{"id":12686,"date":"2019-12-10T11:34:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T10:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/?page_id=12686"},"modified":"2020-07-15T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T08:04:11","slug":"closed-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/closed-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Closed Qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]The Closed Qualifier, the last stop before the big offline final in Osnabr\u00fcck, so to say, the final before the final! 16 teams are given the opportunity to qualify for the offline event in the Esports Factory. And that&#8217;s not the end of the story. In addition to that, the teams have the chance to win 10.000 Euro. Eight teams are already qualified because of our specially created Power Ranking. Furthermore, there are eight more teams, which have consistently collected points through the Open Qualifiers. These teams complete the list of participants. All four winners from the Closed Qualifiers will then get the chance to fight for 35.000 Euro and prove themselves against the four biggest CS:GO teams in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Format<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Closed Qualifier is divided into two phases, starting with the group phase. In there, the 16 teams will play against each other in an eliminating SWISS System over two weekends.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the Online Playoffs will be played with the remaining eight teams in a double-elimination BO3 mode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/season2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/season2.png 1920w, https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/season2-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/season2-1024x267.png 1024w, https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/season2-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/merkurmasters.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/season2-1536x400.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][grve_icon_box icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-sitemap&#8221; icon_shape=&#8221;circle&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;outline&#8221; icon_shape_color=&#8221;primary-4&#8243; title=&#8221;Closed Qualifier&#8221; heading=&#8221;h6&#8243; animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;]8 Teams from Power Ranking<br \/>\n8 best teams from Open Qualifiers<br \/>\n10.000 \u20ac prize money[\/grve_icon_box][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][grve_icon_box icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-sitemap&#8221; icon_shape=&#8221;circle&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;outline&#8221; icon_shape_color=&#8221;primary-4&#8243; title=&#8221;Tournament Format&#8221; heading=&#8221;h6&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMerkurMasters%2Fstatus%2F1234057109240762368||target:%20_blank|&#8221; animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;]Group phase takes place in SWISS system. Playoffs are played in double-elimination BO3.[\/grve_icon_box][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][grve_icon_box icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-calendar&#8221; icon_shape=&#8221;circle&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;outline&#8221; icon_shape_color=&#8221;primary-4&#8243; title=&#8221;Datum: 4.-5 &amp; 11.-12. April&#8221; heading=&#8221;h6&#8243; animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;]4.-5. April: Gruppenphase<br \/>\n11.-12. 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