Yakult Brothers beat Team Resilience 2-1 to qualify for BLAST Slam VIII

Yakult Brothers beat Team Resilience 2-1 to qualify for BLAST Slam VIII

Yakult Brothers have secured the Chinese qualification spot at BLAST Slam VIII after defeating Team Resilience 2:1 in the closed qualifier grand final.

The victory completes a successful run through the regional bracket and sends Yakult Brothers to the $750,000 main event.

Yakult Brothers 2:1 Team Resilience

Yakult Brothers reached the final after defeating Cloud Rising 2:1 in the semifinal.

Team Resilience advanced from the opposite side of the bracket before meeting Yakult Brothers in the deciding best-of-three.

The final again went the distance, with Yakult Brothers taking the series 2:1 to claim China 's only available qualification slot.

Yakult Brothers advance to BLAST Slam VIII

The result confirms Yakult Brothers as China 's representative at BLAST Slam VIII.

Team Resilience fall short in the final despite making a deep run through the qualifier.

BLAST Slam VIII will feature 16 teams and a $750,000 prize pool, with the tournament scheduled to run from September 29 to October 11.