Following an open-qualifier last week to determine placement in ESL Impact League Season 5, ESL FACEIT Group has revealed the 13 final teams to make it into the all-women Counter-Strike 2 competition, joining the 15 teams that have already been invited.
Beginning March 6, the top 28 all-women CS2 teams will face off to secure one of eight spots at this season’s Global Finals, and a chance to win the lion’s share of a $150K USD total prize pool. The ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals will take place in front of a live audience at DreamHack Dallas from May 31 – June 2.
The following teams have qualified for the ESL Impact League Season 5:
Europe:
- ENCE Athena (Open Qualifier #1)
- GUILD (Open Qualifier #1)
- Astralis W (Open Qualifier #2)
- Spirit fe (Open Qualifier #2)
- VP.Angles (Open Qualifier #2)
North America:
- Nouns Esports (Open Qualifier #1)
- WG Bandits (Open Qualifier #1)
- cleanup crew fe (Open Qualifier #2)
- COVEN (Open Qualifier #2)
South America:
- Divina (Open Qualifier #1)
- w7m esports (Open Qualifier #1)
- GENKID4M4 (Open Qualifier #2)
- Smoke fe (Open Qualifier #2)
More details about ESL Impact League Season 5 can be found here.
ESL FACEIT Group is owned by Savvy Games Group Saudi Esports Federation, which is funded by the Saudi Arabian government’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund. ESL FACEIT Group also owns and operates Esports Engine and Vindex.