The International 2018: CIS Open Qualifier

The International 2018 Qualifiers will run on June 14-17, and Natus Vincere are set to join the fray.

Six teams will qualify to advance to the Closed Qualifiers, joining   Vega Squadron and  FlyToMoon who were directly invited to the Regional Section.

The closed stage will take place on June 18-25, determining one team that will travel to The International 2018 to represent the CIS region.

SCHEDULE

Teams	Start time (CEST)	Match page
June 14:
NAVI.GG.BET10 useless	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10 Libz	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10  SnakeS	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10  AcT	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10  timurrr	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10  MEGA-LADA	OVER
June 15:
NAVI.GG.BET02  ESPADA	OVER
June 16:
NAVI.GG.BET10  NEVE	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10  YMS	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10  Hmmm	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET10  xanaxxx	OVER
NAVI.GG.BET01  imagine hehe	OVER

CIS Qualifier Dates:

— Open Qualifiers 1 — June 14-15;
— Open Qualifiers 2 — June 16-17;
— Closed Qualifiers — June 18-25.

Open qualifier format:

— up to 1024 teams participating;
— a bo1 format l games until the quarter-final stage;
— semi-finals and a final will be bo3.