Rare Atom didn't have the easiest of campaigns in the China Closed Qualifier, as the team dropped to the lower bracket after losing to Lynn Vision in the upper final. In the consolidation final, the team defeated Wings Up, setting up a rematch with Heng "expro" Yang's group in the championship game. This time, Rare Atom performed better and defeated Lynn Vision by a score of 2-0 to clinch their place in the RMR.
TYLOO will miss the Minor or RMR stage of the Major cycle for the first time since 2016 as a consequence of the China qualifying outcome. TYLOO was defeated by Lynn Vision and Wings Up. IHC won the Asia Closed Qualifier to secure their second-ever place on the RMR. The team of Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren won the grand final of the qualifier after defeating NKT 2-0, although Erdenetsogt "erkaSt" Gantulga's men advanced by defeating ARAVT in the lower bracket.