Invitation to Offline Qualifier
After what seemed like a tumultuous week and a half in Colorado, Team Liquid gets invited to attend the ESL One Katowice Offline Qualifier which will be held from February 14th to 15th in Katowice, Poland. 16 teams will be participating in total, with the top 8 teams advancing to the main tournament beginning on March 12th.
Other teams currently invited to the offline qualifier include Titan, Cloud9, Team Dignitas, and ESC Gaming (now rumored to be picked up by a new organization). Epsilon, who suspended their squad pending an investigation into the match-fixing allegations, was invited as well, but the team's spot may be up for grabs with Joey "fxy0" Schlosser's confession making headlines.
With eight available spots, Liquid will be in a good position to find themselves in this year's first $250,000 major, but a lack of time to prepare may once again prove to be a giant hurdle for the team. Whether the squad can overcome such obstacles this time around to secure themselves a spot at this prestigious event will be a true test of their skills.
Stay tuned!