The second of four open qualifiers for the Europe Minor has concluded, with Sprout and Epsilon through to the closed qualifier.
Sprout made it past the round-of-16 after winning against Singularity, 16-13, on Mirage. They then took out Vexed, 2-0, and faced Arte et Marte, a mix of European players who beat EnVyUs Academy in the quarter-finals, for a spot in the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier.
Arte et Marte and Sprout started their series on Inferno, which the Danish-German team took the lead on quick and never looked back, giving up just a few rounds for a 12-3 half. They were then able to close the map out in the first three rounds of the CT side, 16-3.
Arte et Marte then tied it up on Cache after a fairly one-sided 10-5 CT half and four rounds in a row right after switching sides, which made for a 14-5 lead and the ability to tie the series within their sights. Sprout tried to close the gap with three rounds in a row, were unable to stop the European mix who closed it out 16-8.
After a very dominating T-side on Mirage, which they were able to take 11-4, Sprout ultimately went on to close the best of three. Although Shane "shaney" Smith & co. won six of the first seven rounds of the second half to try and mount a comeback, Sprout were able to ride it out, closing the series out 2-1 with a 16-10 victory on the map.
Europe Minor Open Qualifier 2 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 
Arte et Marte
Matchpage 1 2 6th June 2018 
Sprout 3Inferno 16 16Cache 8 10Mirage 16
| Arte et Marte | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shane 'shaney' Smithshaney | 50 - 51 | -1 | 82.8 | 1.08 |
 Rigon 'rigoN' GashirigoN | 56 - 57 | -1 | 79.0 | 1.03 |
 András 'ZEN' HidvégiZEN | 44 - 49 | -5 | 78.3 | 1.02 |
 Damian 'derciak' Slaskiderciak | 45 - 47 | -2 | 64.6 | 1.00 |
 Tobias 'shadow' Flodströmshadow | 35 - 48 | -13 | 62.7 | 0.80 |
| Sprout | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denis 'denis' Howelldenis | 69 - 48 | +21 | 93.2 | 1.41 |
| Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenNaToSaphiX | 47 - 37 | +10 | 79.7 | 1.26 |
| Timo 'Spiidi' RichterSpiidi | 59 - 43 | +16 | 84.9 | 1.24 |
| Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsensycrone | 39 - 51 | -12 | 68.9 | 0.95 |
| Martin 'PERCY' WesselPERCY | 37 - 51 | -14 | 66.6 | 0.89 |
Epsilon beat eSuba, 16-14, and swept PAPERPLANES, 2-0, before going head-to-head with the Finns of HAVU—who made their way after taking out Tempo Storm and Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl’s hatersg0nnahate—for a spot in the next round.
The match kicked off on Train, where HAVU took a very early lead despite losing the pistol round, showing superiority on the CT side and closing the half 12-3. The Finns were were then unable to capitalize on the early lead, however letting Epsilon take it to overtime in the second half and winning it outright, 19-15, in overtime.
The second map started with HAVU once again taking the lead into the half, although only by the slightest of margins, 8-7. On the CT side, Epsilon were once again able to flip the match in their favour, winning seven rounds in a row for a 14-8 partial before HAVU could even get on the board. With such a lead, Tramaine "stan1ey" Stanley & co. were able to win out even after the Finnish side got to within one, closing it out 16-13.
Europe Minor Open Qualifier 2 - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 
EpsilonMatchpage 2 0 6th June 2018 
HAVU 19Train 15 16Mirage 13
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The list of teams through to the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier is currently:
 Nordavind | Japaleno |
| Epsilon | Sprout |
| Qualifier #3 | Qualifier #3 |
| Qualifier #4 | Qualifier #4 |
Vexed 
Japaleno #42 Fredrik 'FREDDyFROG' GustafssonJoakim 'Relaxa' GustafssonNiclas 'PlesseN' PlessenLinus 'Bååten' AnderssonDaniel 'djL' Narancic Tramaine 'stan1ey' Stanley 
Age: 19 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 144 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.72 
Singularity #53 André 'BARBARR' MöllerBenjamin 'BENDJI' SöderenaAlfred 'RuStY' KarlssonHugo 'HugoXD' HallgrenNicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora PAPERPLANES #139 Rasmus 'kreaz' JohanssonAdam 'ad3m' SirajTim 'nawwk' JonassonDenis 'grux' GutajHugo 'ZER' Halvorsen 
Tempo Storm #63 
Ricardo 'fox' PachecoPaweł 'innocent' Mocek
Christian 'loWel' Garcia Antoran
Hendrik 'cheti' VallimägiKevin 'HS' Tarn Shane 'shaney' Smith 
Age: 23 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 46 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.69 
Nordavind #64 Morten 'zEVES' Vollan ChristensenHenrik 'baby' BeckerJon 'ztk' Erik ØygardenHåkon 'hallzerk' FjærliHaakon 'Radifaction' Tholo Epsilon #87 
Konstantinos 'tsack' TheodoropoulosRobin 'robiin' SjögrenKia 'Surreal' Man Arte et Marte Rasmus 'Gux' Ståhl 
Age: 28 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 41 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.68 
eSuba 
Tomáš 'benq1' MasarykDominik 'Fraged' HerzMartin 'Pechyn' PechoušekLukáš 'luko' HrabčíkMax 'SHOCK' Kvapil 
EnVyUs Academy #131 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaAudric 'JACKZ' JugLambert 'Lambert' PrigentValentin 'VKLL' BartolomeiJulien 'PetitSkel' Marcantoni hatersg0nnahate HAVU #292 Jesse 'zehN' LinjalaJuho 'juho' LampinenEetu 'sAw' SahaOlli 'sLowi' PitkänenOtto 'ottoNd' Sihvo Sprout #62 Martin 'PERCY' WesselTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellNiels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' SillassenDennis 'sycrone' Nielsen (责任编辑：casebattles)
