Nixuh qualifies for ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022
Thanks to a lot of work and effort from individuals behind the scenes, South Africa had its very own qualifier for a big international event; ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022. After two open thrilling open qualifiers, four teams competed over the past weekend for one spot at ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022.
Nixuh wins ZA qualifier
Nixuh, featuring the likes of Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek, Adam “adM” Mansoor and more, is arguably the best CS:GO team in South Africa right now. In July, they swept Bravado Gaming under the rug at ESEA Season 41, and now, they have managed to qualify for ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022.
During the closed qualifier, Nixuh wasted no time beating Goliath Gaming with a very clean 2-0 and then proceeded to crush DNMK Esports in the same fashion. Nixuh then faced off against Bravado Gaming in the finals for that one single spot at ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022.
While Bravado put up a better fight than Goliath or DNMK, Nixuh could not be stopped. They beat Bravado 2-0 in the final, scoring 16-14 on Nuke and 16-10 on Inferno. With the win, Nixuh didn’t drop a single map throughout the South African qualifiers for ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022, putting up a dominating performance.
The Nixuh squad is:
- Robby “blackpoisoN” Da Loca
- Aran “Sonic” Groesbeek
- Trevor “kanii” Morley
- Adam “adM” Mansoor
- Kian “Triton” Gibson
The ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022 LAN event will take place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Netherlands in October this year. There’s a prize pool of $100,000 on the line, which is roughly 1.7 million at the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, and the winner will also receive a spot at the ESL Pro League Conference Stage for Season 17!
We can’t wait to see a team from South Africa compete on this type of international stage, and we wish them all the best of luck. We will bring you all the ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022 coverage here at ESC, so stay tuned!
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