The second European qualifier towards the ESL One Katowice offline qualifier is almost over with WinneR and Flipsid3 advancing to the grand final following wins over 3DMAX and LGB, respectively.

The second European qualifier kicked off yesterday evening with over 431 teams taking part in the last-chance tournament for three ESL One Katowice offline qualifier spots.

Most of the bracket was played out on the first day, the most notable teams getting to the round of 16 were 3DMAX, Property, Flipsid3 and LGB, but also German WinneR, who bested Planetkey Dynamics in the round of 32.



WorldEdit's Flipsid3 pulled through in the end

3DMAX went head to head with WinneR who continued to surprise by beating Property, as well as the Finnish side in the last stage of the qualifier, the semi-finals, 2-1.

Despite 3DMAX starting off strong 16-4 on de_dust2, WinneR showcased the same form on de_mirage, and won the deciding map de_cache 16-11.

ESL One Katowice 2015 European Qualifier #2 Best of 3 3DMAX Matchpage 1 2 WinneR 16 Dust2 4 4 Mirage 16 11 Cache 16

In the other semi-final Flipsid3 - without Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev of course, who is banned from all ESL-affiliated events - tried their luck against LGB, and went on to go up 1-0 after a solid Counter-Terorrists side on de_cobblestone.

The second map was de_mirage, where LGB tied the series after showing a good Counter-Terrorists side combined with a pistol round win as Terrorists for 16-4, 1-1.

Flipsid3 started off as Counter-Terrorists on the decider, de_inferno, and got a fairly good 9-6 lead. LGB then got the pistol, but Flipsid3 took six rounds in a row for match point.

The thriller ended up with the Ukrainian-Russian side winning in the last possible round following a strong Terrorist side, largely accounted to Yegor "⁠markeloff⁠" Markelov's showcase.

ESL One Katowice 2015 European Qualifier #2 Best of 3 FlipSid3 Matchpage 2 1 LGB 16 Cobblestone 10 6 Mirage 16 16 Inferno 14

With these two teams qualifying for ESL One Katowice offline qualifier, the team list is following, keep in mind that the third-place decider between 3DMAX and LGB is still yet to be played for the third spot.

Titan Titan Epsilon Epsilon dignitas dignitas ESC ESC mousesports mousesports CPH Wolves CPH Wolves Cloud9 Cloud9 Team Liquid Team Liquid Vox Eminor Vox Eminor Piter Piter INSHOCK INSHOCK WinneR WinneR Flipsid3 Flipsid3 3DMAX / LGB 3DMAX /LGB

It is not yet known whether WinneR will be able to participate in the end, seeing as four of their players were involved in one of the betting scandals of this year, then under myRevenge's banner.

Epsilon's slot will most likely be redistributed as well, as Joey "⁠fxy0⁠" Schlosser confirmed that some of the team's players were handed a one-year ban for all Valve-sponsored tournaments.