The first day of the closed qualifiers for ESL One Raleigh 2025 in the Eastern Europe region has concluded. As a result, two teams, Team Spirit and One Move, will compete for a spot in the grand finals of the qualifiers tomorrow.

Upper Bracket Results

The day began with a match between Team Spirit and BanyaPivoSamogon, which ended with Spirit's victory at 2:0. Simultaneously, 1win Team played against L1GA Team where the former won with a score of 2:1.

The next pair of matches started with One Move against 9Pandas. Here occurred the first surprise of the qualifiers, as One Move won with a score of 2:0. Recently, 9Pandas won the qualifiers for Dreamleague S25 but lost their first match today. The second match was between Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro. The meeting ended with Virtus.pro's victory at 1:2.

In the first semifinal of the upper bracket, Team Spirit faced 1win Team, where Spirit had no trouble defeating their opponent, taking the series 2:0. Next, Virtus.pro played against One Move, with the match ending at 1:2.

Lower Bracket Situation

In the lower bracket of the qualifiers, BanyaPivoSamogon and L1GA Team, as well as 9Pandas and NAVI, will battle each other for survival. In the next round, the winners of these matches will play against 1win Team and Virtus.pro, respectively. Four teams will be eliminated tomorrow.

All Results of the First Day

• Team Spirit 2:0 BanyPivoSamogon
• 1win Team 2:1 L1GA Team
• One Move 2:1 9Pandas
• NAVI 1:2 Virtus.pro
• Team Spirit 2:0 1win Team
• One Move 2:1 Virtus.pro

The closed qualifiers for ESL One Raleigh 2025 for Eastern Europe are held online from January 16 to 18. Teams are competing for one spot in the main stage of the tournament. The schedule and results of the qualifications can be tracked via this link.