The first North American Championship qualifier for MLG X Games Aspen will kick off tonight, with 16 teams taking part in the tournament.
Hosted by CEVO, the first of two North American Championship Qualifiers will run from December 15-18 and feature the top eight sides from the first regional open qualifier and eight teams invited by MLG.
Just like its European counterpart, the North American qualifier will use a single-elimination, best-of-three format, with the winning side securing a place at MLG X Games Aspen, from January 23-25.
One of the most interesting aspects about this qualifier is that it will provide fans with the opportunity to see iBUYPOWER and Denial fielding their new rosters after they picked up Sam "DaZeD" Marine and Eric "adreN" Hoag, respectively.
MLG X Games Aspen North American Championship Qualifier #1 Round of 16:
iBUYPOWER
vs.
Selfless
eLevate
vs.
MASSIVEimpact
MouseSpaz
vs.
VexX Gaming eSports
SKDC
vs.
SYOPS
Mythic
vs.
Incursion
Torqued
vs.
ap mumb
LunatiK
vs.
Les Vipères
Denial
vs.
Pure Luck
Below you can find the full schedule of this qualifier:
Monday, December 15:
01:30 - Round of 16
Tuesday, December 16:
01:30 - Quarter-finals
Wednesday, December 17:
01:30 - Semi-finals
Thursday, December 18:
01:30 - Grand final
Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Sam 'DaZeD' Marine Age: 25 Team: iBUYPOWER Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 117 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.67 Eric 'adreN' Hoag Age: 24 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 58 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.65