With only a month and a half before the ESL Pro League kicks off in mid-March, ESL formally announced the 24 teams that have received invites to participate in the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Counter-Strike competitions 11th season.
As reported on in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a previous article on TheGamer, ESL was reportedly planning to change the format of the Pro League going into its next season. However, there was no officially confirmed list of teams that would be invited to participate at the time. With the new B-Site league also lacking a list of participants, there was speculation as to 🅠which 🐬teams would be invited to participate in ESL's long-standing event.
Yesterday, ESL finally cleared the air when they put out the ❀following with details of the new format. This was accompanied by a tweet, which announced all the teams that had been formally invited to play in EPL🃏 season 11:
Every team who made the top 16 last season received an invite, though MiBr and cloud9, who are rumored to have committed to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the B-Site league, are noticeably absent. The criteria for how the rest of the teams were selected is unknown, but is likely a combination of factors such as ESL world rank🐭ing, performance in the Mountain Dew League, and prior Pro League performance. As for 24 teams that did not make the cut, they have all been invited to the next season of Mountain Dew League, where they can win a spot for season 12.
It's nice to finally have some clarity about the Pro Leagues next season. As FaZe Clan coach Janko "YNk" Paunovic mentioned 168澳꧙洲幸运5开奖网:in a recent episode of "HTLV Confirmed,🌃" even the teams weren't su🍃re who would be invited to, or committing to which league. Overall, most of the teams listed are familiar names to those who have followed the Pro League in past seasons - with the exception of OG, who only began attending events 🌸in December of last year.
It should be noted that this is a list of teams that are invited, and does not necessarily represent the list of teams that will actually participate. Most of the organizations are likely waiting to see what the Pro League and new B-Site league offer before committing to playing in one or the other. Regardless, ESL promises to give more details on the changes to Pro League in the coming weeks, which should lead to some interesting revelations for Counter-Strike fans.
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