“I really want women in the audience watching the games to feel inspired and believe that this could be them in a couple of years – because that’s what ESL Impact is all about.”

ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has revealed the DreamHack Dallas details for the ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals. Read on for this tournament's schedule, the list of teams, what's at stake, where to watch, and more!

ESL Impact Season 5 enters DreamHack Dallas

This CS2 circuit is one of EFG’s #GGFORALL program initiatives. First launched in 2022, this program aims to create safe spaces for women to compete in esports.

"Since ESL Impact’s debut in 2022, we’re continuing to catalyze change and redraw the lines of gender disparity in esports through our dedicated ecosystem," ESL Impact product manager Charlie Sirc said.

Sirc added that Dallas marks the place where the ESL Impact journey took off. Therefore, her team cannot be more excited to return for another round of CS2 gameplay. "I really want women in the audience watching the games to feel inspired and believe that this could be them in a couple of years – because that’s what ESL Impact is all about."

ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals teams and brackets (Image via EFG)
Group B bracket (Image via EFG)

ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals schedule

This CS2 esports event will take place between May 31 and June 2 at DreamHack Dallas 2024. The games will kick off with the Group Stage where eight teams will be divided into two groups of four.

Next, these groups will fight in double-elimination matches. While the opening and winners' matches will be best-of-one (Bo1) games, the elimination and decider matches will be best-of-three (Bo3) ones. Only the top two teams from each group will battle it out in the ESL Impact Season 5 Playoffs.

ESL Impact Dallas Finals teams (Image via EFG)
ESL Impact Dallas Finals teams (Image via EFG)

ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals teams

  1. BIG EQUIPA
  2. Fluxo Demons
  3. FlyQuest Red
  4. HSG
  5. Imperial fe
  6. Let Her Cook
  7. NAVI Javelins
  8. TSM Shimmer
Photo of the audience (Image via EFG)
Photo of the audience (Image via EFG)

As noted, a total of eight teams will take the stage at the ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals. These teams will be BIG EQUIPA, Fluxo Demons, FlyQuest Red, HSG, Imperial fe, Let Her Cook, NAVI Javelins, and TSM Shimmer. Team Imperial fe, formerly Team Pigeons and Nigma Galaxy, won every ESL Impact trophy to date.

Imperial fe stands undefeated (Image via EFG)
Imperial fe stands undefeated (Image via EFG)

The majority of these teams earned a place in the ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals after duking it out in online matches between March 6 and April 20. Meanwhile, in Asia, HSG advanced to the upcoming tournament through the Wildcard Qualifiers event between March 9 and 11.

ESL Impact Season 5 Global Finals prize pool

  • Total: $123,000
  • 1st Place: $50,000
  • 2nd Place: $25,000
  • 3rd to 4th Place: $13,000
  • 5th to 6th Place: $7,000
  • 7th to 8th Place: $4,000

Where to watch and what to expect

Fans and supporters can catch all of the CS2 esports action on Twitch, YouTube, and FACEIT Watch. In terms of what else to expect, the event will feature Sam “Tech Girl” Wright as the host, casters Lucy "LucyLuce" Eastwood, Brandon "BDog" Rawlings, Samantha "NaoriMizuki" Timms, and Anders, plus analysts Ksenia "vilga" Klyuenkova, Tilde "7licious" Byström, and Swayd "HiyaNoot" Barkhuizen. Meanwhile, the sideline reporter will be Anastasija "Heccu" Tolmačeva.

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