Americas Minor SA closed qualifier bracket released

ESL has revealed the first-round match-ups for the South American closed qualifier for the Americas Minor.

The tournament will run on the weekend of November 17-18 and feature eight teams, four invited by ESL and four determined by open qualifiers.

Top seed INTZ will take on Chilean side Evilvice, while defending ESL LA League champions Sharks will go up against W7M. The standout match of the first round, however, will pit Isurus against Wild, the fourth and fifth seeds, respectively.

INTZ will face Evilvice in the first round

The closed qualifier will feature a double-elimination format, with all matches being best-of-three series. The top two sides will earn spots at the Americas Minor, which will take place from January 22-26 in Katowice.

Below you can find the match-ups for the first round:

INTZ vs. Evilvice
Wild vs. Isurus
Sharks vs. W7M
Yeah vs. Imperial

Yeah #180 Victor 'remix' MonteiroMichael 'dok' MarquesRicardo 'rik' FurquimGabriel 'crt' FrançaCaique 'faintz' Melia Evilvice #177 Cristian 'LEEROY' QuijadaKlauss 'Klauss' HermannFelipe 'rochet' RochetRoberto 'akz' VidelaSebastian 'fara' Barducci Imperial #163 Caio 'zqkS' FonsecaGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesThiago 'tifa' FrançaDenis 'dzt' FischerBruno 'shz' Martinelli W7M #134 Ramon 'RMN' ToledoLucas 'YJ' YujiRafael 'raafa' LimaLeon 'ryotzz' FelipeFillipe 'pancc' Martins INTZ #38 Vito 'kNgV-' GiuseppeAlexandre 'xand' ZiziJoão 'felps' VasconcellosMarcelo 'chelo' CespedesJoão 'horvy' Horvath Wild #117 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoLucas 'destiny' BulloPaulo 'land1n' FelipeAlef 'tatazin' PereiraDener 'KHTEX' Barchfield Isurus #114 Nicolás 'Noktse' DávilaRoberto 'reversive' ThemthamMatias 'tutehen' CanaleNabil 'nbl' AleuaGabriel '1962' Sinopoli Sharks #70 Renato 'nak' NakanoRaphael 'exit' LacerdaLeonardo 'leo_drk' OliveiraRodrigo 'RCF' FigueiredoJhonatan 'jnt' Silva