ESL Challenger League Season 51 Cup 2 - Team Invites

Here are your 106 teams that will be playing in the ESL Challenger League Season 51 Cup 2 tournament.

99 teams (Europe - 48 teams, North America - 15 teams, South America - 14 teams, Asia - 14 teams, and Oceania - 8 teams) have been invited based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) invitation data as of February 2, 2026. The remaining 7 teams have been invited based on their finishing spots in ESEA League Season 54, and Season 55.

Teams will compete in a double-elimination brackets in their respective region, and the winner of each region will get invited to the ESL Challenger League Season 51 Regional Finals.

Europe

k27 esports

Europe
VRS Invite

team nemesis

Europe
VRS Invite

nemiga gaming

Europe
VRS Invite

1win

Europe
VRS Invite

sangal 1xbet

Europe
VRS Invite

genone

Europe
VRS Invite

havu gaming

Europe
VRS Invite

ex-ruby

Europe
VRS Invite

state

Europe
VRS Invite

minlate

Europe
VRS Invite

forze reload

Europe
VRS Invite

rune eaters

Europe
VRS Invite

leo team

Europe
VRS Invite

omega

Europe
VRS Invite

megoshort

Europe
VRS Invite

ursa

Europe
VRS Invite

rebels gaming

Europe
VRS Invite

log kogutos

Europe
VRS Invite

unity esports

Europe
VRS Invite

ex-Zero tenacity

Europe
VRS Invite

whitebird

Europe
VRS Invite

heroic academy

Europe
VRS Invite

lilmix

Europe
VRS Invite

airlya

Europe
VRS Invite

mousquetaires

Europe
VRS Invite

ence academy

Europe
VRS Invite

tdk

Europe
VRS Invite

csdiilit

Europe
VRS Invite

eternal fire

Europe
VRS Invite

pigeons

Europe
VRS Invite

bushido wildcats

Europe
VRS Invite

masonic

Europe
VRS Invite

qwentry

Europe
VRS Invite

Dziuseppe

Europe
VRS Invite

supernova

Europe
VRS Invite

aimclub

Europe
VRS Invite

mana

Europe
VRS Invite

the last resort

Europe
VRS Invite

hyperspirit

Europe
VRS Invite

overpeek

Europe
VRS Invite

ec banga

Europe
VRS Invite

khan

Europe
VRS Invite

big academy

Europe
VRS Invite

kajo

Europe
VRS Invite

hindsight

Europe
VRS Invite

sinqu

Europe
VRS Invite

g2 ares

Europe
VRS Invite

rottweilers

Europe
VRS Invite

North America

sakura

North America
VRS Invite

flyquest red

North America
VRS Invite

regain

North America
VRS Invite

lag

North America
VRS Invite

fullsend

North America
VRS Invite

mythic

North America
VRS Invite

phoenix

North America
VRS Invite

zomblers

North America
VRS Invite

aether

North America
VRS Invite

chicken coop

North America
VRS Invite

f5

North America
VRS Invite

surge

North America
VRS Invite

reign above

North America
VRS Invite

nutorious

North America
VRS Invite

wanted goons

North America
VRS Invite

sportsbet
expert

ESEA Elite S54 NA

South America

shinden

South America
VRS Invite

bounty hunters esports

South America
VRS Invite

keyd stars

South America
VRS Invite

atrix

South America
VRS Invite

furia fe

South America
VRS Invite

procyon

South America
VRS Invite

isurus

South America
VRS Invite

FOLHA AMARELA

South America
VRS Invite

lp

South America
VRS Invite

vasco

South America
VRS Invite

players

South America
VRS Invite

game hunters

South America
VRS Invite

metanoia wolves

South America
VRS Invite

uno mille

South America
VRS Invite

vexa e-sports

ESEA Open S55 SA

guara esports

ESEA Open S55 SA

Asia

rare atom

Asia
VRS Invite

morningstar

Asia
VRS Invite

fengda gaming

Asia
VRS Invite

chinggis warriors

Asia
VRS Invite

depo

Asia
VRS Invite

bmz

Asia
VRS Invite

change the game

Asia
VRS Invite

boring players

Asia
VRS Invite

last bullet

Asia
VRS Invite

just swing

Asia
VRS Invite

legion

Asia
VRS Invite

the qube

Asia
VRS Invite

5star esports

Asia
VRS Invite

never say never

Asia
VRS Invite

alter ego

ESEA Open S55 AS

take me away

ESEA Open S55 AS

Oceania

semperfi esports

Oceania
VRS Invite

mindfreak

Oceania
VRS Invite

Rooster

Oceania
VRS Invite

Ground Zero

Oceania
VRS Invite

arcade

Oceania
VRS Invite

lite

Oceania
VRS Invite

vantage

Oceania
VRS Invite

BBBMBCBS

Oceania
VRS Invite

muttley crew

ESEA Open S55 OCE

MARKnLARRY

ESEA Open S55 OCE

Each team has received their invite based on their rosters stated in the VRS.

