ESL Impact League Season 3 Details Revealed
/Tournament operator ESL has presented the details of the new ESL Impact League Season 3, the main women's CS:GO series. In particular, the organizers presented the rules for holding championships in each of the regions, and also announced the names of the invited participants.
Registration for open qualifiers for each region has already begun. Qualifying competitions will be held on February 17-19 and February 24-26 online. Tickets for the upcoming regional competitions of the series will be raffled off here.
Format of the ESL Impact League Season 3
The tournament for Europe will start with a group stage where all the teams in their groups will play against each other. The winners of their groups will receive direct tickets to the ESL Impact League Season 3 finals, while the runners-up will go to the Play-In stage, where they will compete for the third slot for the championship.
In North America and Latin America, teams will also start their journey from the group stage, but here the top two teams will advance to the playoffs, where they will compete for tickets to the ESL Impact League Season 3 finals.
List of invited participants for ESL Impact League Season 3: European Division
- Nigma Galaxy Female, NAVI Javelins, 9 Pandas Fearless, Ninjas in Pajamas Female, Astralis Female, BIG EQUIPA, Copenhagen Flames Female and Outsiders Angels
Four teams will also enter the tournament, which will win regional qualifications.
List of invited participants for ESL Impact League Season 3: North American Division
- Counter Logic Gaming Red, Saints, Evil Geniuses Gold and Chimkins
Four teams that have become the best in the regional qualifying competitions will also go to the championship.
List of invited participants for ESL Impact League Season 3: North American Division
- B4 Esports Female, FURIA Esports Female, MIBR Female and Black Dragons Female
In addition, the tournament will feature four teams that will win the regional qualifiers.
The ESL Impact League Season 3 will run from March 8 to April 16 online. Each region will compete for tickets to the final tournament of the season, which will be held in June in Dallas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
For Europe, three slots will be offered, while in North America and Latin America the organizers will give away two tickets each. In addition, the last slot for the ESL Impact League Season 3 finals will go to the winner of the Wildcard qualifier.