The closed qualifiers for the inaugural season of FLASHPOINT league are done. Six teams from three regions secured their places in the worldwide offline qualifier, the most reputable being North American side Chaos.
Who made it out of FLACHPOINT closed qualifiers
There were two slots in the global LAN qualifier allocated to each of three regional closed qualifiers – in Europe, North America and South America.
Joshua “steel” Nissan’s Chaos squad, which also includes British AWPer Owen “smooya” Butterfield, was one of the two teams to emerge from North America. The other one, though dubbed Orgless, is another respectable roster built around the Canadian core of Pujan “FNS” Mehta, Matthew "Wardell" Yu and Yassine "Subroza"' Taoufik.
Slav heroics marked the European leg of qualification. The Polish crew of AVEZ and Bulgarians SKADE celebrated as teams like Winstrike, Spirit and Gambit Youngsters were unable to stop their run.
Isurus upset the Brazilian apple cart in South America by qualifying despite being one of only three teams in the closed qualifier not to contain a single Brazilian. Brazilian honor was somewhat maintained by Redemption POA even though their own qualification could be counted as a serious surprise.
The FLASHPOINT Global qualifier
Chaos, Orgless, AVEZ, SKADE, Isurus and Redemption POA comprise six of the eight teams that are supposed to take part of the FLASHPOINT global LAN qualifier. The method in which the remaining two will be determined is yet undisclosed, but at this late stage invites seem the most likely weapon of choice.
The global qualifier will be played at FACEIT Studios in Los Angeles, California, on March 3-5. The prize pool there is $64,000, but more importantly, the top two teams will get the chance to play in the main part of FLASHPOINT Season 1.
