Global esports tournament organizer ESL FACEIT Group announced Wednesday the full list of teams that will compete at the Intel-sponsored ESL One Birmingham from April 22 – 28, at the Resorts World Arena Birmingham.Â
The ESL Pro Tour (EPT) tournament features 12 of the best Dota 2 teams from around the world competing for a piece of a $1M USD total prize pool, and 26,640 EPT Leaderboard ranking points. Teams will compete in two groups of six, with the top four teams from each group proceeding to the live Playoffs at Resorts World Arena.
Teams qualified for ESL One Birmingham through EPT Leaderboard rankings include BetBoom Team, Gaimin Gladiators, Xtreme Gaming, and Team Liquid. Teams making the cut through regional qualifiers include Team Spirit (Eastern Europe Qualifier), Klim Sani4 (Eastern Europe Qualifier), Shopify Rebellion (North America Qualifier), TALON (Southeast Asia Qualifier), Tundra Esports (Western Europe Qualifier), Team Falcons (Middle East and Northern Africa Qualifier), HEROIC (South America Qualifier), and G2.iG (China Qualifier).
More information about the event and attending in person can be found at esl-one.com/birmingham.
EFG is part of Savvy Gaming Group, which is backed by the Saudi Government’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund.