Pantamera qualifier set to start

The online qualifier for the Pantamera CS:GO Challenge will kick off on Saturday, with eight teams battling it out for two spots at the main event.

The participating teams, who were determined by a series of Nordic Go4 cups held by ESL over the last few months, will compete in a double-elimination bracket for the chance to win a ticket to the Pantamera CS:GO Challenge, where over $20,000 will be on offer.

The majority of the teams taking part in the qualifier are merely pug rosters, so many are tipping RCTIC, who recently took fifth-sixth at Assembly Winter, to finish in the top places.

RCTIC to play in the qualifier 

The second edition of the Pantamera CS:GO Challenge, scheduled for February 27-28, will feature eight teams - four invited and four qualified. fnatic are the first team invited to the tournament, while Torpedo and NP! are already qualified after finishing top two at the ESL Nordic Nationals Winter 2015 Finals.

Below you can find a roster breakdown for the teams competing in the qualifier:

• ValrossGaming - downie, kh0bra, maektig, seamster, xelos
•  team221 - amor, cents, CRMJ, Spoonman, tiller
•  A LA MIX - freddtfrog, huggan, kallberg, Relalalaxa, rez
•  VATOS TACOS - TBD
•  skillor3rs - dojjanxD, drak1z, mad, scratzz xD, SYLVANAS
•  RCTIC eSports - SAGGERTON, sAw, Twista, seven, ZORERASER
•  Desperados CSGO - Bubbaloo, hanks, Spyge, Teksi, toGe
•  M1X - BERRY, EXR, holzt, larsen, rezex

The first round of matches looks as follows:

ValrossGaming	vs.	M1x
skillor3rs	vs.	VATOS TACOS
A LA MIX	vs.	RCTIC eSports
Desperados CSGO	vs.	team221