Dragneel snatch Manila Major NA Regional Qualifiers spot

The first round of the Manila Major NA Open Qualifiers has come to an end. Dragneel seized the first Manila Major NA Regional Qualifiers available spot, after sweeping through EverNova, 2:0, in the finals. The second round of Open Qualifiers starts tomorrow, May 1, at 13:00 CDT.

YOUR FIRST OPEN QUALIFIER WINNERS:

China – @ViCi_Gaming
EU – @KaipiDota
SEA – @TNCProTeam
NA – Dragneel

Congrats! Second OQ Soon!

— Qualifiers Oracle (@Dota2Qualifiers) May 1, 2016

Dragneel – the first team to grab a spot in the Manila Major NA Regional Qualifiers – prevailed through the brutal best-of-one stage. They then swept through Friendship, Love, Dedication before upsetting EverNova 2:0 for their spot.

Dragneel will go up against Shazamm, Team Freedom, Animal Kingdom, Not Today, Digital Chaos, Enemy, Infamous, EvernovaS and one other team still to be determined, in the Manila Major EU Regional Qualifiers, scheduled to take place between May 3rd-6th.

Manila Major Open Qualifiers Schedule

Much like for the Frankfurt and Shanghai Major, there will be two opportunities for teams to compete in the Manila Major Open Qualifiers. Two rounds of Open Qualifiers will be hosted – the first will take place between April 29-30, while the second is set for May 1-2. Teams are able to register and participate in both sets of events.

Manila Major Open Qualifiers #2, Day 1 – May 1st

Rounds played: Round of 1024 (BO1), Round of 512 (BO1), Round of 256 (BO1), Round of 128 (BO1), Round of 64 (BO1).

Teams that didn’t sign up on time and solo players will be able to sign-up 30 minutes before the tournament starts, if there are available slots left.

All teams will be able to register five players and two stand-ins which they will be able to use in the Closed Qualifiers. Each team will only be able to use five selected players throughout the Manila Major Open Qualifiers.

The Manila Major will be held between June 7-12, at the Mall of Asia Arena, in Manila, Philippines, with a set prize-pool of $3,000,000. Sixteen teams will compete in the main event hosted by PGL and Valve.