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We are approaching the first FIFA playoffs cup!

With the third week of qualifiers coming to an end, the list of players for the first FIFA20 playoffs event has been rounded up. Clash Royale started its Group Stage while CS:GO and Brawl Stars are continuing the qualifications road.

Brawl Stars

O9 Gang and FA Deadly once again entered the Top 8 stage of the qualifiers. Code Lyoko and Good Game Red outplayed On-Fire and MysteryWarrioRS, while Electronic Rats managed to get past Taktika baklava. A convincing victory for O9 Gang in their match versus FA Deadly sent the former right into the semifinals. Code Lyoko were destroyed by Good Game Red and Electronic Rats slipped past YouLose to secure a match against ToDe05 and GG Red.

O9 Gang and Electronic Rats earned 60 points each by finishing 3rd-4th. Good Game are absolutely dominating the Brawl Stars qualifiers so far. Once again, we could see the two squads battle it out in the final match of the third qualifier. The Gold team managed to beat Good Game Red and secure yet another 100 points on the leaderboard. We are still at the beginning of the qualifiers and the Good Game squads are already cementing themselves in the first places.

This is the current Brawl Stars leaderboard:

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Clash Royale

Clash Royale’s Group Stage started in an interesting fashion. Recast Gaming and Crusher Esports played a wonderful match and at the very end, Neki Lik and Recast Gaming were able to win the game. The organization that won the previous season of A1 Adria League is starting with a loss, but it is still very early into the League, especially with the double round-robin format that is featured in Season 6.

Tribe Academy faced the challenger squad, Team KFC, in the first match. The qualified side didn’t put up much of a fight and Tribe’s players closed out the game after 2v2 and KotH. In the last match of the day, the Flayn Esports’ player Enis singlehandedly beat Totem Esports in the KotH mode and secured the first victory for his team.

A1 Adria League S6 - Clash Royale Standings

FIFA

The first trio of FIFA qualifiers has finished. The best eight players from the previous qualifiers will face off in the playoffs, with the best FIFA20 player securing a spot in the A1 Adria League S6 playoffs. In the third FIFA qualifier, brstimir was able to claim the third-place spot after a great game versus arminho0307.

After two wins for brstimir, it was time for another player to secure the first place. rob1 rose up to the challenge and dominated the competition. amke2001 lost the quarterfinals match to brstimir, but the Serbian player was outplayed by his countryman, rob1. After victories against Hardi and discoL, simke bested arminho0307 in the semifinals. simke didn’t stand a chance in the finals and rob1 was crowned the champion of the third qualifier.

The top 8 players that will be heading into the playoffs are as follows:

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CS:GO

The last two qualification cups were played during the weekend. We got eight more teams that will compete for the final three spots in the next closed qualifier. Marko “Maki” Mijatović and GamerS1337 secured one of the spots after a great showing in the third qualifier. Perspektiva and Onlinerss finished the qualifier in the top 4, and the Macedonian side Good Game rounded up the team list.

Two Kosovar teams will be playing the second closed qualifier. MiKS and eSportsKosova bested BMW and qeveriaKURTI in the BO3 quarterfinals. GENGE beat Pavle “stYleEeZ” Stojanovski and nemakajnas while SUNDUS slipped past peek me in the last game of the day. The team list for the upcoming A1 Adria League season will be completed after the second closed qualifier comes to an end.

The first A1 Adria League S6 teams are known!

In the second week of the A1 Adria League S6 qualifiers, we got three new CS:GO teams as well as the one Clash Royale side that finished the open qualifier in the first place. The Brawl Stars and FIFA players continued collecting points and we are slowly nearing the first FIFA playoffs event.

Brawl Stars

We saw a rematch of last week’s duel between Good Game Red and Good Game Gold, but this time it happened in the Round of 32. The Gold squad managed to win the match this time and advance all the way to the Grand Finals of the qualifier. Familiar names such as Easy Win, FA Deadly, and Code Lyoko were able to proceed to the quarterfinals after a great showing in the Round of 16. Electronic Rats bested YouLose and O9 Gang rounded up the best eight teams after a victory versus Team Hustle.

