ESL Challenger League Season 52 Cup 1 – Team Invites
Here are the 55 teams that will play in the upcoming ESL Challenger League Season 52 Cup 1 tournament.
Note: Europe region now has an open tournament format, with open signups and no VRS invites included. As such, we won’t be listing the Europe region in these announcements going forward.
48 teams (North America – 14 teams, South America – 14 teams, Asia – 14 teams, and Oceania – 6 teams) have been invited based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) invitation data as of August 3, 2026. The remaining 7 teams have been invited based on their finishing spots in ESEA…
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