The third open qualifier for the Europe Minor kicks off at 18:00 and we will be bringing updates about the teams, results, and streams in this article.

The qualifier will be played using a single-elimination BO1 bracket, with the final match being BO3 and only two teams advancing to the closed qualifier. We will be posting timely updates from the third open qualifier throughout the day, with matches from round-of-16 onwards being covered on HLTV as a part of standard livescore and stats coverage.

So far, Dignitas, BIG, Nordavind, and Sprout have qualified for the Closed qualifier, joining the invited teams. The likes of Illuminar, ex-Virtus.pro, GamerLegion, and HAVU are some of the highest-ranked teams not to secure their spot yet.

The closed qualifier team list is as follows:

Final eight teams of day one:

Team List - Bracket

The bracket for the top eight teams looks as follows:

KOVA vs. SKADE
Endpoint vs. fakemaquinas
AGO vs. Pompa
Lyngby Vikings vs. Apeks

Eliminated:

Round-of-16
Secret
Japaleno
SAW
Demolition Crew
GamerLegion
SMASH

Round-of-32
ALTERNATE aTTaX
HAVU
SINNERS
KPI
Illuminar
Juggernauts
AVEZ
PACT
AGF
Singularity
Wygers
Wisla Krakow

Round-of-64
Turkey5
S2V
Lilmix
Giants
ex-Virtus.pro
OFFSET
Cream
Izako Boars
LDLC
ad hoc

Round-of-128

IQFIGHTERS
Arena Bulls

Round-of-256

SJ
Unicorns of Love
Vexed UK

List of streamers broadcasting the Europe Minor:

Live Updates

01:20 Day one concluded, final eight teams decided

Most of the favorites managed to squeeze through the final games of the day, with an exception being GamerLegion who fell to fakemaquinas (Tricked-mix), seeing the following results conclude round-of-16:

Lyngby Vikings 16-11 Secret
KOVA 16-14 Japaleno
AGO 16-8 SAW
Pompa 16-6 Unluckers
SKADE 16-12 Demolition Crew
Endpoint 16-7 9INE
fakemaquinas 19-17 GamerLegion
Apeks 19-17 SMASH

Find details about day 2 of the qualifier here.

00:25 #164-ranked Lyngby Vikings survive first day

The Danish squad took down Secret on Nuke 16-11 and booked a spot in the top eight alongside KOVA, who stopped Japaleno's run with a 16-14 win on Dust2.

00:03 Final matches of the day underway

The last eight matches of the first day of the qualifier are currently being played and you can find them below:

KOVA - Japaleno
Lyngby Vikings - Secret
SAW - AGO
SKADE - Demolition Crew
Endpoint - 9INE
Unluckers - Pompa
Apeks - SMASH
fakemaquinas - GamerLegion

23:55 Down to just sixteen

In remaining round-of-32 matches, Serbian side Juggernauts has been eliminated by SAW, alongside two more Polish teams: AVEZ and PACT. You can find all of the RO32 results below:

Japaleno 16-14 Illuminar
KOVA 16-5 KPI
Demolition Crew 16-6 Wygers
SKADE 19-16 AGF
Endpoint 16-5 ALTERNATE aTTaX
9INE 28-25 Wisla Krakow
fakemaquinas16-13 AVEZ
GamerLegion 16-12 TKA
Lyngby Vikings 16-4 HAVU
Secret 16-13 PACT
Apeks 16-13 SINNERS
SMASH 19-17 Singularity
AGO 16-9 SBTID
SAW 16-13 Juggernauts
Unluckers'16-13 Stabaek Momentum
Pompa 16-14 1336g-ng

As the top-16 has been reached, you can now follow matches on the event's HLTV page.

23:15 High-seeds HAVU, Illuminar out of the qualifier

Illuminar fell to Japaleno in RO32 as Adam "⁠dezon⁠" Wahlqvist shined for the Swedes, dropping 33 kills to spearhead his side's victory on Overpass, 16-14. They will face KOVA next.

Meanwhile, playing on Nuke, HAVU had a tough time against Lyngby Vikings, suffering a 16-4 defeat to end the run of the 36th-best team in the world.

22:50 Round-of-32 matches underway

With LDLC falling to Pompa, the round-of-64 has been finalized. The following matchups are happening in round-of-32 of the qualifier:

Illuminar - Japaleno
KPI - KOVA | EN Stream ES Stream
Demolition Crew - Wygers | FR Stream
SKADE - AGF
Endpoint - ALTERNATE aTTaX
9INE - Wisla Krakow
fakemaquinas- AVEZ | RU Stream
GamerLegion - tka
HAVU - Lyngby Vikings
Secret - PACT | EN Stream
SINNERS - Apeks
Singularity - SMASH
AGO - SBTID
SAW - Juggernauts | RS Stream PT Stream
Unluckers'- Stabaek Momentum
1336g-ng- Pompa

22:05 Singularity continue their run by taking down Snax and co.

ex-Virtus.pro (playing under "robin hoodzi") have been eliminated by Singularity after a 16-13 game on Nuke. Casper "⁠Celrate⁠" Andersenand Jonas "⁠Queenix⁠" Dideriksen were the standout players for the Danes, posting 29 and 26 frags respectively.

21:45 First RO32 teams found

First teams in the fifth round of the qualifier have been decided. Illuminar, the highest seed in the qualifier, have powered through their opponents and are now waiting for the winner of Japaleno - Giants. Teodor "⁠SPELLAN⁠" Nikolov's SKADE are also looking strong, with their first serious opponent being the winner of S2V - AGF in the next round.

Other RO32 teams:

21:06 Round-of-64 matchups underway

Some notable teams are facing off already in the fourth round of competition:

Japaleno - Giants
Izako Boars - KOVA
S2V - AGF
GamerLegion - Queso
Secret - Absolute Legends
ex-Virtus.pro - Singularity

Juggernauts, AGO, SMASH and Apeks are other teams that reached RO64 and are awaiting their opponents.

21:00 Demolition Crew survive OPAA scare

David "⁠Davidp⁠" Prins and co. managed to come back on Inferno against Danny "⁠BERRY⁠" Krüger's team and secure a victory after overtime to advance to round-of-128.

20:32 Secret to RO64 over Arena Bulls

Secret, who are again playing with Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer as a stand-in, have reached round of 64 after defeating Arena Bulls 16-11 on Inferno. The European roster has finished top-16 in the last two qualifiers and is looking to improve on that result in qualifier #3.

You can watch Secret's matches on the team's Twitch channel.

20:24 SJ is out

The Finnish side SJ, seeded #2 in the qualifying cup, is out after their first match, losing 16-7 on Dust2 to Paul "⁠day0s⁠" Niel's 1337g-ng.

19:48 Singularity get two opening wins

The Danish side reached round-of-128 after handling their initial opponents, joining teams like PACT, GamerLegion, and Illuminar in the third round of the qualifier.

19:12 Turkey5 start their campaign]

Engin "⁠MAJ3R⁠" Küpeli and his Turkish squad are about to play their first match of the qualifier, facing glebain the round-of-256.

18:19 Bracket drawn, first games underway

Most of the notable teams have a free pass into the second round of the qualifier, with the real challenges set to come in rounds three and four as we see bigger names face off against each other. Daniel "⁠mertz⁠" Mertz's Singularity is one of the rare teams from the list that is in action from the first game, facing .BoaBoa.

17:59 Slovak mix IQFIGHTERS returns without Zero

Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács, Lubos "⁠HenkkyG⁠" Ilko, and Erik "⁠ecko⁠" Koširer will be competing in the qualifier once again after the mix-team finished top32 in the Open Qualifier 2.