Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated OG, and Cloud9 defeated sYnck in the first round of the IEM Dallas 2023 closed qualifiers. Both meetings ended with a score of 2:0.

The title of MVP in the NiP - OG match with a rating of 6.8 went to Christian k0nfig Vyneke, and in the confrontation between C9 and sYnck to Sergey Ax1Le Rykhtorov. Athletes demonstrated an individual game 20% and 12% better, respectively than the average over the last six months.

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In the other qualification matches, Astralis beat Team Spirit, and GODSENT proved to be stronger than Fnatic. The result of the meeting is 2:0 and 2:1, respectively.

Benjamin blameF Bremer was the best player in the match between Astralis and Spirit, and Alfred RuStY Karlsson was the best player in the confrontation between Fnatic and GODSENT. Their performance in these meetings is 4% worse and 28% better than the average for six months.

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NiP will face C9, and Astralis will face GODSENT in the winner's semifinal. In the first round of the lower bracket of the qualifiers, OG will play against sYnck, and Spirit will face Fnatic.

The IEM Dallas 2023 Closed Qualifier for Europe runs from March 31 to April 3. Teams play two quotas on LAN. The schedule and results of the championship can be tracked here.