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Team BLINK in the Clash of Leagues CS:GO!

Team BLINK won second place in the ninth season of the A1 Adria League, losing to BLUEJYAS in the grand finals. Since the champions couldn’t compete in the Clash of Leagues due to other obligations, BLINK stepped in. They will compete against the best CS:GO teams from three other Leagues – A1 eSports League (Austria), A1 Gaming League (Bulgaria), and Swisscom Hero League (Switzerland).

Clash of Leagues CS:GO

A1 Adria League representatives will have a challenging task if they want to win the Clash of Leagues. Their opponents will be the following teams: SKADE representing Bulgaria, Shape Sports representing Switzerland, and Team Austria. The competition itself will last two days. Opening games and the loser bracket match will be played on Saturday, while the remaining of matches, including the grand finals, will be played a day later.

Clash of Leagues CS:GO Schedule

Saturday (10.09.2022)
13:00 CET Opening game #1
15:30 CET Opening game #2
18:00 CET Looser Bracket Game

Sunday (11.09)
13:00 CET Winners Bracket Final
15:30 CET Consolidation Final
18:00 CET Grand Final

You will be able to follow all of the action on the official A1 Adria League channels like YouTube and Twitch!

Overall prize poll of 5000 Euro will be split among all the teams as follows:
1st place: 3000 euro
2nd place: 1250 euro
3rd place: 500 euro
4th place: 250 euro

Make sure to show some love to Adria representatives and wish them luck!

Omerta: “BIG are too strong, we should have more chances in future matches.”

Clash of Leagues Day 1 is now comfortably behind us, with the favourites securing most of the wins in their opening matches.

BIG managed to overpower the regional team after only two modes. Omerta tried their best, but the German squad was eager to take the victory, and they did it. lule_andjelko, Bogdan, and Niko will look for their first victory elsewhere, while BIG are now a step closer to reaching the final stage of the tournament. Next up, Bulgarian Pros and Papahellfans clashed! The Bulgarian team which competes in the A1 Gaming League had an easy time against their opponents and defeated them 2-0.

The third game of the day was once again a sweep. Crystal Gaming Red faced OKA Gaming, one of the teams that qualified via the International Qualifier. OKA were powerless against CGR and joined Omerta and Papahellfans as the losers of the first Clash of Leagues playday. KMRGMR and FreeWin, two teams that qualified for the tournament along with OKA Gaming met each other on the very first day of the group stage. Both teams won a set, but in the end, KMRGMR was the team that reached number 2 first and secured their first win.

The second playday is set to be played out on the 30th of July. Make sure to follow us on social media and stay updated with any news concerning the Clash of Leagues.

We contacted the Omerta players after their match against BIG came to an end:

“We played against BIG who are one of the favourites not only for passing the groups, but for winning the whole event. Of course, BIG were the favourites in our match and we should have offered more resistance, especially during the Heist set where we simply didn’t leave our base because of their constant pressure. We didn’t leave the base and couldn’t do anything while attacking. During our defence, we held our own for a couple of minutes, but after that BIG took control of the game and defeated us.
In the first Hot Zone match, we had an idea to go really aggressive with Edgar, Buzz, and Bibi and to try to split them apart using constant pressure that these Brawlers offer with their abilities, but unfortunately, we totally missed our picks even though we knew that we were either going to guess the matchup or miss it. It was a high-risk, high-reward decision and we drew the short straw. In our second match, we had a good matchup but we made a couple of small mistakes that we shouldn’t make versus teams like BIG who exploited them and punished us severely. This defeat wasn’t hard on us because we knew that BIG are currently one of the best teams in the EMEA region and we have tried our best. Nevertheless, we shouldn’t be sad or disappointed because we played against the strongest opponent already and now we have matches against opponents that we think we can defeat. Our focus is on the next match, we already started with the preparations and we hope to have our first win in the second round!”

Clash of Leagues

Three teams complete the Clash of Leagues list!

The international Brawl Stars tournament which is set to begin on the 27th of July now has the names of all of its participants. It is time to start the Clash of Leagues!

During the previous weekend, teams from all countries of the CEE region competed in the international qualifiers for a spot in the Clash of Leagues. Only three teams were needed to fill the spots and play with the best teams of Central & Eastern Europe, and we got them. Namely, the German scene had a particularly great event with great success in the qualifiers. When it comes to the regional teams, a number of them competed in the qualifiers with and achieved good results, but unfortunately, it was not enough.

