On January 7th, the Closed Qualifier for the DreamLeague Season 25 for Eastern Europe hosted its first matches, where teams competed for a spot in the next stage. By the end of the game day, two teams were identified as being one step away from advancing to the tournament.

Upper Bracket Results

In the first match, Team Spirit left no chance for ASAKURA, defeating them with a score of 2:0. In another match, One Move lost to L1GA Team with a 1:2 score, which came as a surprise to many viewers. In the upper bracket semifinals, Team Spirit clinched victory over L1GA Team.

In another match of the first round, NAVI unexpectedly lost to 9Pandas with a 1:2 score. Following them, in a hard-fought battle, Virtus.pro overcame 1win with a 2:1 score. In the semifinal, 9Pandas crushed Virtus.pro with a 2:0 score. On January 8th at 19:00 CET, Team Spirit and 9Pandas will compete for a spot at the LAN.

Lower Bracket Situation

In the lower bracket of the qualifiers, ASAKURA and One Move, as well as NAVI and 1win, will battle against each other to avoid elimination from the competition. In the next round, the winners of the pairs will face Virtus.Pro and L1GA Team, respectively. Tomorrow, we will bid farewell to two teams.

All Results of the First Game Day

• Team Spirit 2:0 ASAKURA 
• 1win 1:2 Virtus.pro
• Natus Vincere 1:2 9Pandas
• L1GA Team  2:0 One Move
• Team Spirit 2:1 L1GA Team
• 9Pandas 2:0 Virtus.pro

The closed qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 25 for Eastern Europe are taking place online from January 7 to 9. Teams are competing for two slots in the main stage of the tournament. The schedule and results of the qualification can be followed via the link.