The stage one qualifier for IEM6 Global Challenge Kiev was finished today with sixteen teams moving on to stage two and one step closer to qualifying for the final Global Challenge this season.

Although the qualifier featured its fair share of forfeit losses due to missing ESL Premiums and too many config files for Linesman to handle, it seemed most if not all favorites made it through to the second pre-qualifier. As previously announced, the qualifier was not played out so there are no definite final standings.

Teams that qualified for the stage two qualifier are:

WinFakt	Antwerp Aces	Prior	DooM
sideshow	TBH	iym	oldskool
mystic	ENTiTY	defs	TeG
ALSEN	limitless	Underdog$	volgare

The teams above will be met in stage two by the following teams that already qualified via their national qualifiers:

a2g	teamclanb0t1	teamteam v2	ekO
Maverick	ALTERNATE	Hardware4u	KerchNET
DELTA	Fear Factory	LDLC.com	Moscow Five
eSuba	HEISKASEN KÄTYRIT	hadokeN	swisswave

The format will once again be double elimination best-of-three with only the first two rounds of both upper and lower bracket being played out in order to find the top sixteen teams that will advance to the final qualifier which will decide the five teams to represent Europe at IEM6 Global Challenge Kiev.

Brackets will be announced later this week and the qualifier itself will take place on Sunday 20 November starting at 14:00 .

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