Here are your 16 teams travelling down under to Intel® Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025.
All teams were invited based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) as of February 3, 2025. The 16 teams will be split into two double elimination groups of 8, with the top 3 teams from each group heading into Rod Laver Arena.
INVITED TEAMS

FaZe Clan
Global VRS Invite

Natus Vincere
Global VRS Invite

Eternal Fire
Global VRS Invite

MOUZ
Global VRS Invite

Team Falcons
Global VRS Invite

Virtus.pro
Global VRS Invite

GamerLegion
Global VRS Invite

3DMAX
Global VRS Invite

MIBR
Global VRS Invite

BIG
Global VRS Invite

Team Spirit
Europe VRS Invite

Team Vitality
Europe VRS Invite

Team Liquid
Americas VRS Invite

paiN Gaming
Americas VRS Invite

The MongolZ
Asia VRS Invite

FlyQuest
Asia VRS Invite
Roster Submission deadline: 7th April 2025
For a team to be eligible to accept their invitation they must retain a majority roster. In this case there are some notable points to consider when looking at the invited teams.
G2 Esports (VRS 2), Furia Esports (VRS 11) and Astralis (VRS 15) have all declined their invites to the event and were replaced by Pain Gaming (VRS 16), MIBR (VRS 17) and BIG (VRS 18).
MORE INFO & TICKETS
For more information on IEM Melbourne 2025, or to purchase tickets, visit the official website here.
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