DreamLeague Season 11 Stockholm Major closed qualifier teams

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The teams that have been invited to compete in the DreamLeague Season 11 Stockholm Major closed qualifiers has been released. 

Four teams from each of the four designated regions and five from Europe and China have been directly invited to participate in the closed qualifiers of the DreamLeague Season 11 Stockholm Major. Fans will instantly notice the teams are a combination of those that just competed in the Bucharest Minor and those that are getting ready to battle it out in the upcoming Chongqing Major. 

However, upon closer scrutiny, fans will most certainly notice that Na'Vi is missing from the CIS region, instead replaced by Pavaga Gaming. While Pavaga has been doing well and active in online events lately, Na'Vi has had more experience and results at LANs this last year. 

Eight teams per region are expected to be competing in the regional qualifiers, with either three or four teams advancing from the open qualifiers based on the region's slot allocation.

Schedule for the Close Qualifiers:

Closed Group 1 (SA/CIS/SEA)

• February 1:
  • Group: A/B Initial. A/B Winners Match
• February 2:
  • Group: A/B Losers Match. A/B Decider Match
  • Bracket: Winner Round 1. Lower Round 1 
• February 3:
  • Bracket: Winner Final. Lower Round 2. Lower Final
     

Closed Group 2 (NA/EU/CN)

• February 4:
  • Group: A/B Initial. A/B Winners Match
• February 5:
  • Group: A/B Losers Match. A/B Decider Match
  • Bracket: Winner Round 1. Lower Round 1 
• February 6:
  • Bracket: Winner Final. Lower Round 2. Lower Final
     

Structure for the Close Qualifiers:

• 2 GSL Groups of 4
• Results seed into 8-team Double Elimination bracket
• Top half into the Upper Brackets 
• Bottom half into the Lower Brackets
• All games will be best-of-three

 

Teams interested in participating in the open qualifiers can now sign up HERE. 

Schedule for the Open Qualifiers:

• January 24 – Qualifier 1: Open bracket up to RO16
• January 25 – Qualifier 1: RO16, RO8, RO4 – Top 2 move to Closed Qualifier
• January 26 – Qualifier 2: Open bracket up to RO16
• January 27 – Qualifier 2: RO16, RO8, RO4 – Top 2 move to Closed Qualifier