Here are your 104 teams that will be playing in the ESL Challenger League Season 50 - Cup #1 tournament.
69 teams (Europe - 24 teams, North America - 17 teams, South America - 16 teams, Asia - 8 teams, and Oceania - 4 teams) have been invited based on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) invitation data as of July 7, 2025. The remaining 35 teams have been invited based on their finishing spots in ESEA League Season 52, and Season 53.
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 50 Regional Finals.
Europe
Nemiga Gaming
Europe
VRS Invite
ENCE
Europe
VRS Invite
BIG
Europe
VRS Invite
Passion UA
Europe
VRS Invite
BetBoom Team
Europe
VRS Invite
OG
Europe
VRS Invite
Iberian Soul
Europe
VRS Invite
Team Spirit Academy
Europe
VRS Invite
JiJieHao
Europe
VRS Invite
PARIVISION
Europe
VRS Invite
9INE
Europe
VRS Invite
HOTU
Europe
VRS Invite
Betclic Apogee Esports
Europe
VRS Invite
SAW
Europe
VRS Invite
Nexus Gaming
Europe
VRS Invite
Astrum
Europe
VRS Invite
Alliance
Europe
VRS Invite
CYBERSHOKE Esports
Europe
VRS Invite
Johnny Speeds
Europe
VRS Invite
BC.Game Esports
Europe
VRS Invite
9Pandas
Europe
VRS Invite
Tricked Esport
Europe
VRS Invite
Sashi Esport
Europe
VRS Invite
GUN5 Esports
Europe
VRS Invite
RUBY
ESEA Advanced S52 EU
Sabre Esports
ESEA Advanced S52 EU
Partizan Esports
ESEA Advanced S52 EU
Qmistry
ESEA Advanced S52 EU
TPuDCATb TPu
ESEA Advanced S53 EU
Insilio
ESEA Advanced S53 EU
Zero Tenacity
ESEA Advanced S53 EU
Betera Esports
ESEA Advanced S53 EU
North America
NRG
North America
VRS Invite
M80
North America
VRS Invite
Getting Info
North America
VRS Invite
BOSS
North America
VRS Invite
BLUEJAYS
North America
VRS Invite
Supernova Comets
North America
VRS Invite
Marsborne
North America
VRS Invite
LFO 4
North America
VRS Invite
Party Astronauts
North America
VRS Invite
FlyQuest RED
North America
VRS Invite
aether
North America
VRS Invite
MIGHT
North America
VRS Invite
wanted goons
North America
VRS Invite
Ghost Gaming
North America
VRS Invite
Mythic
North America
VRS Invite
regain
North America
VRS Invite
InControl
North America
VRS Invite
anything else
ESEA Advanced S52 NA
Marca Registrada
ESEA Advanced S52 NA
Tsunami Esports
ESEA Advanced S52 NA
LAG Gaming
ESEA Advanced S53 NA
Chicken Coop
ESEA Advanced S53 NA
VitaPLUR plasma
ESEA Advanced S53 NA
Take Flyte
ESEA Advanced S53 NA
South America
Imperial Sportsbet
South America
VRS Invite
ODDIK
South America
VRS Invite
YNG Sharks
South America
VRS Invite
Fluxo
South America
VRS Invite
BESTIA
South America
VRS Invite
9z Globant
South America
VRS Invite
RED Canids
South America
VRS Invite
Bounty Hunters Esports
South America
VRS Invite
SELVA
South America
VRS Invite
KRÜ Esports
South America
VRS Invite
Keyd Stars
South America
VRS Invite
Game Hunters
South America
VRS Invite
LP
South America
VRS Invite
JERSA
South America
VRS Invite
yawara
South America
VRS Invite
MAGICOS
South America
VRS Invite
Dusty Roots
ESEA Advanced S52 SA
ShindeN
ESEA Advanced S52 SA
América eSports
ESEA Advanced S52 SA
ex-W7M
ESEA Advanced S52 SA
2Game Esports
ESEA Advanced S53 SA
Flamengo Esports
ESEA Advanced S53 SA
Galorys
ESEA Advanced S53 SA
Elevate
ESEA Advanced S53 SA
Asia
Lynn Vision
Asia
VRS Invite
TYLOO
Asia
VRS Invite
Rare Atom
Asia
VRS Invite
Chinggis Warriors
Asia
VRS Invite
The Huns Esports
Asia
VRS Invite
Just Swing
Asia
VRS Invite
IHC Esports
Asia
VRS Invite
Victores Sumus
Asia
VRS Invite
Eruption
ESEA Advanced S52 AS
Wings Up Gaming
ESEA Advanced S52 AS
Boring Players
ESEA Advanced S52 AS
LOOKING4 SPONSOR
ESEA Advanced S52 AS
FengDa Gaming
ESEA Advanced S53 AS
NinJa
ESEA Advanced S53 AS
MAXXPOWER
ESEA Advanced S53 AS
Nomads
ESEA Advanced S53 AS
Oceania
SemperFi Esports
Oceania
VRS Invite
Rooster
Oceania
VRS Invite
Housebets
Oceania
VRS Invite
Mindfreak
Oceania
VRS Invite
DanCompany
ESEA Advanced S52 OCE
FLAT EARTH
ESEA Advanced S52 OCE
ex-TALON
ESEA Advanced S53 OCE
LVG
ESEA Advanced S53 OCE
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 28, 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:
- Team Vitality (VRS 1), MOUZ (VRS 2), Team Spirit (VRS 3), The MongolZ (VRS 4), Team Falcons (VRS 5), Aurora Gaming (VRS 6), FaZe Clan (VRS 7), Natus Vincere (VRS 8), FURIA Esports (VRS 9), G2 Esports (VRS 10), GamerLegion (VRS 11), and HEROIC (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"
- Europe: 3DMAX (VRS 13), Virtus.pro (VRS 14), Astralis (VRS 15), Team Liquid (VRS 17), B8 (VRS 19), Ninjas in Pyjamas (VRS 23), Fnatic (VRS 25), ECSTATIC (VRS 26), Natus Vincere Junior (VRS 27), and TEAM NEXT LEVEL (VRS 29) have all declined their invites.
- North America: Complexity (VRS 24), Wildcard Gaming (VRS 42), Nouns Esports (VRS 121), chicken coop (VRS 139), ex-Party Astronauts (VRS 145), ex-LAG Gaming (VRS 150), girl kissers (VRS 189), Black Mold (VRS 193), and MEGA JUNERS (VRS 206) have all declined their invites.
- South America: paiN Gaming (VRS 16), Legacy (VRS 21), MIBR (VRS 22), FURIA Esports Impact (VRS 55), ex-RED Canids (VRS 125), MIBR fe (VRS 140), adalYamigos (VRS 153),UNO MILLE (VRS 157), and O PLANO (VRS 162) have all declined their invites.
- Asia: Akimbo (VRS 131), Gods Reign (VRS 137), Shika (VRS 156), and ex-Victores Sumus (VRS 164) have all declined their invites.
- Oceania: FlyQuest (VRS 30), and Only One Word (VRS 138) have declined their invites.
Outro
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