The qualifiers for the Esports World Cup 2025 in the Americas region continue, and there are not many matches left. Yesterday, the clash between NRG and Cloud9 was confirmed, and thanks to it, we learned the name of the last team to receive a slot in the second round of the stage's playoffs.

Stage 2 schedule

As a reminder, in the final of the lower grid of Stage 1, Cloud9 met NRG for the right to advance to the next stage. As a result of the two Split and Icebox maps, NRG won twice with the scores of 13:9, thus advancing to Stage 2.

Thus, all 4 teams that will compete in Stage 2 for an invitation to the main event were determined. In the Double-Elimination grid, the participants will compete in matches up to three wins, and the last qualifying matches will be held up to five wins. The team that earns one victory falls to the bottom of the grid, if there are two defeats, the team leaves the tournament. The Stage 2 pairs are as follows:

• MIBR vs NRG - May 23, 22:00 EEST

• Evil Geniuses vs 100 Thieves - May 24, 01:00 EEST

Esports World Cup 2025: Americas Qualifier takes place from May 16 to 26 online. The tournament involves 9 teams from the Americas region fighting for 2 invitations to the Esports World Cup 2025. You can follow the schedule and results here.