The NA promotional Qualifier groupstage has come to an end with shocking results.
In a pool of multiple teams competing to have a fighting chance of making it in the LCS, some noteworthy teams have fallen to the underdogs. In Group A, Gold Gaming LA find themselves not advancing to the qualifying round, despite their rather solid performance in the NACL. Napkins in Disguise and Cognitive advanced from Group A.
In group B, the completely unknown Team VEX managed to score a positive win rate and advance after defeating Curse Academy and the Korean squad of Quantic Gaming. Curse Academy also advanced, performing well in this tournament despite playing in 3 amateur tournaments simultaneously.
The qualifying round begins on November 2nd where Team VEX faces off against COGnitive Gaming, with Napkins in Disguise fighting off against Curse Academy, determining who advances and tries for a chance in the LCS.