SBLightning’s Code Lyoko continued with the impressive performance they showed in the first qualifier. A win against Electronic Rats sent them into the first semifinal. Easy Win joined Code Lyoko after outplaying Team Unique, while on the other side of the quarters, FA Deadly and GG Gold bested O9 Gang and On-Fire, respectively.

Code Lyoko and GG Gold dominated the competition and secured a duel in the final match of the second qualifier. Andreybs’ squad took the first place on the leaderboard after a one-sided win against Code Lyoko, while the latter currently occupy the second place.

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Clash Royale

After the only Clash Royale qualifier was delayed because of problems with the game, we continued with the event in Friday. Intense games and great plays led to the finals in which we saw Team KFC came out as the best team. Kully miss, Sharky SG, stormy doom, and xXMasterXx will be joining the five invited teams in the upcoming double round-robin Group Stage – Good Luck!

FIFA

brstimir seems more focused than ever in winning this season of A1 Adria League. His form in the first two qualifiers is fantastic and we are looking forward to seeing more from him in the upcoming weeks. Erminjamak wasn’t able to stand up to the Serbian player in the quarterfinals, while mickey_rrrox beat Luka in the same side of the bracket. amke2001 had a great showing against Nidjo and esad1memic won the derby versus arminho0307.

We had two national duels in the semifinals. The Serbian players, brstimir, and mickey_rrrox clashed in the first semi, while amke and esad1memic fought for a spot in the final match in the second semi. amke2001 upset last season’s champion while brstimir breezed to the finals against mickey without much trouble. esad1memic finished third and brstimir once again took the first place and now stands tall with 200 points behind his name.

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CS:GO

No open qualifiers were played this week. The eight best teams from the first duo of qualifiers met each other in the single-elimination playoffs. The Croatian majority mix, Krsko, managed to eliminate the former QSKE Gaming squad in the quarterfinals of the tournament. MiKS bested BUDI2 in the second match while Shock Bomb were better than peek me. FREE KILL couldn’t stand up to the Macedonian squad led by Kristijan “kiLLeRa” Kukovski.

Krsko and GODZ1337 secured their spots in the League with two convincing victories in the semifinals. Shock Bomb and MiKS were left to battle it out in the third-place decider. The Kosovar mix didn’t stand a chance versus Luka “c0llins” Živanović and Shock Bomb and we will have the chance to watch this talented squad compete once again in the sixth season of the League.

Stevan Mačkić, FIFA: “It is a huge honor for me to be a part of this project”

With the beginning of the first round of qualifiers, the FIFA fans following our League had the chance to hear Stevan Mačkić be a part of the casting duo along with PvtMole. Inviting Stevan to be a part of our League was one of the things that the big majority of viewers wanted to see in the sixth season, so we listened to our community and made it happen. Stevan gladly accepted the offer and he will be a regular during the sixth season of A1 Adria League. Stevan is a famous name in the regional FIFA scene, but for those that haven’t heard of him, we decided to contact him and ask him a couple of questions about his past, present, and expectations for A1 Adria League.

Hey Stevan, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. First, could you introduce yourself to those that don’t know you?

Greetings to all the competitive FIFA fans in the region. My name is Stevan Mačkić, 25 years old, from Belgrade, Serbia. I am the inaugural Belgrade Games.CON 2016 FIFA champion. In 2018, I became the first FIFA team manager in this part of Europe when Red Star Belgrade Esports appointed me in that position. The 2018/19 season was huge for the competitive scene because the club signed the best ranked PS4 Serbian player Miloš Majdevac and the Slovenian Jean Ternik along with two other Xbox players and streamers. We went on to win all the major domestic LAN events, competed in the FIFA Global Series qualifiers, and became the first esports organization in the Balkans to secure a slot in the qualifications for the FIFA eClub World Cup 2019. After one year in charge, I decided to part ways with the organization and dedicated myself to FIFA casting and analysis. The biggest honor for me was when the official site of FIFA wrote an article about my career:

When did you start playing FIFA and how did begin with your casting career?

