The closest pairs were:

(Q8): @davidesimoncini vs @racibo
Leg 1: 16:9 (15537-9351)
Leg 2: 15:23 (14606-22700)

Q8 Winner: @racibo (1 win both, @racibo qualifies on aggregate score 32:31)

(Q9): @ptaku vs @kiel91
Leg 1: 15:19 (14669-18520)
Leg 2: 16:15 (16421-15236)

Q9 Winner: @kiel91 (1 win both, @kiel91 qualifies on aggregate score 34:31)

Worth mentioning is how @bucipuci stood up against @hivebg. A score of 51 is the highest achieved in the qualifiers. But it wasn't enough.

(Q6): @bucipuci vs @hivebg
Leg 1: 12:25 (11803-25097)
Leg 2: 51:42 (50687-42075)

Q6 Winner: @hivebg (1 win both, @hivebg qualifies on aggregate score 67:63)

There were two forfeits in this round. While @flaxz would have most likely won anyway with @asia-pl , the other forfeit (lack of report) was a game changer:

(Q7): @sk1920 vs @pjansen

Leg 1: 0:30 (???-11605) - forfeited - no report from @sk1920 for Oct 10.
Leg 2: 24:13 (23674-12715)

Q7 Winner: @pjansen (1 win both, @pjansen qualifies on aggregate score 43:24)