ESL One Rio 2020 Teams to be Determined through Regional Qualifying Events
ESL One Rio 2020 Teams to be Determined through Regional Qualifying Events
The participants of the only CS:GO major of this year – ESL One Rio 2020, which is scheduled to be held in November in Brazil – will be determined through Regional Major Rankings, compiled based on the results of the special qualifying events. There will be at least two RMR tournaments – one in May and one somewhere in autumn.
The first RMR event is ESL One: Road to Rio, which will begin in late April and feature 56 teams across all regions competing for a total prize pool of $255,000. The tournament’s line-up includes teams that initially qualified for the cancelled May major and minors, as well as winners of open qualifiers:
Participants of ESL One: Road to Rio:
- Europe: Astralis, ENCE, Team Vitality, mousesports, G2 Esports, FaZe Clan, North, Fnatic, G2 Esports, FaZe Clan, North, Fnatic, Complexity Gaming, Team Heretics, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Movistar Riders, Copenhagen Flames, GODSENT, Dignitas, TBDx1
- CIS: Virtus.pro, Natus Vincere, Winstrike Team, Gambit Youngsters, Syman Gaming, Team Spirit, ESPADA, Hard Legion, Team Unique, forZe, TBDx2
- North America: 100 Thieves, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid, c0ntact Gaming, MIBR, FURIA Esports, Bad News Bears, Gen.G Esports, Cloud9, Triumph, Team Envy, TBDx1
- South America: RED Canids, BOOM Esports, TBDx2
- Oceania: Renegades, ORDER, TBDx2
- Asia: Vici Gaming, TyLoo, Mazaalai, TIGER, Lucid Dream, TBDx3
The number of major invites per region will be based on the results of the previous major. For ESL One Rio 2020, the slot distribution looks as follows:
| EUR | CIS | NA | SA | AS | OC | |
| Legends | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Challengers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contenders | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Earlier ESL One Rio 2020 was postponed to November, with the tournament’s prize pool increased to $2,000,000.