Fragadelphia 17 gets underway with European representation

Apeks, TeamOne, and BIG Academy are among the teams fighting for a spot in the main stage.

The opening day of Fragadelphia 17 got underway earlier on Thursday with the Last Chance Qualifier. The first stage is hosting a multitude of North and South American teams as well as a handful of European sides that made the trip to the New World to compete in one of the staples of the regional CS:GO calendar.

The $100,000 open LAN started with a double-elimination, best-of-three bracket with 33 teams aiming to reach the playoffs. However, only eight squads will make it through the Last Chance Qualifier into the competition's main stage.

Strife were crowned champions of Fragadelphia 16 last spring

The advancing teams will join the squads already qualified for the event proper which include the likes of ATK, timbermen, and Squirtle Squad. The group stage will be played in a GSL format with BO3 matches, and only eight will advance into the playoffs. A classic, single-elimination bracket will crown the champions.

This is reportedly the largest edition of the North American event yet, and similarly to Fragadelphia 16 last spring, the tournament hosts international squads from around the world. Notable teams participating in the Last Chance Qualifier include TeamOne, Apeks, BIG Academy, and BLVKHVND.

Both EG White and EG Black will attend the event, competing under the name Evil Geniuses Whiteand Evil Geniuses Blackrespectively.

HLTV.org will cover the first stage of the competition starting from the upper bracket round of 16. For more in-depth coverage of Fragadelphia 17 Last Chance Qualifier, including interviews and live posts, head on over to Dust2.us.

The list of teams competing in the Last Chance Qualifier is:

Apeks
EG White
EG Black
TeamOne
Victorum
DETONATE
7AM
BIG Academy
X13
Limitless
Red Wolves
Touch Point
BLVKHVND
Snakes Den
Vireo.pro
InControl
Atlas Revel
Kari
All Gas No Brakes
Cyberstorm
Addice
Esoteric
Davenport University Black
Zenigma
Boyfriend_Peek6
NoVum
Fristwave
B4it
Davenport University White
Phoenix Rising
Bikini Bottom Babes

The list of teams attending Fragadelphia 17 is:

Squirtle Squad
ATK
timbermen
Vendetta
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Last Chance Qualifier Davenport University
Phantom Troupe
Electrify Steel
Argon
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Last Chance Qualifier Kari #134 Andrew 'Kermi' CretellaKyle 'K2' JacowleffMark 'merkn' TelescaIan 'PLx2' JeongGregor 'Tribute' Harrison Cyberstorm Phantom Troupe #164 Matthew 'Cryptic' WhitmoreAdam 'freshie' PatersonJohn 'JTMythic' TimmermannBenjamin 'niise' MauldinSebastian 'Florence' Ogarev Revel James 'Jachro' BrooksDeven 'Reaper' CruthersColton 'KrakenS' MarethWilliam 'AnThran' ChafeeMathew 'Linkster' Link Victorum #223 Max 'SolGoat' WallaceDevin 'AtomiK' FerrellBradley 'Slugy' KohlerAndrew 'Drew' WarkentinIsaac 'Izik' Zeigler Squirtle Squad Argon Vendetta #122 Khizar 'Momo' RehmanKevin 'consti' YiJake 'WOOHOO' J.Andrew 'Tender' CoteSaad 'Pluto' Siraj X13 #126 Dave 'seziwana' SchrageAidan 'Feral' WoodAndrew 'Andrew' BurrellAustin 'Austin' MeadowsJames 'Gonzo' Madden Atlas Ethan 'WEGO' ChristieDerek 'Lokier' HowlandEzra 'PinheadLarry' PereiraBen 'benG' Myrick DETONATE #137 Sam 'Noxio' GoodwinKyle 'Wolffe' GreenfieldJohnny 'JDubs' WuLandon 'landmaz' LawrenceConnor 'jermanji' Buckles BLVKHVND #180 Richard 'Zulu' WoodFraser 'Frazehh' SollomJack 'DeXter' HeppleOliver 'husky' GollingsJosh 'JAUSTERE' Philpott Snakes Den #190 John 'yohan' LeeAndrew 'VulcaN' DominguezArmen 'armen' FesliyanWilliam 'rin' McGraw EG Black #99 William 'RUSH' WierzbaPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzColby 'Walco' WalshJerric 'wiz' JiangConnor 'chop' Sullivan TeamOne #72 Pedro 'Maluk3' CamposVictor 'iDk' TorracaAlencar 'trk' RossatoMario 'malbsMd' SamayoaMatheus 'pesadelo' Panisset Electrify Steel #226 Chase 'hyun' LewisAhmed 'ayy' MahmoudUmar 'Umar' QaiserIsrael 'LEARSI' Vargas All Gas No Brakes #257 Wrenna 'Stx' TrampelNicholas 'NICKHALDEN' KoehlerDavid 'davd' StoneJacob 'febreeze' Lee Apeks #84 Richard 'shox' PapillonMartin 'STYKO' StykJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadTim 'nawwk' JonassonJustinas 'jL' Lekavicius EG White #64 Jonathan 'djay' DallalJonathan 'Jonji' CareyBen 'ben1337' SmithJosh 'PwnAlone' PigueWesley 'viz' Harris Addice Touch Point Jason 'gir' FoxMatthew 'Livid' SurmaDrew 'Drewtheshrew' LambNikolaos 'Pose1doNN' AntoniouBrett 'Beastman' Eastman Red Wolves timbermen #81 Damian 'EMIYA' BoulwareShane 'shane' DresslerDerek 'dare' BrownWyatt 'snav' PhillippiFern 'intra' Hak InControl Ken 'krotomo' OtomoAlex 'Khobs' Davis ATK #52 Rhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongIan 'motm' HardyJonathan 'b0denmaster' BodenmalmMichael 'Swisher' SchmidGareth 'MisteM' Ries Limitless #225 Bobby 'stamina' EitremMax 'Makzwell' SparreyMatthew 'scar' BruniKamron 'kmrn' ManiiJosh 'JBa' Barutt BIG Academy #60 David 'prosus' HesseElias 's1n' SteinTom 'skyye' HagedornNico 'Aqua' KembitzkyMarcel 'hyped' Köhn Davenport University #147 Denis 'swicher' BaranovCollin 'CoJoMo' MorenSpencer 'Pugg' MooreWilliam 'spek' SmithTommy 'corn' Eckhart 7AM #250 Herman '1Knas' HattevigOscar 'LVN' LevinMason 'Vacancy' HainesZy 'yz0' EsponillaWilliam 'zyyx' Sjögren Vireo.pro Frankie 'Champ' MirandaSebastian 'cbass' BentancorSteven 'drayza' WisemoreIan 'Fur_Daddy' McClive