Back in 2001, having a PlayStation was a luxury for me so I basically spent a lot of time in the gaming houses. Even though PES was a huge hit in Serbia at that time, I was fortunate enough to discover several other football games such as UEFA Champions League Season 2001/2002, Football Kingdom, and of course, FIFA. The first title that I played was FIFA International Soccer on the Sega Mega Drive but the first game in the series that I actually bought for the PC was FIFA Football 2002 featuring Thierry Henry on the cover, and I never looked back since.

As soon as I started playing I was hooked, so the next objective was to find a proper competition. In that period the biggest tournament was the World Cyber Games national qualifiers held at the Belgrade Fair complex, but unfortunately I was too young to travel so the only thing I could do is watch and learn from the pros such as Predrag Đuričić, Aleksandar Sofronić, Goran Rebić, Nemanja Đurkić and Igor Kesar. In 2016. I managed to defeat Goran and Igor at the inaugural Belgrade Games.CON and become the champion at the same spot that I used to watch these guys as a kid, which was crazy for me.

Shortly after the victory, I was contacted by Partizan esports representative to become a pro-FIFA player, but I insisted that I needed a much better result than just one LAN event victory so we agreed that the best thing for me is to become a manager and caster, someone who will promote FIFA as an esport. The first commentary that I did was in April 2017, when I shot the pilot episode for eSuperLeague in the studio of the Arena Sport television.

Which tournaments have you cast so far? Which one was your favorite?

As manager of Red Star Belgrade esports, just a few months after I signed the contract, our best ranked FUT player Miloš „brstimir“ Majdevac participated in the Man City esports North America qualifier #1. I decided to make that tournament a series named „Road to Manchester“ for the club’s YouTube channel. The series consisted of 8 matches against pro players from North America such as Portland Timbers „X_Thiago_Silva_O“ and „BosnianMonster11“, pro player of Columbus Crew SC. The culmination of the tournament was the match against Remi Martinn, who is now playing for Los Angeles FC.

After Red Star, I casted several FIFA Balkan Community tournaments, with the most notable ones being the final of the FBC Cup 2020 between Miloš Majdevac and Esad Memić, and also the FBC Invitational 2020.

Did you watch the previous season of A1 Adria League? What have been some players that surprised you and what did you think of the organization behind the tournament?

I am a huge fan of the FIFA Global Series and the competitive scene in general so I tend to watch a lot of FIFA. The fifth season of A1 Adria is the closest thing similar to the Global Series and that is the direction that the regional community wants to evolve moving forward. After casting the FBC Invitational, I knew that the League would deliver some shocking results and new faces will emerge on the scene. Going into the competition obviously the favorites at the start were brstimir and FIFAFICO, and the first qualifier confirmed that, but as the League progressed, you could see that the key to success is consistency. If you look at the top 8 of the A1 Adria standings in the fifth season, you can see that the winner of the first qualifier hasn’t reached the playoffs which is a huge upset. The one player that showed the best form during the qualifiers is Robert Peršaj, but for me that is no surprise because I had the opportunity to watch him play and I knew that his form at that time was phenomenal.

What are your expectations going into the sixth season of the League? Are we going to see some new players rise up, or do you think someone from the old guard will take the throne again?

Week in and week out players need to deliver their best performances if they want to reach the finals in Zagreb. Of course, the whole situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic is a huge factor and I hope that things will get better with time so that the players can travel, but in any case, we will be ready to show the audience the best FIFA that the Balkan can offer in this moment. The season will be long and unique in many ways because we have FIFA 21 coming up, and also the release of the new generation of consoles.

Several players have a point to prove this season. Esad Memić will be looking to defend his title, Miloš Majdevac wants to dethrone him and show the community that he still is the best in this region, but the newcomers such as amke2001, Hara, arminho0307, Jasikfifa, HarisBL and Cano 19 11 will be looking to interfere and make a name for themselves.

Are you excited to be casting with PvtMole? What do you think of him as a caster? Anything else you would like to add?

It is very difficult to commentate competitive FIFA, especially Ultimate Team, because of the unique gameplay and the speed of the action on the field. I think that we will bring excitement to the fans but also add some interesting facts and things related to the global professional scene that you haven’t heard in the previous tournaments. I have a lot in store for the audience in terms of analysis, player interviews, and statistics. It is a huge honor for me to be a part of this project. I would like to thank the A1 Adria League and the whole admin team for this opportunity.

