SK Gaming have qualified for DreamHack Open London after seeing off PENTA Sports by a 3-1 scoreline (16-13 on de_inferno, 16-3 on de_train, 13-16 on de_dust2 and 16-14 on de_overpass).

The first semi-final of the DreamHack Open London qualifier, featuring eight teams from all over Europe, saw SK Gaming once again field mousesports backup player Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač as a stand-in, this time against PENTA, who have been struggling to make their mark on the international scene in recent months.

As expected, the Bosnian talent carried his team to a dominant display, with SK taking a 2-0 lead in the series following a 16-13 win on de_inferno and a 16-3 demolition job on de_train.

NiKo powered SK to a convincing win over PENTA

PENTA then pulled one back thanks to a 16-13 victory on de_dust2, but their recovery was short lived as SK put the final nail into the Germans' coffin with a 16-14 success on de_overpass.

DreamHack Open London 2015 Closed QualifierBest of 5 SKMatchpage 3 1 18th August 2015 PENTA 16Inferno 13 16Train 3 13Dust2 16 16Overpass 14

The DreamHack Open London qualifier continues on Wednesday with the second semi-final, which will see E-frag.net lock horns with Copenhagen Wolves.

The list of participants for the British event currently looks as follows: 

Team SoloMid	EnVyUs	Renegades
dignitas	mousesports	SK Gaming

Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač Age: 18 Team: MOUZB Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 175 KPR: 0.84 DPR: 0.70