Here are your 16 teams that are attending the final Intel® Extreme Masters tournament of 2025 in Chengdu, China.
All teams were invited based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) as of August 4, 2025. The 16 teams will compete in 2 double elimination groups of 8, where the top 3 three teams from each group will make their way to the arena and compete for the $1,000,000 Total Winnings as well as a title in the race for the ESL Grand Slam.
Aurora Gaming (VRS11) and GamerLegion (VRS14) have both declined their invitation to IEM Chengdu with Virtus.pro (VRS17) and HEROIC (VRS18) being the next eligible teams inline for the invites based on VRS.
INVITED TEAMS
FaZe Clan
Global VRS Invite
Natus Vincere
Global VRS Invite
Astralis
Global VRS Invite
MOUZ
Global VRS Invite
Team Falcons
Global VRS Invite
G2 Esports
Global VRS Invite
Lynn Vision
Global VRS Invite
3DMAX
Global VRS Invite
Heroic
Global VRS Invite
Virtus.pro
Global VRS Invite
Team Spirit
Europe VRS Invite
Team Vitality
Europe VRS Invite
FURIA Esports
Americas VRS Invite
paiN Gaming
Americas VRS Invite
The MongolZ
Asia VRS Invite
TYLOO
Asia VRS Invite
Roster submission deadline: October 20th, 2025
A team must keep a majority roster from the original VRS invite date to be able to attend the event in November.
