ENCE defeated HAVU 2-0 in the Finnish derby while tomorrow edged NOBO 2-1, both teams earning spots in the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier.

The final Europe Minor Open Qualifier saw teams such as LDLC, Giants and Singularity reach the round-of-16, but it was ENCE, HAVU, NOBO, and tomorrow that reached the semi-final matches which decided the two teams that would advance to the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier.

allu is working his way towards another European Minor

ENCE started off on the right foot against HAVU, getting a perfect 5-0 start on the CT side of Overpass. HAVU tied three T-side rounds together mid-half, but ENCE still finished the half confidently, 10-5 up. Despite losing the pistol, Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli's team quickly established themselves on the T-side, with Jani "⁠Aerial⁠" Jussila carrying his team to a 16-7 victory with 31 kills and 116.5 ADR.

It was an even more dominant performance by ENCE on the second map, Train, as they started off with an 11-1 lead as Terrorists. HAVU did manage to close the half with three consecutive rounds, but with ENCE winning the CT pistol, they couldn't put up a fight. Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen and co. closed out the map shortly, 16-4, to advance to the closed qualifier.

tomorrow was confident in the first map of the series against NOBO, Dust2, as the Polish side would run up a 10-5 lead as Terrorists despite the Frenchmen winning the opening pistol. After the switch, tomorrow won the pistol and a total of five rounds straight, soon finishing off the map 16-6.

Cache followed, where tomorrow looked good in the first half, on the T-side, bagging a 7-2 lead. NOBO fought back to salvage the half, 9-6, but the Poles still looked in control as they secured the second pistol (11-6). That's where a furious comeback from NOBO started, with the trio of David "⁠Davidp⁠" Prins, Lucas "⁠Lucky⁠" Chastang and Adlane "⁠Adlane⁠" Mokrani spearheading their team to a 16-11 victory.

It came down to the decider, Mirage, where tomorrow recovered from a 0-5 start as CTs to finish the half with a respectable 9-6 lead. Grzegorz "⁠SZPERO⁠" Dziamałek stood out for his side, and with five entries and 14 AWP killes, played a pivotal role in tomorrow's 16-9 win.

Now, eight of the sixteen teams for the European Minor Closed Qualifier are known. The remaining eight spots will be filled through invites: