Four teams received invites to ESL Impact Katowice 2023
5139Tournament operator ESL presented a list of invited teams to participate in the upcoming ESL Impact Katowice 2023. Among them were the following teams - Nigma Galaxy Female, Counter Logic Gaming Red, FURIA Esports Female and HSG. These teams will be waiting for their opponents, which will be determined by the results of open qualifiers in Europe (two slots), North and Latin America.
Earlier, ESL presented plans for the development of ESL Impact, the women's CS:GO competitive ecosystem, for 2023.
Perhaps the main favorite of the championship will again be the Nigma Galaxy Female team, which won all the major tournaments of the ESL Impact series last season. However, the Brazilian team FURIA Esports Female also showed promising results, having played in the finals three times.
Before that, the organizers will hold several online qualifiers, which will determine the final composition of the participants in ESL Impact Katowice 2023.
Schedule of qualifying events for ESL Impact Katowice 2023:
- First open qualifier for Europe - December 14-15, 2022
- Second Open Qualifier for Europe - December 17-18, 2022
- First Open Qualifier for North America - December 14-15, 2022
- Second NA Open Qualifier - December 16-17, 2022
- NA Closed Qualifier - December 18, 2022
- First Open Qualifier for South America - December 14-15, 2022
- Second Open Qualifier for South America - December 16-17, 2022
- South America Closed Qualifier - December 18, 2022
ESL Impact Katowice 2023 will take place from February 10 to 12 in Katowice at the International Congress Center. As part of the championship, eight women's teams from the CIS, Europe, Asia, North and Latin America will compete for a total prize pool of $100,000.
List of ESL Impact Katowice 2023 participants:
- Nigma Galaxy Female
- HSG
- Counter Logic Gaming Red
- FURIA Esports Female
- European First Qualifier Winner
- Winner of the second qualifier for Europe
- North America Qualifier Winner
- South America qualifier winner
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