It’s finally here, the Northern Lights Qualifier 17s/18s wrap-up! With the Triple Crown power pools coming out, I’ve felt pulled to focus on that, but there’s still much to say about what happened in Minneapolis. Through snow, tie-breaker drama, forfeited matches, and more, six Open bids, five USA bids, and two American bids between the two age groups were handed out.

COAST 18-1, the No. 1 team heading into 18 Open, maintained its seed with a fiery road to first. HJV 18 Elite and APEX1 18 Black were the final two bid-winners in 18 Open. And, in 17 Open, the host team Northern Lights 17-1 kept the gold medals safe in the Twin Cities as OT 17 O Felix and MKE Sting 17 Gold secured the other two bids.