The first week of qualifiers has come to an end!

With CS:GO and FIFA finishing during the weekend, three of the four titles reached the end of the first set of qualifiers for the upcoming A1 Adria League season.

Brawl Stars

Over 80 teams signed up for the first Brawl Stars qualifiers. We saw familiar names in the Round of 16 with the Good Game Gold and Red teams securing a spot in the quarterfinals, while ULC eSports couldn’t outplay Never Surrender. FA Deadly were the better team in their match versus YouLose and Blue Whales managed to beat Old School.

Code Lyoko and FA Deadly couldn’t get past GG Gold and O9 Gang, respectively. ToDe05 and GG Red breezed past Blue Whales and MysteryWarriors secured the last spot in the semifinals. After two intense matches in the semis, both of Good Game’s teams advanced to the finals. A 3-1 victory for the Serbian side earned GG Red their first 100 points in the road to the playoffs.

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Clash Royale’s only qualifier unfortunately got delayed because of problems inside the game. The qualifier will continue next Friday on the FACEIT platform.

FIFA

We had the chance to see familiar names in the first FIFA qualifier. Last season’s champion, esad1memic, convincingly secured his spot in the finals. JasikFifa and Harun met each other in the Round of 16 with the latter proceeding to the quarters. An interesting matchup happened between brstimir and amke2001 where the Serbian player managed to beat amke and enter the semifinal match versus Harun.

Even after a convincing win in his match against Aleksandar Djuric, Persunipzs wasn’t able to match up to esad1memic and ended the first qualifier in the fourth place. Harun had to play the third-place decider after a loss to brstimir who even beat the reigning champion, esad1memic, and won the first FIFA qualifier.

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CS:GO

The first pair of open CS:GO qualifiers took place during the weekend. The best eight teams from this pair of qualifiers advanced to the closed qualifier that will take place during the next weekend. Three out of the eight participating teams will secure a spot in the sixth season of A1 Adria League, and the cycle will repeat for the next pair of qualifiers.

On Saturday we saw Karlo “KukaOG” Kukovec and peek me reach new heights and qualify for the closed qualifier. QSKE Gaming and Shock Bomb are now a step closer to the League after dominant victories against FREE KILL and Lemonsqueazy and the last team that secured a spot in the upcoming qualifier is Jan “jkXy” Konečnik’s Krsko squad.

After missing out on the first qualifier, Kristijan “kiLLeRa” Kukovski and GODZ1337 had no problems advancing to the closed qualifier. The Kosovar MiKS squad featuring names like vAloN and HYPER1 along with BUDI2 also entered the race for the three spots in the League. FREE KILL were the last team to end this qualifier victorious as they bested Wait Wait Wait on Inferno and Dust2 without any difficulties.

Sign up and compete in the FIFA and CS:GO qualifiers!

The first A1 Adria League day started with the Brawl Stars qualifiers. Clash Royale, unfortunately, got postponed because of problems that happened inside the game. We wouldn’t like the team that deserves the win the most to be eliminated because of a factor that they can’t influence. Until next week, it is time for FIFA and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to shine.

FIFA

This season of FIFA will feature nine qualifiers. The first three qualifiers will see the best players face off in first playoffs for a spot in the LAN finals. The same cycle will repeat in the second trio of qualifiers, and at the end, two FIFA21 players from the last three qualifiers will secure their places in the offline playoffs.

The qualifiers will once again feature a single-elimination format and they will be played on PS4. Our regional FIFA players have been asking to see Stevan Mačkić as a caster in our League. We contacted Stevan and he will now be duo-casting together with PvtMole.

FIFA20 Qualifier #1 – LINK – 08.08.2020

Make sure to read the rules, join the qualifier, and fight for a spot in the finals!

CS:GO

Six qualified teams will join the two invited teams in the BO3 SWISS League. After each pair of qualifiers, the best eight teams will meet in a closed qualifier which will offer two spots in the main stage of the League. With both of the closed qualifiers coming to an end, we will have six new teams in the sixth season of A1 Adria League.

