FURIA Esports and DarkZero Esports have qualified for the BLAST R6 Major Manchester after defeating w7m esports and Oxygen Esports, respectively.
The Black Panthers were the first of the two to qualify for Manchester after knocking out their former home. After losing on Nighthaven Labs (6-8) the current world champions took control of the match with two 5-1 first halves on Bank and Border. Eventually, the 7-1 and 7-4 victories on the final two maps saw FURIA Esports clinching the region's third spot and a ticket to Manchester.
Shortly after, it was the turn of DarkZero Esports and Oxygen Esports to meet in their clash for North America's third seed. Following an extremely one-sided series with 7-1 and 7-3 wins on Bank and Border, the purple organization qualified for the first international event of the year.