Nemiga win WESG Eastern Europe qualifier

Nemiga topped the WESG Eastern Europe qualifier, defeating ex-Outlaws 2-1 (16-9 Mirage, 3-16 Overpass, 16-13 Cobblestone) in the grand final to secure a spot at the regional finals in Barcelona.

20 teams signed up for the qualifier from the Eastern Europe region that pitted together teams from Belarus, Bulgaria, Moldavia, and Romania. Out of notable teams, Nexus was the only one not to make it to the semi-finals, as they went out Nikita "⁠Coffee⁠" Antsypirovich's GoodJob in the round of eight, while MK wasn't eligable to play due to Simeon "⁠dream3r⁠" Ganev's previous VAC ban.

Belarus will have a representative at this year's WESG Regional Finals

Two Bulgarian and two Belarusian teams made top four, with Bpro taking on Nemiga in the first semi-final. Preslav "⁠acl⁠" Pavlov's side started well, completing a T-side comeback on Nemiga's pick, Cobblestone, but lost Train and were edged out on Mirage by the team from Belarus, who continued on in the qualifier.

GoodJob took on ex-Outlaws the following day, with the series starting with a T-sided Inferno where Kamen "⁠bubble⁠" Kostadinov and co. managed to come back and win 16-14. GoodJob then secured Cache, but couldn't turn the series around on Cobblestone, where ex-Outlaws took the series with a 10 round CT side.

Vladimir "⁠ROBO⁠" Neskey spearheaded Nemiga in the grand final, starting with a 25-14 K-D Mirage match, which the Belarusian team won with a comfortable 16-9 scoreline. However, on Overpass, the Bulgarians were dominant, picking up the first pistol round and controling the game from the CT side.

After a 16-3 stomp on the second map, Nemiga was able to bounce back on the decider, Cobblestone, starting off with a 9-round Terrorist half. ex-Outlaws secured the all-important second pistol, but dropped the following round, allowing Roman "⁠CyberFocus⁠" Dergach and co. to get a string of rounds that ended up being crucial as they won 16-13, taking the 2-1 for the series.

WESG 2017 Eastern EuropeBest of 3 NemigaMatchpage 2 1 5th October 2017 ex-Outlaws 16Mirage 9 3Overpass 16 16Cobblestone 13

WESG 2017 Eastern EuropeBest of 3 NemigaMatchpage 2 1 5th October 2017 ex-Outlaws 16Mirage 9 3Overpass 16 16Cobblestone 13

Nemiga	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Vladimir 'ROBO' NeskeyROBO	62 - 47	+15	83.4	1.29
Roman 'roman' Redihinroman	56 - 50	+6	84.2	1.16
Aleksandr 'mds' Rubetsmds	47 - 54	-7	71.7	1.02
Kirill 'hitMouse' TsarevhitMouse	47 - 52	-5	71.1	0.98
Roman 'CyberFocus' DergachCyberFocus	42 - 49	-7	64.8	0.95

ex-Outlaws	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikolay 'niki1' Pantaleevniki1	70 - 48	+22	97.5	1.42
Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinovbubble	52 - 54	-2	74.1	1.02
Georgi 'SHiPZ' GrigorovSHiPZ	42 - 49	-7	63.8	0.97
Teodor 'SPELLAN' NikolovSPELLAN	47 - 56	-9	77.2	0.94
Nikolay 'pNshr' PauninpNshr	40 - 48	-8	63.1	0.92

Now, seven out of the 20 teams that will attend the WESG EU&CIS Regional Finals in Barcelona are known, with the UK and Central European qualifiers coming up next:

Ukraine	BIG
RESISTANCE	Limitless
Envy	Space Soldiers
Nemiga	United Kingdom
Central Europe	Baltics + Scandinavia
Denmark	Denmark
Sweden	Sweden
Russia	Russia
Poland	Poland
Benelux	Iberia

RESISTANCE #114 Nemanja 'k1Ng0r' BoškovićDejan 'd3k1' KosanovićDimitrije 'DiMKE' VeljkovićPetar 'HOLMES' DimitrijevićAleksa 'Impulse' Stankić ex-Outlaws #46 Nikolay 'pNshr' PauninKamen 'bubble' KostadinovNikolay 'niki1' PantaleevTeodor 'SPELLAN' NikolovGeorgi 'SHiPZ' Grigorov Preslav 'acl' Pavlov Age: 20 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.87 Maps played: 167 KPR: 0.61 DPR: 0.71 Nemiga #54 Roman 'roman' RedihinKirill 'hitMouse' TsarevVladimir 'ROBO' NeskeyRoman 'CyberFocus' DergachAleksandr 'mds' Rubets GoodJob #70 Nikita 'Coffee' AntsypirovichAnton 'boX' BurkoVadzim 'fnyekes' ZhuraulenkaPavel 'Desshustle' KarpovichIgor 'lollipop21k' Solodkov Space Soldiers #19 Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınAhmet 'paz' KarahocaEngin 'ngiN' Kor Envy #15 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaCédric 'RpK' GuipouyFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAlexandre 'xms' Forté Ukraine #10 Oleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoIoann 'Edward' SukharievVladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukKirill 'ANGE1' Karasiow Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinov Age: 26 Team: ex-Outlaws Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 854 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.63 Vladimir 'ROBO' Neskey Age: 24 Team: Nemiga Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 198 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.70 Nexus #97 Cătălin-Ionuț 'BTN' StănescuValentin 'SEMINTE' BodeaAdrian 'XELLOW' GuțăCristian 'sXe' Niță BIG #14 Fatih 'gob b' DayikNikola 'LEGIJA' NinićJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzKevin 'keev' BartholomäusJohannes 'nex' Maget Limitless Léonard 'Smyli' MichelinoLéo 'Kan4' IntronatiThéo 'LoWkii' Téchené​Paul 'Polox' BarbeBryan 'Maka' Canda MK #42 Hristian 'shEMETA' SpasovEmiliyan 'spyleadeR' DimitrovViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovSimeon 'dream3r' GanevBranislav 'BrN' Panov Nikita 'Coffee' Antsypirovich Age: 17 Team: GoodJob Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 84 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.70 Bpro Yanko 'blocker' PanovValentin 'poizon' Vasilev Simeon 'dream3r' Ganev Age: 20 Team: MK Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 683 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.61 Roman 'CyberFocus' Dergach Age: 22 Team: Nemiga Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 390 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69