ESL Pro League Season 21 invite list includes a mix of regional qualifier invies and Direct invites based on VRS rankings.
The teams for ESL Pro League Season 21 have been revealed and one fan-favorite team is not in the list. FaZe Clan has reportedly declined the invitation to ESL Pro League Season 21. The tournament will now feature GamerLegion who got an opportunity to attend because of FaZe's absence.
Which teams will attend ESL Pro League Season 21?
Here are all the teams that will attend ESL Pro League Season 21:
Direct invite to Stage 2
Teams that received direct invites to Stage 2 were decided based on their VRS rankings.
- G2 Esports
- Team Spirit
- The Mongolz
- Team Vitality
- MOUZ
- NAVI
- Team Falcons
- Team Liquid
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Stage 1 teams
- FURIA (VRS Global)
- 3DMAX (VRS Global)
- Eternal Fire (VRS Global)
- GamerLegion (VRS Global)
- HEROIC (ECL S48 EU)
- Nemiga Gaming (ECL S48 EU)
- M80 (ECL S48 NA)
- NRG (ECL S48 NA)
- paiN Gaming (ECL S48 SA)
- MIBR (ECL S48 SA)
- TYLOO (ECL S48 AS)
- Lynn Vision (ECL S48 AS)
- Mindfreak (ECL S48 OCE)
- Housebets (ECL S48 OCE)
- FlyQuest (EC Atlanta)
- SAW (EC Katowice)
The teams that directly qualified for Stage 1 earned their sports through various regional events. While there were a few that got their invitations due to the VRS Global Standings, some others won their slots via the ECL Season 48 events across the different regions.
FaZe miss out on ESL Pro League Seaosn 21
Interesting is the absence of FaZe Clan from the list of teams in attendance for ESL Pro League Season 21. FaZe reportedly skipped this event. This year there are several CS tournaments packed throughout the calendar year. With StarLadder and PGL hosting several tournaments, teams might have to make choices of which events they want to attend.
FaZe Clan recently added EliGE to its CS roster soon after parting ways with Ropz. Ropz had been with the team for several years and was instrumental in FaZe Clan's consistency over the past few years.
ESL Pro League moved its location from Malta to Sweden and there is also a small format change for the event. FaZe’s absence came to the benefit of GamerLegion who are now a part of this event. ESL Pro League Season 21 follows PGL Cluj-Napoca. PGL’s first event of 2025 will come to an end on February 23 and ESL Pro League Season 21 kicks off just a few days later.
Following the Pro League, BLAST Open kicks off on March 19, 2025, just three days after the conclusion of ESL Pro League Season 21.
ESL Pro League Season 21 kicks off on March 1. The tournament will continue for 16 days ending on the sixteenth of the same month. With 24 teams in the competition, this event promises to bring the best of Counter-strike to Stockholm. ESL Pro League Season 21 has a $400,000 prize pool and will broadcast the matches live on Twitch.
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