BLAST revealed the qualifying schedule for Paris Major RMR. One of the most notable changes is the reduction of open qualifiers from four to just one. The changes were announced on the official website.
This was done after Valve implemented regional rankings and the closed qualifier stage. Teams positioned 1-16 on February 12 in their charts will get direct invites to this stage of the pre-RMR competition.
Europe:
Americas:
Asia:
RMRs:
Previous RMRs had four open qualifiers, including Rio and Antwerp Majors. The new format echoes the past experience with regional minors, which had closed qualifiers before them. The only difference is that invites are now based on Valve's rankings. Closed qualifier helps established teams skip the open ones, which may become an unnecessary burden like it was with Astralis before Rio Major.