The stage one qualifier for IEM6 Global Challenge Kiev was finished today with sixteen teams moving on to stage two and one step closer to qualifying for the final Global Challenge this season.
Although the qualifier featured its fair share of forfeit losses due to missing ESL Premiums and too many config files for Linesman to handle, it seemed most if not all favorites made it through to the second pre-qualifier. As previously announced, the qualifier was not played out so there are no definite final standings.
Teams that qualified for the stage two qualifier are:
 WinFakt |  Antwerp Aces |  Prior |  DooM |
 sideshow |  TBH |  iym |  oldskool |
 mystic |  ENTiTY |  defs |  TeG |
 ALSEN |  limitless |  Underdog$ |  volgare |
The teams above will be met in stage two by the following teams that already qualified via their national qualifiers:
 a2g | teamclanb0t1 | teamteam v2 | ekO |
 Maverick | ALTERNATE | Hardware4u | KerchNET |
| DELTA | Fear Factory |  LDLC.com | Moscow Five |
 eSuba | HEISKASEN KÄTYRIT |  hadokeN |  swisswave |
The format will once again be double elimination best-of-three with only the first two rounds of both upper and lower bracket being played out in order to find the top sixteen teams that will advance to the final qualifier which will decide the five teams to represent Europe at IEM6 Global Challenge Kiev.
Brackets will be announced later this week and the qualifier itself will take place on Sunday 20 November starting at 14:00 .