WESG Day One: Cloud9 go flawless, subtLe winless
The first day of matches have concluded in the WESG North American finals, which are now being played online, and will grant multiple spots to the World Finals in China.
The first day featured lots of MDL on MDL action, which, let's face it, these results are anyone's guess. However, FRENCH CANADIANS were dominant, while subtLe wilted. Cloud9, continuing their Major form, bashed SK on Inferno on their way to a 3-0 start.
The full results were as follows:
 Mythic |
16-12 |  subtLe |
Cobblestone |
| Swole Patrol |
1-16 | FRENCH CANADIANS |
Inferno |
| Mythic |
10-16 | FRENCH CANADIANS |
Overpass |
| Swole Patrol |
16-14 | subtLe |
Overpass |
| Cloud9 |
16-2 |  SK |
Inferno |
| FRENCH CANADIANS |
11-16 | SK |
Cobblestone |
| Cloud9 |
16-7 | Mythic |
Mirage |
| Cloud9 |
16-3 | Swole Patrol |
Inferno |
| Mythic |
3-16 | SK |
Mirage |
With five out of six teams from this online event headed to China, seeding is critical. Cloud9 are currently sitting pretty at the top, while Kyle "OCEAN" O'Brien friends are anything but. The top four teams will advance to a single-elimination bracket, primarily playing for prize money, whereas the bottom two teams will fight for that last spot to China.
The WESG North America standings after day one are:
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Round Differential | Points |
| Cloud9 |
3 | 3 | 0 | +36 | 9 |
| FRENCH CANADIANS |
3 | 2 | 1 | +16 | 6 |
| SK |
3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Swole Patrol |
3 | 1 | 2 | -26 | 3 |
| Mythic |
4 | 1 | 3 | -24 | 3 |
| subtLe |
2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
Over in the female tournament, it's Those Damn Canadians who are off to a perfect start. Although CLG Red were looking to securely take their opener, with a 10-0 lead, the Canadians rallied together and secured the majority of the remaining match to go take it 16-14. CLG Red didn't let defeat knock them down too long, with dominant victories over their other opponents.
The full results for the female tournament so far are:
| Freedom Fraggers |
8-16 | American Eagles |
Nuke |
| CLG Red |
14-16 | Those Damn Canadians |
Mirage |
| Freedom Fraggers |
16-1 | Poutine Puggers |
Inferno |
| CLG Red |
16-1 | American Eagles |
Train |
| Those Damn Canadians |
16-2 | Poutine Puggers |
Cobblestone |
| CLG Red |
16-4 | Freedom Fraggers |
Cache |
With only one spot available for the Global Finals on offer for the Female tournament, the top four teams will be placed into a single-elimination bracket, with the champion qualifying for China. With no-one yet safe or clearly ahead, it's still all up for grabs.
The table of results after the first day is as follows:
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Round Differential | Points |
| Those Damn Canadians |
2 | 2 | 0 | +16 | 6 |
| CLG Red |
3 | 2 | 1 | +25 | 6 |
| American Eagles |
2 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 3 |
| Freedom Fraggers |
3 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| Poutine Puggers |
2 | 0 | 2 | -29 | 0 |
The tournament will resume at 2pm ET with subtLe taking on SK, and the female side will restart with American Eagles taking on Those Damn Canadians at 3:15pm.
