Viva Algeria finalize WESG World Finals team list

Viva Algeria have booked the final spot at the WESG 2017 World Finals after defeating Hyper4mance 3-1 in the grand final of the North African qualifier.

Hyper4mance secured their place in the best-of-five final after beating Moroccan side Atlas Lions 2-0 in the last-four stage, while Viva Algeria defeated their fellow countrymen Limitless, also by a 2-0 scoreline.

It all began on the Tunisian team's first map pick, Cobblestone, where they got off to a dream start after picking up 13 rounds on the Terrorist side. With Nabil "⁠natsu⁠" Badi leading the way for his team, but it was all for naught as Hyper4mance eventually closed out the map, 16-11.

The qualifying stage for WESG has finally come to an end

Next up was Inferno, which was the polar opposite of the first map as the Algerian side took a commanding 11-4 lead after another one-sided first half. And just like on Cobblestone, the team trailing still tried to get back in the game after the break, only to falter alfter hitting 11 rounds.  

Viva Algeria carried their newly found momentum into the next two maps and easily closed out the serie after running out 16-5 and 16-4 victors on Cache and Train, respectively, to assure themselves of a spot at the WESG 2017 World Finals.

WESG 2017 North AfricaBest of 5 Hyper4manceMatchpage 1 3 11th February 2018 Viva Algeria 16Cobblestone 11 11Inferno 16 5Cache 16 4Train 16

Hyper4mance	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ben-Amor 'krumpze' Karimkrumpze	70 - 67	+3	81.6	1.08
Slimen 'siz' Zneidisiz	63 - 69	-6	66.0	0.96
Alaeddine 'Potei' ChaariPotei	57 - 75	-18	68.5	0.90
Bayram 'bramz' Ben Redjebbramz	55 - 75	-20	69.9	0.81
Wissem 'wizzem' Annabiwizzem	48 - 72	-24	60.5	0.80

Viva Algeria	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nabil 'natsu' Badinatsu	77 - 66	+11	100.1	1.41
Malik 'Malikof' KofkofMalikof	79 - 56	+23	91.5	1.34
Kyle 'NOtA' SaadiNOtA	71 - 45	+26	66.8	1.21
Sophien 'thyx' Felkaouithyx	69 - 63	+6	81.5	1.20
Dylan 'nOxii' SaadinOxii	62 - 63	-1	67.8	1.02

WESG 2017 North Africa Finals standings:

1. Viva Algeria - $2,000 + spot at World Finals
2. Hyper4mance
3-4. Limitless
3-4. Atlas Lions

With Viva Algeria's qualification, the finalized team list for the WESG 2017 World Finals looks as follows:

AGO	Belgium
BIG	Envy
fnatic	GODSENT
Limitless	NOREG
Russia	Space Soldiers
Ukraine	Wololos
Cloud9	FRENCH CANADIANS
SK	subtLe
Swole Patrol	TeamOne
Isurus	BOOT-d[S]
EMC	MAX
MVP PK	New4
NSPR	ORDER
Parallax	Recca
SCARZ Absolute	ViCi
Bravado	Viva Algeria

The WESG Finals will run from March 12-18 in Haikou, China, with 32 teams battling it out for a share of the $1.5 million prize pool.

