The North American team Nouns defeated their rivals from TeamOne in the Grand Final. With a 2-0 victory Nouns secured themselves a spot at the IEM Dallas where they will be facing the world’s best on the biggest stage.
Nouns have been playing well during the past three months winning minor North American tournaments. The roster also managed to qualify for the BLAST.tv Paris Major NA RMR where they will be facing the likes of Evil Geniuses, Liquid, Complexity, and FURIA for a spot at the main event.
Nouns roster looks as follows:
cJ
MarKE
cynic
Bwills
nosraC
IEM Dallas format
Group Stage:
– Each Group has Eight teams
– Opening match are Bo1
– Following games are Bo3
The top three teams from each group advance to the playoffs:
– Group stage winners advance to semi-finals
– Group stage runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds
– Group stage 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds
Playoffs:
– Single-elimination bracket
– The Quarterfinals & Semifinals are Bo3
– The Grand Final is Bo5
Participants for the IEM Dallas:
Complexity – ESL Partner Team
ENCE – ESL Partner Team
FURIA – ESL Partner Team
G2 Esports – ESL Partner Team
Heroic – ESL Partner Team
Liquid – ESL Partner Team
Evil Geniuses – Local Hero Invite
FaZe – ESL World Ranking
MOUZ – ESL World Ranking
Outsiders – ESL World Ranking
Nouns Esports – North American Qualifier
TBD – ESL World Ranking
TBD – European Qualifier
TBD – European Qualifier
TBD – South American Qualifier
TBD – Oceanic Qualifier
