EPICENTER 2019 Europe Closed Qualifier set to begin

The closed qualifier for EPICENTER 2019 is set to start following the conclusion of the open bracket, which saw GamerLegion and SMASH progress.

Kicking off on October 30, the two-day closed qualifier tournament will feature a best-of-three single-elimination bracket, where eight teams will battle it out for a single spot at EPICENTER 2019.

mousesports are the highest-ranked team in attendance

mousesports, CR4ZY and North are the standout names invited to the tournament alongside three additional invitees, with GamerLegion and SMASH also joining the participants’ list from the open qualifier.

The complete team list for the EPICENTER Europe closed qualifier is:

mousesports
North
Tricked
GamerLegion

CR4ZY
Heroic
Virtus.pro
SMASH

The opening round matchups can be found below:

Wednesday, October 30
11:00 - Virtus.pro vs. SMASH | BO3
14:00 - mousesports vs. CR4ZY | BO3
17:00 - North vs. Tricked | BO3
20:00 - Heroic vs. GamerLegion | BO3

The winner of the closed bracket will qualify for the main event at the Crocus Hall Expo in Moscow, Russia, from December 17-22. Below is the current participants' list for EPICENTER 2019:

Evil Geniuses
AVANGAR
fnatic
CIS qualifier

Vitality
Natus Vincere
EU qualifier
Chinese qualifier