fnatic #6 Robin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonMaikil 'Golden' Selim Hyper4mance Ben-Amor 'krumpze' KarimAlaeddine 'Potei' ChaariBayram 'bramz' Ben RedjebWissem 'wizzem' AnnabiSlimen 'siz' Zneidi Wololos Limitless #193 Naim 'Jada' ChikhiTaibi 'Lyhn' YoussefAdel 'Remind' GuermassiMokrani 'Kheops' AnisRamzi 'RobbeN' Khider Swole Patrol #65 Ryan 'freakazoid' AbadirSamuel 'SileNt' PortilloRyan 'ryann' WelshJordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroAustin 'Cooper' Abadir Viva Algeria Kyle 'NOtA' SaadiNabil 'natsu' BadiSophien 'thyx' FelkaouiDylan 'nOxii' SaadiMalik 'Malikof' Kofkof Parallax NSPR #80 Pakorn 'veta' TreeronaritPeeratch 'Olivia' IngkudanondaMaitri 'MAIROLLS' SukrobKrit 'Kntz' ChaiprasitKitisak 'SeveN89' Kititharakun Russia SK #2 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaRicardo 'boltz' PrassMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de Melo SCARZ Absolute #156 Koji 'Laz' UshidaTomoaki 'crow' MaruokaRyo 'barce' TakebayashiShibasaki 'poem' YumekiTakemori 'takej' Shogo Ukraine GODSENT #31 Simon 'twist' EliassonJoakim 'disco doplan' GidetunFredrik 'freddieb' BuöHampus 'hampus' PoserLudvig 'Brollan' Brolin FRENCH CANADIANS ORDER #52 Chris 'emagine' RowlandsSimon 'Sico' WilliamsJay 'Liazz' TregillgasAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJordan 'Hatz' Bajic Bravado #139 Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliRuan 'ELUSIVE' van WykAran 'Sonic' GroesbeekRhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongJohnny 'JT' Theodosiou New4 #116 Nan 'Jewelry' WangFei 'jackhan' HanYang 'Mr.six' ChengZhiTao 'Drea3er' ZhangZhiWei '0i' Liu MVP PK #46 Keun-Chul 'solo' KangMin-Soo 'glow' KimMin-Seok 'zeff' ParkHyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeHae-Sung 'HSK' Kim MAX MingWei 'Lamplight' HuShengKai 'Gn' Tang Atlas Lions Omar 'yeira' BahjaouiBilal 'bazy' Z'bair Nabil 'natsu' Badi Age: 26 Team: Viva Algeria Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 26 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.69 AGO #22 Damian 'Furlan' KislowskiDominik 'GruBy' SwiderskiMichał 'snatchie' RudzkiMateusz 'TOAO' ZawistowskiTomasz 'phr' Wójcik Space Soldiers #15 Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınAhmet 'paz' KarahocaEngin 'ngiN' Kor ViCi #74 Bin 'Savage' LiuBingYuan 'tb' LiZhen 'HZ' HuangWeiJie 'zhokiNg' ZhongWingHei 'Freeman' Cheung BIG #27 Fatih 'gob b' DayikJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschJohannes 'nex' Maget NOREG Morten 'zEVES' Vollan ChristensenEven 'nafu' LeirvikJorgen 'cromen' RobertsenOle 'Marcelious' Kristian Langan Recca #98 Baskoro 'roseau' Dwi PutraAlbert 'FrostMisty' GiovanniAgung 'Sys' FriantoKennedy 'Mirskie' BuntoroKevin 'Eeyore' Gunawan TeamOne #70 Pedro 'Maluk3' CamposJean-Michel 'mch' D'OliveiraCaike 'caike' CostaVictor 'iDk' TorracaAlencar 'trk' Rossato subtLe #96 Kyle 'OCEAN' O'BrienMatthew 'no_one' CongdonTerry 'dsr' RiouxDerrick 'LILMAN' BoyneLeonardo 'Laski' Arroyo EMC #119 ChunMing 'hypathor' JarkMingHim 'TENGU9' KwokChunWai 'CHIMEI' WongYingChiu 'chancehangtsz' WanSiuLung 'fagger' Choi Limitless #133 Léonard 'Smyli' MichelinoLéo 'Kan4' IntronatiThéo 'LoWkii' Téchené​Paul 'Polox' BarbeBryan 'Maka' Canda Isurus #99 Julián 'Zote' AcostaNicolás 'Noktse' DávilaNicolas 'NikoM' MiozziNabil 'nbl' AleuaGabriel '1962' Sinopoli BOOT-d[S] #63 Nevin 'splashske' AwBenedict 'Benkai' TanBenjamin 'moxie' KouAnthony 'ImpressioN' LimKumaresan 'Tommy' Ramani Belgium Cloud9 #3 Tyler 'Skadoodle' LathamWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaTarik 'tarik' CelikTimothy 'autimatic' TaJake 'Stewie2K' Yip Envy #23 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyCédric 'RpK' GuipouyAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAli 'hAdji' Haïnouss