In the European qualifier of the Intel Extreme Masters: Global Challenge New York Moscow Five and mTw secured their slots in the American event after winning both their upper-bracket matches. SK Gaming on the other hand had to defeat Mousesports in the lower-bracket final after suffering a defeat from mTw to secure their Global Challenge slot.

SK Gaming 's road to the Intel Extreme Masters: Global Challenge New York:
- win against Lions swe
- loss against mTw
- win against Mousesports

Moscow Five 's road to the Intel Extreme Masters: Global Challenge New York:
- win against Frag eXecutors
- win against Mousesports

mTw 's road to the Intel Extreme Masters: Global Challenge New York:
- win against Anexis eSports
- win against SK Gaming

Frag eXecutors made an early exit from the qualifier after being knocked out the first round by Moscow Five which was a surprise for many. The Poles took the first map, de_nuke, with a shaky score of 16:13 before conceding both de_train and de_dust2 with scores of 9:16 and 12:16 which eliminated them from the tournament.

Lions swe were also eliminated in the first round after suffering a 2:1 defeat against SK-Gaming, however their performance should be praised. On the first map of their only match, Lions took 10 straight rounds on the second half of de_inferno without conceding a single round on that half. Furthemore, the Lions also gave SK a run for their money on the final map, de_dust2, but SK managed to win by the skin of their teeth to move onto the semi-finals.

SK-Gaming, mTw and Moscow Five will meet with an Asian and a Brazilian team as well as Temporary , backfire and at the Global Challenge New York from October 13-16 to fight for a $40,000 prize purse.