TI6 EU qualifiers results day 1: VP and Team Secret in the lead

The TI6 EU Qualifiers results for day 1 are in. Virtus.Pro and Team Secret are sitting at the top of the group. Flipsid3 Tactics and Team Empire are sitting at last each with only one win each. The second day of the Round Robin group stage will pick up again on June 26th, at 10:00 CEST.

The TI6 EU Qualifiers results are in after a long and eventful day in the group stage segment of the competition.

Virtus.Pro and Team Secret both had incredibly strong showings today, leading in the group stage and taking four wins out of their whopping five matches already.

Flipsid3 Tactics and Team Empire both have only been able to secure a single win so far and are needing to start the second day swinging from the gate and not letting up once.

The matches resume on June 26, at 10:00 CEST, and are expected to be intense, as the teams continue their quest towards the second stage of the qualifiers – the double elimination brackets.

TI6 EU Qualifiers results, day 1

Virtus.pro started out the group stage very strong, taking down first Team Empire, then Power Rangers and Team Secret. They dropped a match to Alliance but picked themselves back up again to crush Vega Squadron in their last match of the day. With a 4:1 record they are sitting high and mighty, tied with the Shanghai Major Champions – Team Secret.

Team Secret were forced to qualify for the event and had a few games that were close in the Open Qualifiers. However, none would have assumed that after seeing the European antagonists wipe through their opponents today. The mix wiped through Power Rangers and Alliance before suffering a loss at the hands of Virtus.Pro. Team Secret then defeated Vega and completely destroyed Ad Finem in a match that they led 13:0 in the first 11 minutes. Their record keeps them tied for first with Virtus.Pro going into the second day.

Fantastic Five ended their run in the TI6 EU open qualifiers late into the night, giving their team members only 2 or barely more hours of rest before tackling the TI6 EU open qualifiers group stage. The team went head first into the opening match, undaunted by their lack of rest and claimed their first victory against Alliance. They dropped their first and only match after – against Escape Gaming (formerly No Diggity) but headed back in strong to knock down Flipsid3 Tactics and Team Empire.

Alliance ended their first day on the positive side with 3:2 record, but overall was mediocre results for what fans had expected. After losing their opening match against F5, they then dropped to Team Secret. Their third match was set against Escape Gaming featuring their coach and many were concerned about the advantage that might give the European mix over the Swedes. But Alliance rallied back and took the win -student schooling teacher victory. The Swedish squad then also took the wins over Virtus.Pro and Flipsid3 Tactics to end out their day.

Ad Finem ended up on the negative side of the groups after they were annihilated by Team Secret in their last match of the day. It took the Greek Squad 11 minutes to secure their first kill – after Team Secret had already taken 13. Ad Finem lost to Power Rangers and Team Empire, giving both of those teams their only victories.

Vega Squadron ended their first day of the TI6 EU qualifiers with a deficit in their score 2:3. They dropped their first match to F3, but bounced back to take out Team Empire and Power Rangers. They rounded out the day with a loss to Team Secret and being crushed by Virtus.Pro. The team is in the lower end of their group stage and will need to step up their game tomorrow to secure a place in the playoffs.

Escape Gaming clinched their place in the upper half of the group stage in their last match where they destroyed Empire with ease. The victory gave the European mix a 3:2 record, after also defeating F3 and F5 earlier in the day. Their losses came by Alliance and Ad Finem.

Power Rangers struggled right off the bat. They were defeated by Team Secret, Virtus.Pro and Vega before they could seize their first and only win of the group stage so far – against Ad Finem. The CIS based team will be playing their hearts out to climb the ladders tomorrow after their 1:3 record, trying to claim all five of their remaining games.

Team Empire ended up tied with Flipsid3 Tactics in last place, each taking only one win in their five matches played. Team Empire was able to take a victory off of Ad Finem while F3 took theirs off of Vega. Both teams have only four matches left to play and will need to take all of the games to have a chance to progress to the playoffs.

TI6 EU Qualifiers format

The format for the TI6 Regional Qualifiers are different this year to accommodate having two regional spots advance to the TI6 main event and one regional team advance to the TI6 Wild Card series.

Group Stage

• 10 teams in one group, played in a round-robin format
• Eight invited teams
• Two teams qualified through the Open Qualifiers
• All matches are played best-of-one
• The top team qualifies to The International 2016
• Second through fifth place teams advance to the Playoffs
• Tiebreakers: Head-to-head, then best-of-one round robin, then time rating on the round robin

Playoffs

• Four teams compete in a double-elimination bracket
• All matches are played best-of-three
• Grand Final is best-of-five
• The winning team qualifies to The International 2016
• The runner-up qualifies to The International 2016 Wild Card

TI6 EU Qualifiers teams

• Alliance- invited
• Power Rangers – invited
• Team Empire – invited
• Ad Finem- invited
• Vega Squadron – invited
• Flipsid3 Tactics – invited
• Virtus.Pro – invited
• Escape Gaming – invited
• Team Spirit – 1st TI6 Open SEA Qualifiers
• Fantastic Five – 2nd TI6 Open SEA Qualifiers

TI6 EU Qualifiers schedule

June 26

June 26

• 10:00 CEST – Fantastic Five vs PowerRangers
• 10:00 CEST -Alliance vs Vega Squadron
• 10:00 CEST – FlipSid3 Tactics vs Team Empire
• 11:30 CEST -Virtus Pro vs Ad Finem
• 11:30 CEST – Escape Gaming vs PowerRangers
• 11:30 CEST – Secret vs Fantastic Five
• 13:00 CEST – Alliance vs Team Empire
• 13:00 CEST – Vega Squadron vs Ad Finem
• 13:00 CEST – FlipSid3 Tactics vs PowerRangers
• 14:30 CEST – Virtus Pro vs Fantastic Five
• 14:30 CEST – Escape Gaming vs Team Secret
• 14:30 CEST -Alliance vs Ad Finem
• 16:00 CEST – Team Empire vs PowerRangers
• 16:00 CEST -Vega Squadron vs Fantastic Five
• 16:00 CEST – FlipSid3 Tactics vs Team Secret
• 17:30 CEST – Virtus Pro vs Escape Gaming
• 17:30 CEST – Alliance vs PowerRangers
• 17:30 CEST – Ad Finem vs Fantastic Five
• 19:00 CEST – Team Empire vs Team Secret
• 19:00 CEST – Vega Squadron vs Escape Gaming
• 19:00 CEST – FlipSid3 Tactics vs Virtus Pro

TI6 Open Qualifiers streams

Beyond the Summit have brought together some of the best talent in the scene at their studios in Los Angeles, California, for this year’s TI Hub. The Hub will broadcast TI6 Qualifiers games from all four regions.

• Beyond The Summit TI6 open qualifier hub’s multicast stream
• Beyond The Summit TI6 open qualifier hub’s fun stream
• Beyond The Summit TI6 open qualifier hub’s regional stream
• Beyond The Summit TI6 open qualifier hub’s regional stream
• Beyond The Summit TI6 open qualifier hub’s regional stream
• Beyond The Summit TI6 open qualifier hub’s regional stream