Blink and lvlUP received the invites to the League as they were the best two teams from the fifth A1 Adria League season. Familiar names and teams like Shock Bomb, GODZ1337, and Krsko have already signed up for the first qualifier.
We are expecting an incredible season filled with the best Adriatic Counter-Strike and we are looking forward to seeing the best of the best on LAN.

CS:GO Qualifier #1 – LINK – 08.08.2020

Who will win this season of A1 Adria League and bring home the lion’s share of the €11.000 prize pool?

esad1memic wins the FIFA season after an incredible final and a penalty shootout!

The title that was finally back after being featured in the first season, FIFA, showed us that the region still has it when it comes to our virtual footballers. We watched seven qualifiers unfold as the best of the best kept delivering and made a great show for anyone interested in the game. The SWISS and playoffs stage finished recently and now, we have a new FIFA A1 Adria League champion.

Jasik had a clean 3-0 score in the SWISS league, while HarisBLrob1 was eliminated without getting a single win. esad1memic and amke2001 booked a spot in the playoffs with a 3-1 record. In the fifth round, rob1 was the player who got the W and advanced to the next stage of the tournament.

Jasik outplayed rob1 in the first semifinal. Both the matches finished with Jasik having a three-goal lead at the end. After a 3-0 loss in the first match, rob1 lost the second game as well, this time, the final score was 4-1 in favor of Jasik. The second semi was pretty close as esad1memic won the first two games with a single goal advantage. At the final whistle of the referee, esad1memic won the matches with a 2-1 and 3-2 results, respectively.

In the third-place decider, amke came out as the better player. And after an amazing Grand Final match that our caster PvtMole commentated, esad1memic was crowned the best FIFA player in the fifth season of A1 Adria League.


All of the top players will soon collect their earned rewards and Esad “esad1memic” Memić now has the A1 Adria League winners belt under his name. We want to thank all the players that participated in the qualifiers, and the number reached over 400. Thanks to the admins and the guys from the FIFA Balkan Community, and we will be glad if this tournament helps their community grow and develop even more. As for the players who didn’t end in the top eight, keep practicing and we will see you in the next season!

esad1memic and Alpha Elite snatch victories in the sixth qualifiers!

One more A1 Adria League qualifier is all that remains before we advance to the next stage of this season of the League. The favorites prevailed once again in the sixth qualifier and the leaderboard is now nearly completed.

Brawl Stars

Mayoi finished the sixth qualifier a bit earlier than usual, falling to FA Deadly in the quarterfinals. Mayoi are still second in the overall leaderboard, but Good Game have great chances of overrunning them and securing the second spot. Undefeated outplayed Crna ruka, while Good Game came out as the winners in their match versus Pekari. Alpha Elite remained undefeated and proceeded to the semifinals over Easy Win in the last match of the quarterfinals.

In the first semifinal, FA Deadly beat Undefeated without any problems and secured the first spot in the finals. The ex-Good Game 2 team, now playing as Alpha Elite, dominated the Good Game squad and once again entered the finals of the qualifier.

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FIFA

After a win in the Round of 16, brstimir couldn’t get past arminho0307 and finished the sixth qualifier in the top 8. senozabac advanced to the quarterfinals but couldn’t beat rob1 who won this match after beating Hardi in his top 16 matchup. JasikFIFA and lexylexxx met in the fifth round after victories against Brunoh4545 and eldorado2912, respectively.

JasikFifa was the better football player in this game and advanced to the semifinals. In the Bosnian quarterfinal derby between amke2001 and esad1memic, we had the chance to see esad1memic outplay amke and secure the semifinal match against JasikFifa. esad1memic managed to breeze past Jasik, while in the other semifinal, rob1 bested arminho. At the end of the day, Jasik snatched the third place, while esad1memic finished the qualifier as the champion.

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rob1 and Alpha Elite continue dominating in the fifth qualifier!

Only two Brawl Stars & FIFA A1 Adria League qualifiers remain before the second stage of the League. Alpha Elite and rob1 once again destroyed the competition and further strengthened their place on the top of the leaderboard.