Note: the final roster submission deadline for teams in each region are as follows:

  1. Europe: March 2, 2026
  2. Oceania, Asia, South America, and North America: March 6, 2026

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:

  1. FURIA (VRS 1), Vitality (VRS 2), PARIVISION (VRS 3), Falcons (VRS 4), Natus Vincere (VRS 5), Spirit (VRS 6), MOUZ (VRS 7), FaZe (VRS 8), Aurora (VRS 9), The MongolZ (VRS 10), Liquid (VRS 11), and B8 (VRS 12) can’t be invited based on the Valve’s Tournament Operating Requirements that states: “3.8.4 The VRS rank of the invited Rosters must be lower than 12 on the Global VRS at the time of the Invite Date."
  2. Europe:
    1. G2 (VRS 13), 3DMAX (VRS 14), Astralis (VRS 15), GamerLegion (VRS 18), FUT (VRS 19), BC.Game (VRS 22), Ninjas in Pyjamas (VRS 24), HEROIC (VRS 25), BetBoom (VRS 26), Gentle Mates (VRS 27), HOTU (VRS 28), BIG (VRS 30), EYEBALLERS (VRS 33), 9INE (VRS 34), fnatic (VRS 35), Monte (VRS 38), SINNERS (VRS 39), Alliance (VRS 40), Inner Circle (VRS 43), Friendly Campers (VRS 44), CYBERSHOKE (VRS 45), ECSTATIC (VRS 46), ENCE (VRS 47), Tricked (VRS 48), Johnny Speeds (VRS 53), Sashi (VRS 54), Nuclear TigeRES (VRS 55), Oramond (VRS 58), magic (VRS 59), illwill (VRS 61), KOLESIE (VRS 62), OG (VRS 63), MOUZ NXT (VRS 65), BET-M (VRS 69), Virtus.pro (VRS 72), AM (VRS 73), 500 (VRS 77), Metizport (VRS 79), Phantom (VRS 80), ARCRED (VRS 81), BIG EQUIPA (VRS 84), JiJieHao (VRS 87), ECLOT (VRS 88), FAVBET (VRS 89), SPARTA (VRS 90), Fire Flux (VRS 91), Betclic (VRS 92), ASTRAL (VRS 93), AaB (VRS 95), Nemesis (VRS 102), OlyBet (VRS 107), BC.Game (VRS 109), ALGO (VRS 112), Acend (VRS 113), ALLINNERS (VRS 114), CPH Wolves (VRS 115), Lazer Cats (VRS 117), Nexus (VRS 120), kONO (VRS 125), Spirit Academy (VRS 126), NOVAQ (VRS 129), Partizan (VRS 134), WW (VRS 135), NIP Impact (VRS 137), Prestige (VRS 141), Bebop (VRS 142), Famalicão (VRS 145), Eternal Fire (VRS 149), Impulse GW (VRS 151), AMKAL (VRS 153), BASEMENT BOYS (VRS 155), Let Her Cook (VRS 163), VP.Prodigy (VRS 172), Oxuji (VRS 174), HEROIC (VRS 175), Universe (VRS 176), BRUTE (VRS 178), AaB (VRS 181), Phantom (VRS 182), Betclic (VRS 188), SAW (VRS 195), Nemesis Impact (VRS 204), ComeBack (VRS 205), Flame Sharks fe (VRS 206), Peekaboo (VRS 213), 8Sins (VRS 214), Partizan (VRS 216), ALLINNERS (VRS 217), 888aura (VRS 218), Young Ninjas (VRS 220), FACEITPLAYERS (VRS 227), m1x (VRS 230), wwaves (VRS 234), japczany (VRS 249), CALAOSCORNOS (VRS 251), 777 Esports (VRS 254), and Tricked (VRS 256) have all declined their invites.
  3. North America:
    1. NRG (VRS 17), M80 (VRS 21), Passion UA (VRS 29), Marsborne (VRS 52), Voca (VRS 70), Rave (VRS 97), Wildcard (VRS 119), BOSS (VRS 124), InControl (VRS 210), Akimbo (VRS 224), Black Mold (VRS 225), Ghost (VRS 226), Aether (VRS 229), Nocturnal (VRS 231), Lotus fe (VRS 237), TSG (VRS 255), Straight2Killin (VRS 259), and Getting info (VRS 267) have all declined their invites.
  4. South America:
    1. Legacy (VRS 16), paiN (VRS 20), MIBR (VRS 23), Imperial (VRS 32), BESTIA (VRS 36), Sharks (VRS 37), RED Canids (VRS 42), Gaimin Gladiators (VRS 49), ODDIK (VRS 56), 9z (VRS 57), Fluxo (VRS 60), 9z (VRS 66), MIBR fe (VRS 83), Fake do Biru (VRS 96), Gaimin Gladiators (VRS 116), Yawara (VRS 118), Galorys (VRS 123), Dusty Roots (VRS 140), Keyd Stars (VRS 143), KRÜ (VRS 164), MIBR (VRS 184), Four Magic fe (VRS 211), thekillaz fe (VRS 219), Curralzinho (VRS 223), and Dusty Roses (VRS 236) have all declined their invites.
  5. Asia:
    1. Lynn Vision (VRS 50), TYLOO (VRS 74), and The Huns (VRS 86) have all declined their invites.
  6. Oceania:
  1. FlyQuest (VRS 31), THUNDER dOWNUNDER (VRS 148), Rooster (VRS 186), and Underground (VRS 238) have all declined their invites.

Outro

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