The first North American Championship qualifier for MLG X Games Aspen will kick off tonight, with 16 teams taking part in the tournament.

Hosted by CEVO, the first of two North American Championship Qualifiers will run from December 15-18 and feature the top eight sides from the first regional open qualifier and eight teams invited by MLG.

Just like its European counterpart, the North American qualifier will use a single-elimination, best-of-three format, with the winning side securing a place at MLG X Games Aspen, from January 23-25.

One of the most interesting aspects about this qualifier is that it will provide fans with the opportunity to see iBUYPOWER and Denial fielding their new rosters after they picked up Sam "⁠DaZeD⁠" Marine and Eric "⁠adreN⁠" Hoag, respectively.

MLG X Games Aspen North American Championship Qualifier #1 Round of 16:

iBUYPOWER	vs.	Selfless
eLevate	vs.	MASSIVEimpact
MouseSpaz	vs.	VexX Gaming eSports
SKDC	vs.	SYOPS
Mythic	vs.	Incursion
Torqued	vs.	ap mumb
LunatiK	vs.	Les Vipères
Denial	vs.	Pure Luck

Below you can find the full schedule of this qualifier:

Monday, December 15:

01:30 - Round of 16

Tuesday, December 16:

01:30 - Quarter-finals

Wednesday, December 17:

01:30 - Semi-finals

Thursday, December 18:

01:30 - Grand final

Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Sam 'DaZeD' Marine Age: 25 Team: iBUYPOWER Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 117 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.67 Eric 'adreN' Hoag Age: 24 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 58 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.65