DreamHack Masters Malmö qualifier underway
The first day of the DH Masters Malmö qualifier has concluded, with most of the favorites advancing to the Round of 16.
Sixty-six teams signed up for the qualifier, which saw Advanced side Depth defeat Infinity 16-12 in the second round. In the same round, Monstars had a 16-0 victory over Cursed Ascension and Party Astronauts, Gorilla Gang and oNe eased past their opponents.
Round 3 saw LiViD and new-look ATK advance to the Round of 16 after scoring dominant victories against their respective opponents. nTice barely scraped a win against a much lower-seeded DEATH ROW, while Swole Patrol, fielding Jason "neptune" Tran in place of Gage "Infinite" Green, were gifted a default victory against Boomers.
The upcoming Round of 16 matches for the qualifier are as follows:
 Stay Frosty |
vs. |  Luminosity |
| Depth |
vs. | Monstars |
| Big Frames |
vs. | Party Astronauts |
| ATK |
vs. |  LiViD |
| Sharks |
vs. |  Supremacy |
| oNe |
vs. | Gorilla Gang |
| Rap Gang |
vs. | Rugratz |
| nTice |
vs. | Swole Patrol |
The full bracket can be seen here.
The qualifier will resume later today at 8 PM EDT, with the top teams having a chance to qualify for the $250,000 DreamHack event via the Closed Qualifier.
As a result of Complexity and Renegades pulling out of the running, there will be two additional spots to the Closed Qualifier on offer, bringing the total number to six.
