Results of the second day of The International SEA Qualifiers
On July 1, the second day of The International Qualifiers for teams from Southeast Asia ended. A pair of Upper Bracket finalists were determined, and six teams completed their play.
Upper bracket
There were only 2 matches scheduled for the second day of qualifiers in the Upper bracket. In the first, Fnatic beat OB Esports x Neon with a 2-1 score. Despite it, the match was spectacular, and every map was close to the 50-minute mark. The second match was a confrontation between TNC Predator and BOOM Esports. It was even more intense: the first and third maps were completed in 66 and 75 minutes. The winner of the most difficult match was TNC Predator.
Tomorrow, July 2, there will be the El Clasico of Southeast Asia in the final of the Upper bracket. Fnatic and TNC Predator will fight for a place in the grand final of the qualifiers.
Lower bracket
Unlike the Upper bracket, there were 6 fights in the Lower one. According to their results, Lilgan, 496 Gaming, Omega Esports, Cignal Ultra, Team SMG, and Motivate.Trust Gaming left the tournament.
At the end of the day, we can single out 2 most interesting matches of the Lower bracket. The first of them is the game between Execration and Team SMG. Execration surprised many people and advanced to WePlay AniMajor, while Team SMG gathered an incredible roster of top players before the qualifiers. The match itself ended 2-1 in favor of Execration. Full stats can be found: Execration vs. Team SMG.
The second match was a battle between Galaxy Racer Esports and Motivate.Trust Gaming. The second map between these teams lasted 104:32 minutes and was the longest since patch 7.19. But Galaxy Racer Esports won it and the whole match. Full stats can be found: Galaxy Racer Esports vs. Motivate.Trust Gaming.
Third day of qualifiers
Tomorrow, July 2, there are 4 matches scheduled: one in the Upper bracket and three in the Lower one. Based on their results, one team will advance to the grand final, and three teams will finish their performance at qualifiers.
- 05:00 CET OB Esports x Neon vs. Execration
- 08:00 CET Galaxy Racer Esports vs. BOOM Esports
- 11:00 CET TNC Predator vs. Fnatic
- 14:00 CET Winner of Match 1 vs.
Qualifiers for The International 2021 in Southeast Asia take place online from June 30 to July 3. The 15 strongest teams in the region fight for one ticket to the main event of the year.