGermanyJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzGermanyTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschGermanyFlorian 'syrsoN' RischeTurkeyIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşGermanyNils 'k1to' Gruhne GermanyKevin 'kRYSTAL' Amend Kevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendAge: 26 Team: GODSENT Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 1508 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.67 SpainMovistar Riders #41 Movistar RidersSpainChristian 'loWel' Garcia AntoranSpainRajohn 'EasTor' LinatoBrazilLucas 'steel' LopesSpainAlejandro 'alex' MasanetSpainAlejandro 'mopoz' Fernández-Quejo Cano EuropeGODSENT #18 GODSENTSwedenMikail 'Maikelele' BillFinlandJesse 'zehN' LinjalaSlovakiaMartin 'STYKO' StykGermanyKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendMontenegroPavle 'Maden' Bošković BrazilLucas 'steel' Lopes Lucas 'steel' LopesAge: 26 Team: Movistar Riders Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1028 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.66 FinlandAleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen Aleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenAge: 22 Team: OG Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 627 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.66 FranceHeretics #76 HereticsFranceFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyFranceAlexandre 'xms' FortéFranceBryan 'Maka' CandaFranceLucas 'Lucky' ChastangFranceJérémy 'jeyN' Nguyen EuropeOG #16 OGFranceNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDenmarkValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåFinlandAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenJordanIssa 'ISSAA' MuradPolandMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski