W7M conclude the participants' list for DreamHack Open Rio following a 2-1 victory against Isurus in the grand final of the LatAm South closed qualifier.

The best-of-three series between Brazilian and Argentinian sides W7M and Isurus witnessed all three maps played out, with both teams attaining double digits on every single one. First up was Inferno, where Maximiliano "⁠max⁠" Gonzalez and his squad secured a solid 9-6 CT half, only for W7M to dominate on their own defence. Ten rounds to one were accrued by the Brazilians, landing them a 16-10 victory on the first map.

All eight teams have been decided for DreamHack Open Rio 2019

Overpass followed, where W7M kept the momentum rolling early-game on their CT start, with Isurus stealing the reins towards the middle of half. This made for a 9-6 T half in the Argentinians' favour, and ultimately meant a victory on the map, as Leon "⁠ryotzz⁠" Felipe and his squad faltered on the T side, conceding map two 11-16.

Concluding the series was Mirage. W7M kicked off on the CT side of affairs, securing an early 6-0 lead prior to Isurus being able to figure out an alternative approach. Once the Argentinians did, however, they managed to bring the scoreline back to a 6-9 deficit. Despite the effort, the team playing catchup was not able to complete the turnaround as a weak CT performance spelled elimination for Isurus, who will now switch their focus to the ESL Pro League Season 9 Americas.

DreamHack Open Rio 2019 LatAm South Closed QualifierBest of 3 W7MMatchpage 2 1 1st April 2019 Isurus 16Inferno 10 11Overpass 16 16Mirage 11

W7M	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Leon 'ryotzz' Feliperyotzz	58 - 51	+7	90.4	1.20
Fillipe 'pancc' Martinspancc	61 - 54	+7	83.2	1.17
Rafael 'raafa' Limaraafa	60 - 51	+9	71.7	1.15
Antonio 'realz1n' Oliveirarealz1n	45 - 48	-3	67.8	0.97
Lucas 'YJ' YujiYJ	43 - 52	-9	61.5	0.91

Isurus	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gabriel '1962' Sinopoli1962	64 - 57	+7	83.7	1.18
Nicolás 'Noktse' DávilaNoktse	46 - 52	-6	69.9	1.01
Ignacio 'meyern' Meyermeyern	50 - 55	-5	69.0	0.97
Maximiliano 'max' Gonzalezmax	51 - 53	-2	69.4	0.92
Roberto 'reversive' Themthamreversive	45 - 51	-6	62.6	0.89

W7M will join seven other squads at DreamHack Open Rio, which will be held on April 19-21 at the Barra Olympic Park. The team list for the $100,000 tournament looks as follows:

AGO
AVANGAR
FURIA
Luminosity Sharks
Valiance
eUnited
W7M Luminosity #34 Lucas 'steel' LopesHenrique 'HEN1' TelesLucas 'LUCAS1' TelesRicardo 'boltz' PrassGabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato FURIA #19 Andrei 'arT' PiovezanYuri 'yuurih' SantosVinicius 'VINI' FigueiredoKaike 'KSCERATO' CeratoRinaldo 'ableJ' Moda Junior Leon 'ryotzz' Felipe Age: 25 Team: W7M Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 309 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.70 Valiance #21 Nemanja 'huNter-' KovačNestor 'LETN1' TanićNemanja 'nexa' IsakovićOtto 'ottoNd' SihvoRokas 'EspiranTo' Milasauskas AVANGAR #14 Bektiyar 'fitch' BahytovSanjar 'SANJI' KulievTimur 'buster' TulepovAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' Ali Isurus #57 Nicolás 'Noktse' DávilaRoberto 'reversive' ThemthamMaximiliano 'max' GonzalezGabriel '1962' SinopoliIgnacio 'meyern' Meyer W7M #91 Lucas 'YJ' YujiRafael 'raafa' LimaLeon 'ryotzz' FelipeFillipe 'pancc' MartinsAntonio 'realz1n' Oliveira eUnited #32 Victor 'food' WongEdgar 'MarKE' MaldonadoAnthony 'vanity' MalaspinaKaleb 'moose' JayneAustin 'Cooper' Abadir AGO #20 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekDamian 'Furlan' KislowskiDominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiTomasz 'phr' WójcikKacper 'kaper' Słoma Sharks #76 Renato 'nak' NakanoRaphael 'exit' LacerdaLeonardo 'leo_drk' OliveiraRodrigo 'RCF' FigueiredoJhonatan 'jnt' Silva Maximiliano 'max' Gonzalez Age: 19 Team: Isurus Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 151 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.69