IEM Winter 2021 closed qualifier's list of participants finalized

All the participants of the closed qualifier for IEM Winter 2021 Europe have been determined. fnatic, FunPlus Phoenix, K23 and 9z secured the last four slots as the winners of two open qualifiers.

In the closed qualifier, the quartet joined MOUZ, Team Spirit, Complexity and ENCE, who had direct invites.

The final part of the IEM Winter 2021 qualifier will take place on October 18-19. Eight participants will face off in a Double Elimination bracket with best-of-three matches. Only three best teams will make it to the tournament.

List of participants in the IEM Winter 2021 closed qualifier:

 MOUZ
 Team Spirit
 Complexity
 ENCE
 fnatic
 FunPlus Phoenix
 K23
 9z

IEM Winter 2021 will be held from December 2 to 12 as a LAN event with $250,000 of prize money. The organizers have not yet announced the location of the championship.