It's been less than a day since the end of the LA Major qualifiers. The StarLadder Season 3 Kiev Minor closed ones are already happening.
The teams who made it
Instead of having open qualifiers on its own, StarLadder decided that the teams that barely didn't make it for the Major will automatically be enrolled for the Kiev Minor qualifiers. Here are all the teams from each region:
Europe
- Aggressive Mode
- Alliance
- Nigma
- Team Liquid
CIS
- Cyber Legacy
- forZe eSports
- Gambit Esports
- HellRaisers
Southeast Asia
- BOOM Esports
- IO Dota 2
- Reality Rift
- TNC Predator
North America
- business associates
- Fighting PandaS
- Team Xolotl
- Zoomies
South America
- FURIA Esports
- Infamous
- NoPing e-sports
- paiN Gaming
China is missing from the picture as its qualifiers for the LA Major are still running. The Chinese teams will compete for a spot in Kiev, starting February 18.
The format
The four teams from each region will play a double-elimination bracket with all series being a Bo3 except the lower bracket finals which will be Bo5. Depending on the region, one or two teams will qualify from each. CIS, Southeast Asia, and North America have two slots each, while Europe and China are at one.
Matches for the qualifiers will be played today and tomorrow so make sure you don't miss the live stream on Twitch.
