Here are your 24 teams invited to the second ESL Pro Tour Championship event of the year, Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025.
Each team has been invited based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) Invitation data as of June 2nd, 2025. The 8 highest-ranked VRS teams will start the tournament directly in Stage 2, while the next 16 VRS teams will compete in Stage 1 in a double-elimination bracket.
directly to stage 2
Team Vitality
MOUZ
Team Spirit
Team Falcons
The MongolZ
Aurora Gaming
G2 Esports
Natus Vincere
stage 1 teams
GamerLegion
FaZe Clan
Astralis
3DMAX
HEROIC
Team Liquid
Virtus.Pro
FURIA Esports
Complexity
Tyloo
MIBR
B8
NIP
BIG
Pain Gaming
FlyQuest
Each team has received their invite based on their rosters stated in the VRS.
Note: the final roster submission deadline for all teams is July 9, 2025.
For a team to be eligible to accept their invitation they must retain a majority roster.
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