Masterclass , Oafs , Xora and Winthrop secure Americas qualifier playoff places

Masterclass , Oafs , Xora and Winthrop secure Americas qualifier playoff places

Masterclass , Oafs , Xora Esports and Winthrop University have advanced from the first North American open qualifier for VCT Americas Kickoff.

The four teams claimed half of the eight open-qualification positions available in the regional qualifier playoffs.

Masterclass finishes without dropping a map

Featuring s0m , Subroza , yay , Marved and florescent , Masterclass completed seven matches without losing a map under head coach FiNESSE .

It also defeated Winthrop in its seeding match.

Oafs won the other seeding series against Xora, taking the deciding map 13–11.

Upsets open the path

Xora advanced despite entering as the 34th seed, eliminating second seed Rejects and tenth seed Yellow Dragon Gaming .

Winthrop’s run included a 2–0 VICTORY over top seed Wildcard, securing a place alongside the other successful qualifiers.

The teams Advance towards a 16-team Swiss stage featuring eight invited organisations, including Cloud9 , ENVY and Shopify Rebellion Black .

Open Qualifier 2 is scheduled for November 13–16, providing another opportunity for teams that missed the first four places.