Immortal Balkan Blue and Black were some of those teams. neca’s geng and Talibani s baustele represtented the region as well. The fourth-placed team of the seventh A1 Adria League season, Mayoi, had a great run in the lower bracket, but couldn’t go all the way and was only two wins shy of qualifying for the tournament. Immortal Balkans Black played in the final winners round, lost, and were sent to the lower bracket. There, they lost to Talibani s bauštele, who were powerless against FreeWin. The teams that qualified in the upper bracket were KMRGMR and OKA Gaming.

Clash of Leagues

Now that we know the teams, the main part of the league can start. On the 27th of July, we are going to watch the first day of the group stage which is set to last until the 13th of August. The very next days, the quarterfinals start and the action will get better and better each day until the Grand Finals.

Since a majority of the Noble Elite Red and BLK players were under the required age of 16, the two teams combined their players into one squad, while the second regional slot will be claimed by Omerta.

Omerta:

rs Bogdan
rs LordTodor
rs LuleAndjelko
rs Binbalo

Noble Elite:

hr Lavvek
rs DzonDzon
hr Andrey
hr Adry

Brawlers, sign up for the Clash of Leagues open qualifiers!

We recently announced Clash of Leagues, the biggest Brawl Stars spectacle of the summer that is going to be open to teams from all over Central & Eastern Europe. Two teams are sure to represent the region at the event – Noble Elite BLK & Noble Elite Red. We talked to them recently about the recent A1 Adria League season, as well as to learn more about their expectations for the upcoming tournament. You can check out the interviews with DzonDzon and Lavvek HERE.

Clash of Leagues

Besides these two teams, our region can have even more names participating in the Clash of Leagues. We are happy to announce that the registrations for the International Qualifier are now LIVE. You and your team can sign up and compete in this CEE Brawl Stars tournament covering 15 countries and over 140 milion citizens. All you have to do is click the link at the end of this article, sign up for the qualifier and defeat your opponents.

A1 eSports League, Swisscom Hero League, VOKA League, A1 Gaming League, and, of course, A1 Adria League, will send two teams each in the Clash of Leagues. The champions of the leagues have secured a place in the final stage, while the second-placed squads will need to play in the groups. The runner-ups of the leagues will be joined by three teams from the International Qualifier that will take place on July 17 & 18. Hopefully, we will get more regional teams in the main event, so that the Adriatic region can have a higher chance of claiming the top spots!

You can sign up for the Clash of Leagues International Qualifier by clicking HERE. Good luck and let the best team win!

 

Brawlers, get ready for the Clash of Leagues!

A1 is hosting an international Brawl Stars league that will take place from July up until August and will feature the best teams from 15 European countries.

Clash of Leagues will cover Central and East Europe and will include participants from five regional leagues as well as teams that qualify from the international qualifiers. A1 Adria League‘s winners, Noble Elite BLK secured a direct spot in the finals and besides them, the winners of four other leagues in this region will have a spot in the final stage of the league. Those leagues are the A1 Esports League, A1 Gaming League, VOKA League, and Swisscom Hero League.

These five leagues cover a territory with more than 140 million citizens, so we are expecting a huge turnout for the Clash of Leagues. While the winners are going to the finals, the second-placed sides will have to fight for their respective spots in the group stage. Five second-placed teams will be joined by three teams from the international qualifiers in an epic group stage which will secure three spots in the final phase.

Clash of Leagues Format

The CEE region had produced and keeps producing priceless Brawl Stars talent. On July 24th, these players and teams will have a chance of a lifetime to qualify for the Clash of Leagues and show their skills on the international Brawl Stars scene. When the three qualified sides are decided, we will watch a three-week-long journey to the final stage of the league. Besides the countries of the Adria region, teams from Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland will be eligible to participate in the qualifiers as well.

It has been a great year for Brawl Stars so far. The esports scene of Supercell’s arena brawler has seen many great tournaments, in the region as well as worldwide. After the success of seasons 5 & 6, A1 Adria League’s seventh season saw weeks of action-packed Brawl Stars matches between the best teams in the region. Everything culminated this Wednesday during the playoffs when Noble Elite BLK outplayed their opponents and were crowned champions of the region. We will watch them, as well as this season’s runner-ups (Noble Elite Red) in the Clash of Leagues.

Registration for the qualifiers will open on July 5th. More information about the format of the league as well as the international qualifiers will be available in the coming weeks.