Luminosity qualify for DreamHack Open Valencia over eUnited

Luminosity have earned a spot at DreamHack Open Valencia after defeating eUnited 2-1 (16-14 on Inferno, 13-16 on Overpass, and 16-2 on Mirage) in the grand final of the North American closed qualifier.

eUnited and Complexity had eased past their opponents in the quarter-finals before facing off over three maps in the semi-finals, with eUnited coming out on top. On the other side of the bracket, Rogue and Luminosity had both come close in their 2-1 series over Gorilla Gang and Bravado, respectively, before meeting each other in the last-four stage, in which the Brazilians secured victory in the decider.

The grand final kicked off on eUnited’s map pick, Inferno, where the North Americans' slow execute on B was immediately shut down by Luminosity. The Brazilians’ then picked up the anti-ecos and claimed five more, but eUnited broke the streak with a double-kill from Will "⁠dazzLe⁠" Loafman in the post-plant.

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eUnited pressed, on breaking Luminosity’s economy to win three more, until the Brazilians’ firm hold on the A-site earned them the round win and set them up for a 10-5 half-time lead. eUnited began the second half by stopping the wrap-around attempt through CT-spawn to secure the pistol, but Luminosity took over on their T-side to rally back with three straight, 13-6.

Michael "⁠dapr⁠" Gulino then put eUnited back in the wheelhouse with three clutches to set the team up for a five-round streak. Luminosity then won their buy round, but eUnited were quick to contest with two as rounds went back a forth, until the Brazilians locked down the map in the 30th round.

The series then moved to Overpass, where Luminosity’s rotation to A for the plant was quickly recovered by eUnited, who claimed the CT pistol on a defuse and then took control of proceedings to secure 13 rounds straight. Finally, Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes won the 1v1 post-plant on B to win the first round for Luminosity, who would go on to add a second to their tally before swtiching sides.

In the second half, Luminosity continued their reign on the CT-side with four straight rounds, but eUnited got their money and their wits together to reach map point. The Brazilians then snapped eUnited’s economy to win seven straight (13-15), but a late rotation to A and post-plant hold from eUnited resulted in an even series.

The decider came down to Mirage, where Luminosity came out of the gates with six straight on the T-side before eUnited could hold off for a round win. Luminosity remained in the driving seat through the first half for a 13-2 lead, which they followed up with three straight after the break to punch their ticket to DreamHack Open Valencia.

DreamHack Open Valencia 2018 North America Closed QualifierBest of 3 LuminosityMatchpage 2 1 7th May 2018 eUnited 16Inferno 14 13Overpass 16 16Mirage 2

Luminosity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gustavo 'yel' Knittelyel	66 - 47	+19	92.7	1.44
Lucas 'steel' Lopessteel	62 - 46	+16	83.0	1.27
Gabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoNEKIZ	56 - 47	+9	79.5	1.17
Gustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesSHOOWTiME	57 - 51	+6	76.9	1.13
Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoPKL	47 - 48	-1	68.4	1.09

eUnited	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kaleb 'moose' Jaynemoose	54 - 53	+1	79.1	1.08
Michael 'dapr' Gulinodapr	60 - 57	+3	80.6	1.03
Skyler 'Relyks' WeaverRelyks	44 - 57	-13	62.6	0.83
Will 'dazzLe' LoafmandazzLe	46 - 62	-16	71.7	0.83
Brandon 'Ace' WinnAce	35 - 61	-26	54.2	0.66

Luminosity join European qualifier winners Fragsters on the team list for DreamHack Valencia, which will run from July 12-14. Five spots will be filled through invites, while the eighth team will come from an Iberian qualifier. The event's team list looks as follows:

Invite	Invite
Invite	Invite
Invite	Fragsters
Luminosity	Iberian Qualifier

Bravado #61 Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliRuan 'ELUSIVE' van WykAran 'Sonic' GroesbeekRhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongJohnny 'JT' Theodosiou eUnited #33 Skyler 'Relyks' WeaverWill 'dazzLe' LoafmanMichael 'dapr' GulinoKaleb 'moose' JayneBrandon 'Ace' Winn Complexity #44 Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanRory 'dephh' JacksonPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzJaccob 'yay' WhiteakerBradley 'ANDROID' Fodor Michael 'dapr' Gulino Age: 19 Team: eUnited Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 216 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.66 Gorilla Gang #121 Alex 'aproto' ProtopapasAnthony 'vanity' MalaspinaCameron 'cam' KernJosh 'oSee' OhmBen 'ben1337' Smith Lucas 'steel' Lopes Age: 24 Team: Luminosity Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 663 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.65 Will 'dazzLe' Loafman Age: 22 Team: eUnited Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 306 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.71 Luminosity #35 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoLucas 'steel' LopesGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesGabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoGustavo 'yel' Knittel Rogue #28 Spencer 'Hiko' MartinCasper 'cadiaN' MøllerHunter 'SicK' MimsDaniel 'vice' KimAnthony 'gMd' Guimond Fragsters #24 Lucas 'Bubzkji' AndersenIsmail 'refrezh' AliJacob 'dragonfly' LundNicolai 'torben' AmorimMartin 'stavn' Lund