OG and HEROIC qualify for the Major: BLAST.tv Austin Major MRQs day two recap
It's day two of the BLAST.tv Austin Major MRQs and we now know the first two teams that will be heading into Stage 1.
As well as that, we've also had some teams eliminated from the European MRQ, as well as the start of other regions MRQs.
Let's recap the action.
European MRQ
2-0 bracket
After impressive performances on day one, day two would see HEROIC take on Nemiga and OG face Metizport in the 2-0 bracket.
HEROIC were the most comfortable out of the four sides on the day, they won 2-0 in the series against Nemiga.
13-8 on Dust2 and 16-13 on Mirage, their experienced AWPer SunPayus starred to send HEROIC through to their first Major since signing their new team.
The second 2-0 game was closer, we needed all three maps in order to decide the victor.
OG opened the series with a strong 13-7 win on Mirage, but Metizport quickly answered back with a 13-9 win on Ancient.
Pushed all the way to Inferno, OG's Danish core shut down their Swedish opponents, sending OG through with a 13-10 scoreline.
1-1 bracket
Still having to battle it out in BO1s, the 1-1 teams provided us with some excellent entertainment on day two.
The pick of the bunch was BC.Game vs BIG, a game in whicha pr1metapz masterclass was cancelled out by Krimbo, kyuubii, JDC, and hyped all going nuclear in order to get their team over the line.
16-14 when it was all said and done, BC.Game will be kicking themselves that they couldn't close it out after being 10-2 up at half time.
That wasn't the only overtime game we got to enjoy, though, BetBoom and fnatic also needed the extra rounds as jambo dropped 31 kills in another starring performance for his new team.
Sadly, though, that wasn't enough for fnatic to claim victory on Mirage, they fell 16-13 thanks to a combined 48 kills from former Cloud9 men Ax1Le and Boombl4.
Ax1Le and Boombl4 have been with each other since Cloud9. Photo: Stephanie Lindgren9 Pandas vs SAW may not have needed an overtime in order to find a victor, but that didn't stop it from being just as tense as the two previous games.
Both story and AZUWU shone for SAW, but the impact of Krad and d1Ledez for 9 Pandas was decisive as 9 Pandas took the game 13-11 on Ancient.
Considering all those close games, you just know the remaining 1-1 game had to be a blowout.
That game was Astralis vs ENCE, a game where device would meet gla1ve on opposite sides of the server as they both strive for Major glory once more.
However, in the end it was device who saw himself get closer to playing at a Major again, his 18 kills helped Astralis secure Train with a dominant 13-3 scoreline.
Photo: Michal Konkol0-2 games
Down in the 0-2 bracket we had B8 vs PARIVISION and 500 vs GamerLegion.
The closer of the two games was B8 vs PARIVISION, we needed all three maps to see who would be eliminated from Major contention.
PARIVISION drew first blood, they won Dust2 13-11 to give themselves the advantage in the series. However, B8 fought back hard, and eventually clinched the series after a 13-7 win on Mirage and a 16-13 win on Ancient.
GamerLegion vs 500 was anything but close, the Bulgarians continued their torrid day one form as GamerLegion absolutely blitzed them to eliminate them from Major contention.
13-2 on Anubis and 13-2 on Ancient, 500 could do nothing as REZ and PR trampled all over them to keep GamerLegion's Major dreams alive.
Photo: Stephanie LindgrenAsian MRQs
Also kicking off today was the Asian MRQs, with the events being split into three regions: Oceania and SEA, Asia, and China
Oceania and SEA
Day one of the Oceania and SEA RMR featured two dominant 2-0 victories, as SemperFi got the best of ex-TALON and FlyQuest got one over on Rooster.
The day began with SemperFi vs ex-TALON, a game which AliStair's new team took following a 13-9 victory on Dust2 and a 13-5 win on Nuke.
We then got to see FlyQuest take on Rooster, where the region's top team dismantled their opposition and put their feet in the Major door.
13-6 on Mirage and 13-7 on Inferno, Rooster simply just couldn't handle everything FlyQuest threw at them.
Asia
In the Asian qualifier, Mongolian teams ruled the day as Chinggis Warriors and Eruption saw themselves advance to the upper final.
Chinggis Warriors did so by taking down fellow Mongolian team The Huns, they won 13-7 on Infenro and 13-11 on Ancient as controlez dropped 42 kills across the two maps.
Eruption were more dominant in their game, they faced Indian side Gods Reign. 13-2 on Ancient and 13-6 on Anubis, the entire Eruption team shone as they booked their match against Chinggis Warriors.
China
And finally, we have the China MRQ.
A day that only featured one game, TYLOO got a free pass to their upper final as DogEvil forfeited their match.
TYLOO will then be joined by Lynn Vision in that upper final, Westmelon starred with 37 kills as Lynn Vision took down Rare Atom following a 13-7 on Inferno and a 13-11 on Dust2.
