VenatoreS have booked the first spot at the WESG EU & CIS Regional Finals via the Polish qualifier after beating PRIDE 2-0 in the semi-finals.
The qualifier, featuring 32 teams, has been full of surprises since the start, with some of the favourites eliminated early in the tournament.
Kinguin, who announced on Thursday the addition of Kacper "kaper" Słoma to their roster, were stunned by Pompa in the opening round, while Virtus.pro could not make it past the quarter-finals following a 16-9 defeat at the hands of VenatoreS.
Krzysztof "stark" Lewandrowski's team went on to face PRIDE, who have been riding the wave following their qualification for the Europe Minor. The first map of the series was Cache, where VenatoreS overturned a 10-5 halftime deficit with a stunning T side display, never letting their opponents string any rounds together despite Jacek "MINISE" Jeziak finishing the game sitting on a 1.55 Rating.
Next up was Mirage, where VenatoreS put in another strong offensive display, taking 11 rounds into the second half. PRIDE still cut the deficit by taking the pistol round and the subsequent anti-ecos, but VenatoreS held on to their lead, picking up five straight buy rounds to seal a convincing victory.
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PRIDE 16Cache 13 16Mirage 7
| VenatoreS | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krzysztof 'stark' Lewandrowskistark | 49 - 41 | +8 | 101.5 | 1.39 |
| Patryk 'Patitek' FabrowskiPatitek | 42 - 34 | +8 | 94.6 | 1.32 |
| Krzysztof 'Goofy' GórskiGoofy | 37 - 36 | +1 | 74.9 | 1.14 |
| Michał 'SOON' WójcickiSOON | 34 - 28 | +6 | 63.8 | 1.08 |
| Karol 'tecek' Kapczyńskitecek | 32 - 38 | -6 | 74.4 | 0.99 |
| PRIDE | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMINISE | 41 - 35 | +6 | 80.8 | 1.20 |
| Paweł 'reatz' Jańczakreatz | 42 - 40 | +2 | 86.0 | 1.12 |
| Piotr 'morelz' Taterkamorelz | 39 - 41 | -2 | 91.4 | 1.08 |
| Tomasz 'ToM223' RichterToM223 | 31 - 36 | -5 | 62.8 | 0.82 |
| Maciek 'Luz' BugajLuz | 24 - 42 | -18 | 61.4 | 0.70 |
AGO and tomorrow will face off on Friday evening in the other semi-final match, with the winner also earning a spot at the WESG EU & CIS Regional Finals, which will run from November 22-26 in Barcelona.
The team list for the Spanish event currently looks as follows:
 Ukraine |  BIG |
 RESISTANCE |  Limitless |
| Envy |  Space Soldiers |
 Nemiga |  Endpoint |
 GameAgents |  Belgium |
 Russia | Quantum Bellator Fire |
 GODSENT |  NOREG |
| fnatic | VenatoreS |
 Denmark | Denmark |
| Poland |  Iberia |
Virtus.pro #13 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński 
Pompa #257 Marcin 'LTN' KrzemińskiDawid 'lunAtic' CieślakPatryk 'ponczek' WitesKacper 'darko' ŚcieraKonrad 'koyot' Hadała 
fnatic #10 Robin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonMaikil 'Golden' Selim 
Endpoint #82 Thomas 'Thomas' UttingAlex 'ALEX' McMeekinMax 'MiGHTYMAX' HeathTramaine 'stan1ey' StanleyIan 'Immi' Harding 
RESISTANCE #117 Nemanja 'k1Ng0r' BoškovićDejan 'd3k1' KosanovićDimitrije 'DiMKE' VeljkovićPetar 'HOLMES' DimitrijevićAleksa 'Impulse' Stankić 
Nemiga #45 Roman 'roman' RedihinKirill 'hitMouse' TsarevVladimir 'ROBO' NeskeyRoman 'CyberFocus' DergachAleksandr 'mds' Rubets Jacek 'MINISE' Jeziak 
Age: 23 Team: PRIDE Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 823 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.70 
Envy #15 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaCédric 'RpK' GuipouyFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAlexandre 'xms' Forté 
Quantum Bellator Fire #64 Gregory 'balblna' OleinickSavelii 'jmqa' BraginNikita 'waterfaLLZ' MatveyevAlexey 'BAS' KustovKirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov 
Kacper 'kaper' Słoma 
Age: 22 Team: Kinguin Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 16 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 
NOREG Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadMorten 'zEVES' Vollan ChristensenJorgen 'cromen' RobertsenOle 'Marcelious' Kristian Langan Krzysztof 'stark' Lewandrowski 
Age: 18 Team: VenatoreS Rating 1.0: 0.92 Maps played: 98 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.71 
Belgium Kévin 'Ex6TenZ' DroolansAntoine 'to1nou' PirardFaris 'Faris' Ait LallaAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomYounes 'YOUYOU' Ait Lalla 
AGO #26 Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiDominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiMichał 'snatchie' RudzkiMateusz 'TOAO' ZawistowskiTomasz 'phr' Wójcik 
Space Soldiers #18 Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınAhmet 'paz' KarahocaEngin 'ngiN' Kor 
Russia Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDenis 'electroNic' SharipovEgor 'flamie' VasilyevDenis 'seized' KostinGeorgi 'WorldEdit' Yaskin 
Ukraine #12 Oleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoIoann 'Edward' SukharievVladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukKirill 'ANGE1' Karasiow 
tomorrow #177 Mateusz 'jrz' JaroszMichał 'MOLSI' ŁąckiKuba 'Markoś' MarkowskiMaciej 'destroj' DeorockiPatryk 'Sidney' Korab PRIDE #36 Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakMaciek 'Luz' BugajPaweł 'reatz' JańczakPiotr 'morelz' TaterkaTomasz 'ToM223' Richter 
BIG #16 Fatih 'gob b' DayikNikola 'LEGIJA' NinićJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzKevin 'keev' BartholomäusJohannes 'nex' Maget 
Limitless #122 Léonard 'Smyli' MichelinoLéo 'Kan4' IntronatiThéo 'LoWkii' TéchenéPaul 'Polox' BarbeBryan 'Maka' Canda 
GameAgents #89 Viktor 'flashie' Tamás BeaGábor 'gabesson' MálovicsKevin 'Barcode' BanaÁdám 'kolor' DomoszlayFodor 'fleav' Levente VenatoreS #207 Sebastian 'dArk' BabińskiKarol 'tecek' KapczyńskiMichał 'SOON' WójcickiKrzysztof 'stark' LewandrowskiPatryk 'Patitek' Fabrowski 
GODSENT #33 Dennis 'dennis' EdmanAndreas 'znajder' LindbergSimon 'twist' EliassonJoakim 'disco doplan' GidetunFredrik 'freddieb' Buö Kinguin #30 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekKarol 'rallen' RodowiczMichał 'MICHU' MüllerMikołaj 'mouz' KarolewskiKacper 'kaper' Słoma
