ESL Unleashes Elite Lineup: Apeks, Rebels, MIBR, and Rooster Headline Invites for Thrilling Challenger Showdown in Melbourne!
Bogdan LashchenkoESL has revealed the lineup of four invited teams set to compete in its upcoming Challenger tournament in Melbourne, Australia, scheduled for April 26-28.
Apeks, currently holding the highest ranking among the confirmed participants, secured their spot through an ESL World Ranking invite. Rebels, rising to the top 30 after their qualification for the IEM Katowice group stage, also earned an ESL World Ranking invite, along with MIBR.
Rooster, the second-strongest team in Oceania, secured the 'Local Hero' invite, bypassing Grayhound, who will be busy competing in ESL Pro League Season 19 during the same period.
Completing the roster are two teams already qualified through the Asia and Oceania qualifiers: Newhappy and sunday school. The final two spots will be determined through qualifiers in North America, featuring contenders like NRG, Party Astronauts, and Mythic, and Europe, scheduled for February 28-March 1.
The confirmed lineup for ESL's Challenger tournament in Melbourne is as follows:
- Europe: Apeks
- Brazil: MIBR
- Poland: Rebels
- Australia: Rooster
- China: Newhappy
- Australia: sunday school
- Europe: EU closed qualifier
- North America: NA closed qualifier
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