ECS S8 Challenger Cup participants announced

Next season's Esports Championship Series organizers have presented a full list of Challenger Cup qualifier tournament participants, which will include sixteen teams from Europe and North America. Half of the participants received direct inquests, and the rest spots were taken by the finalists of the open-qualification series.

The Challenger Cup will be held in parallel in both regions from 10 to 15 of September. The competition will be held according to the Swiss-system tournament format, the final table of which, as in the previous season, will determine the order of candidates for participation in the ECS S8.

List of ECS S8 Challenger Cup participants in Europe:

Invited teams

 forZe
 CR4ZY
 Heroic
 GamerLegion
 Windigo
 Tricked
 Sprout
 Team Spirit

Qualifier finalists

 Se7en
 Ambush
 Espada
 BIG
 Heretics
 BLUEJAYS
 Chaos
 m1x

List of participants in the ECS S8 Challenger Cup in North America:

Invitees

 Riot Squad
 Sharks
 TeamOne
 New Identity
 Bad News Bears
 Renegades
 Envy
 Big Frames

Qualification finalists

 The Quest
 Lazarus
 Kansas City Pioneers
 RBG
 Rap Gang
 ATK
 Oceanus
 Peeker's Advantage

The eighth season of the Esports Championship Series will be held from September 16 to October 31.