The opening day of the European Major Regional Qualifier (MRQ) featured 16 intense best-of-1 matchups as teams took their first step toward qualification for the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
With the dust now settled, all eyes turn to an exciting Day 2 schedule, which is headlined by a highly anticipated clash between Astralis and ENCE, where Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander will face off against his former team.
Down below you’ll find the schedule for this Tuesday:
0-2 matches:
10:00 – GamerLegion vs 500
10:00 – B8 vs PARIVISION
1-1 matches:
13:00 – BC.Game vs BIG
13:00 – BetBoom vs fnatic
14:30 – 9 Pandas vs SAW
14:30 – Astralis vs ENCE
2-0 matches:
16:00 – OG vs Metizport
16:00 – HEROIC vs Nemiga
Day 1 recap
Here is how the first day went.
Astralis had a rough opener, losing 13-8 to OG in their first match of the day. However, they bounced back later on with a convincing 13-7 victory against PARIVISION, putting them at a 1-1 standing going into Day 2.
The Danish squad is now set to face ENCE in their next matchup, a game that brings former teammates device and gla1ve head-to-head.
Among the teams that went 2-0 and now stand one win away from securing a Major spot are OG, HEROIC, Metizport, and Nemiga. All four put on strong performances across both rounds and will now compete in the advancement matches on Day 2.
At the other end of the standings, B8, 500, GamerLegion, and PARIVISION are facing elimination with 0-2 records. The stakes couldn’t be higher for these squads going into Day 2’s do-or-die clashes.
