VOYVODA stun OG, Cloud9 to qualify for DreamHack Masters Spring

The team around Viktor "⁠v1c7oR⁠" Dyankov clinched the third European qualifying spot at the main event.

VOYVODA have advanced to DreamHack Masters Spring after an undefeated run through the closed qualifier's lower bracket, which first saw the Bulgarian side take down K23 before they pulled off two big upsets against OG and Cloud9 on the final day of the tournament.

v1c7oR & co., who had been playing under the name MBAPPEEK with the same lineup for a few months until earlier this week, squeezed past the two favorites in two back-to-back, incredibly close series on Sunday to lock down their spot at the main event.

VOYVODA went all the way through the open qualifier to the main event

DreamHack Masters Spring will be the biggest event for the Bulgarian team ever since they reunited late last year. The qualification is even more surprising considering that the team have struggled at the lower tier with early exits at tournaments such as Snow Sweet Snow 2 Regionals and the European Development Championship 2 closed qualifier.

With VOYVODA's addition, the team list of the $250,000 event, which will run from April 29-May 9 — potentially on LAN at a studio location if the global situation permits — looks as follows:

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NA closed qualifier

One more team will be determined later on Sunday following the conclusion of the grand final of the North America closed qualifier between Extra Salt and High Coast.

DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 Europe Closed QualifierBest of 3 OGMatchpage 1 2 7th March 2021 VOYVODA 16Mirage 11 14Inferno 16 13Dust2 16

OG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangsåvalde	71 - 51	+20	86.1	1.27
Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewskimantuu	62 - 47	+15	74.9	1.15
Issa 'ISSAA' MuradISSAA	59 - 52	+7	73.1	1.09
Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensenniko	59 - 59	0	79.1	1.09
Aleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenAleksib	48 - 55	-7	64.3	1.00

VOYVODA	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Viktor 'v1c7oR' Dyankovv1c7oR	60 - 55	+5	77.3	1.10
Hristiyan 'REDSTAR' PironkovREDSTAR	60 - 62	-2	73.2	1.02
Simeon 'dream3r' Ganevdream3r	53 - 56	-3	64.7	0.96
Martin 'mar' Kuyumdjievmar	51 - 63	-12	70.7	0.92
Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinovbubble	39 - 64	-25	63.5	0.83

DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 Europe Closed QualifierBest of 3 Cloud9Matchpage 1 2 7th March 2021 VOYVODA 14Train 16 16Overpass 9 16Inferno 19

Cloud9	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ricky 'floppy' Kemeryfloppy	76 - 56	+20	87.8	1.26
Erick 'Xeppaa' BachXeppaa	61 - 59	+2	82.1	1.13
William 'mezii' Merrimanmezii	63 - 59	+4	67.1	1.08
Alex 'ALEX' McMeekinALEX	56 - 66	-10	76.9	1.01
Patrick 'es3tag' Hansenes3tag	49 - 56	-7	61.8	0.95

VOYVODA	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Hristiyan 'REDSTAR' PironkovREDSTAR	64 - 51	+13	73.7	1.16
Viktor 'v1c7oR' Dyankovv1c7oR	66 - 63	+3	78.9	1.04
Simeon 'dream3r' Ganevdream3r	61 - 60	+1	71.8	1.03
Martin 'mar' Kuyumdjievmar	60 - 63	-3	75.7	0.97
Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinovbubble	41 - 68	-27	58.9	0.73

Spirit #8 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovNikolay 'mir' BityukovViktor 'sdy' OrudzhevAbdul 'degster' GasanovBoris 'magixx' Vorobiev VOYVODA #102 Viktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovKamen 'bubble' KostadinovSimeon 'dream3r' GanevMartin 'mar' KuyumdjievHristiyan 'REDSTAR' Pironkov Cloud9 #20 Alex 'ALEX' McMeekinPatrick 'es3tag' HansenRicky 'floppy' KemeryErick 'Xeppaa' BachWilliam 'mezii' Merriman K23 #143 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevRustem 'mou' TelepovSanzhar 'neaLaN' IskhakovDavid 'n0rb3r7' DanielyanPetr 'fame' Bolyshev Complexity #11 Justin 'jks' SavageWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeValentin 'poizon' VasilevBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer HEROIC #14 Casper 'cadiaN' MøllerIsmail 'refrezh' AliMartin 'stavn' LundRené 'TeSeS' MadsenRasmus 'sjuush' Beck OG #17 Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenIssa 'ISSAA' MuradMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski MBAPPEEK Extra Salt #28 Aran 'Sonic' GroesbeekEdgar 'MarKE' MaldonadoJohnny 'JT' TheodosiouJosh 'oSee' OhmJustin 'FaNg' Coakley Viktor 'v1c7oR' Dyankov Age: 26 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1581 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67 paiN #34 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoGabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoWesley 'hardzao' LopesRodrigo 'biguzera' BittencourtRafael 'saffee' Costa High Coast #43 Rodrigo 'RCF' FigueiredoJonathan 'djay' DallalBen 'ben1337' SmithJosh 'PwnAlone' PigueBrandon 'bew' Roberts