We say it is 16 teams descending on Seattle for The International but there are 17 in Bellevue today. Two of those teams, Quantic and RattleSnake, will play a best of 5 playoff to secure that final 16th position.

So today at 1pm PST it isn’t about 16 teams descending on Seattle, but 2 teams taking an elevator ride down to a conference room in Bellevue to decide their fate.

Both these teams have prepared not just for each other, but the entire International field. They know this is just the first step of their journey, they need to win it, but they also need to be prepared for winning it.

So join us today and see who spends the next week watching from the sidelines and who joins the fray and becomes one of the 16.