IEM Atlanta 2026 invites revealed

Tournament operator ESL has announced the full list of teams invited to participate in the upcoming IEM Atlanta 2026 Counter-Strike 2 event, which will take place this May.

Vitality, NAVI, FaZe, Astralis, BC.Game, and many others have received invites to the tournament (based on Valve's official ranking) – 13 teams in total. Three more squads will qualify for the tournament through qualifiers: two spots have been allocated to the global qualifier, and one to the American one.

The competition will be divided into two parts: the group stage (Double Elimination, BO3 matches, three teams from each group advance, with the winners advancing directly to the semifinals) and the playoffs (Single Elimination, BO3, BO5 in the final).

IEM Atlanta 2026 will take place from May 11-17, 2026, in Atlanta, USA. The event will feature a $300,000 prize pool.

Origin: x.com