Brawl Stars

QSKE Gaming’s Brawl Stars team ended the fifth qualifier in the Round of 16 after a loss to FA Deadly. Good Game bested ULC eSports and Free Agents outplayed Team Placenici without much trouble. Banda Kasharit managed to breeze past Crna ruka, while Easy Win won their match versus APOLLO. In the quarterfinals of the qualifier Alpha Elite once again went to the semifinals after a victory against Banda Kasharit. FA Deadly won their duel against MarkoYouTube’s Free Agents and in the last quarterfinal match, Good Game advanced to the semis over Predators.

The first semifinal saw Alpha Elite take a 3-0 victory versus Easy Win. After Mayoi were eliminated earlier in the competition, this served as an ideal chance for Alpha Elite to finally take that first place on the leaderboard. FA Deadly had a stellar performance in their 3-1 victory versus Good Game and secured the second finals spot. Alpha Elite once again topped the qualifiers and added another 100 points next to their name.

Alpha Elite are now in the charge of the Brawl Stars leaderboard with 300 points while Mayoi are close second with 280. Free Agents and Good Game are still pretty close to the first two teams, with 270 and 235 points, respectively. Easy Win are close behind these two, while FA Deadly and So Bad are falling behind more and more every qualifier.

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FIFA

Last week’s finalist, JasikFIFA, was eliminated early in the Round of 16 by edenn95. The Montenegrin player ArsoDr beat Erminjamak and arminho0307 was the better player in his match against HRVoje-95. In the other, more notable matches brstimir managed to get past HarisBL, while Hardi ended this qualifier after a loss to esad1memic.

rob1 advanced to the semifinals with his victory versus edenn95. Harun came out as the better player in the Bosnian derby with esad1memic, while arminho0307 ended ArsoDr’s winning streak in the third quarterfinal. brstimir fell short to Cano 19 11 with the latter securing a matchup against arminho0307 in the semis.

rob1 won the second qualifier in a row after victories against Harun and arminho0307. Harun, who lost the semifinal match against rob1 managed to finish 3rd after a win versus Cano 19 11 in the third-place decider. With these A1 Adria League qualifiers coming to an end, rob1 currently stands strong with 250 points, with arminho coming second at 180.

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Mayoi and rob1 claim the top in Brawl Stars and FIFA!

The fourth qualifier for the fifth season of A1 Adria League has drawn to a close and some of the teams and players in FIFA and Brawl Stars are starting to cement their top places on the leaderboard.

Brawl Stars

After falling short in the third qualifier, Predators managed to advance to the quarterfinals this time. Rookies were better than THE GOOD FIGHTE while Easy Win didn’t have any problems in their match against So Bad. Lavvek’s Good Game team bested Come Back and right after them, the former Good Game 2 and Free Agents players, now playing as Alpha Elite, beat Banda Kasharit in their matchup.

In this qualifier’s quarterfinals, Rookies secured a spot in the semifinals while Easy Win couldn’t get past Good Game. Alpha Elite beat their ex-teammate and the rest of Free Agents and ULC eSports finished their qualifier journey in the quarterfinals again, after a loss to Mayoi.

Rookies’ great streak came to an end in the semifinal where they faced Good Game. Blarneyy & Rookies couldn’t beat the experienced guys from Good Game and they finished this qualifier at 3rd-4th. Alpha Elite breezed past Mayoi in the semifinals and with their final victory versus Good Game, they won a second consecutive qualifier, earning 100 more points.

A1 Adria League Qualifiers 4 - Brawl Stars Standings

FIFA

One of the more interesting matches in the Round of 16 was the FIFAFICO versus Harun matchup where surprisingly, Harun took the win and eliminated FIFAFICO from this qualifier. rob1 bested arminho0307 while Persunipzs was better than Erminjamak. In the quarterfinals, Jasik outplayed Persunipzs and amke2001 advanced to the semis past Harun. rob1 managed to beat senozabac while esad1memic ended Sko_gbo5’s semifinal dreams.

amke2001 won the Bosnian semifinal derby versus esad1memic, while in the other semifinal we saw one more Bosnian player in Jasik secure a spot in the Grand Final. rob1 beat esad1memic in the 3rd place decider, and in the finals, amke got the W and earned himself the biggest amount of points in this qualifier.

A1 Adria League Qualifiers 4 - FIFA Standings