Anexis, M5, ESC, Lions to MSI BEAT IT

The third European online qualifier for MSI BEAT IT 2011 has concluded with Anexis, ESC Gaming, Lions and Moscow Five qualifying for the finals at DreamHack Winter.

Three days worth of matches concluded Friday evening, with four teams qualifying for MSI BEAT IT 2011. The quarter-finals, where the winners would gain a spot for the finals at DreamHack Winter, saw Moscow Five as the first team to qualify, with a 2-0 victory against phasmatis. ESC Gaming followed shortly after, defeating duttdutt, with a 2-0 score line.

An upset then kicked in, as Anexis managed to defeat Natus Vincere in a 2-1 series, claiming a spot for MSI BEAT IT 2011. Lions was the last team to qualify, with a 2-1 victory over DTS. The bracket was to be played out, but Anexis were unable to play the semi-final against Moscow Five, due to work commitments, which meant the Danes had to forfeit and thereby obtain the lowest seed of the four teams.

ESC went on to defeat Lions 2-0 in the other semi-final, which put them up against Moscow Five in the qualifier final. In this series, the Russian came out on top with a 2-1 score line, awarding them with the highest seed for MSI BEAT IT 2011.

With the third European qualifier concluded, following teams have so far qualified for MSI BEAT IT 2011:

SK Gaming	k1ck	Electronic Sahara
Evil Geniuses	fnatic	CREWUNiTY
Anexis	Lions	ESC Gaming
Moscow Five

Another two spots for MSI BEAT IT 2011 will be handed out this weekend via the DreamHack Balkan qualifier, which you will be able to follow right here on HLTV.org.

A total of sixteen teams will compete at MSI BEAT IT 2011, which will take place at DreamHack Winter 2011, running 24-27 November in Jönköping, Sweden.