The journey to ESL One Birmingham begins.
With the conclusion of the ESL One Birmingham Open Qualifiers, 56 teams across seven regions remain and will fight through the Closed Qualifiers for eight slots at the main tournament. You can catch all the games via the following official streams.
Here are the schedules for each region's Closed Qualifiers series and the respective teams that will be playing. The Closed Qualifiers will commence between January 25-30. All series are best-of-three except for grand finals which will be best-of-five.
Southeast Asia (SEA)
ESL One Birmingham Closed Qualifiers - SEA teams (Image via Liquipedia)
Teams participating:
- Blacklist International
- Aurora
- Execration
- Talon Esports
- Geek Fam (Open Qualifiers)
- Bleed Esports (Open Qualifiers)
- Neon Esports (Open Qualifiers)
- Mag.Indonesia (Open Qualifiers)
Closed Qualifiers schedule:
Round Date & Time Teams Playing | Upper bracket quarterfinals 1 January 25, 11 p.m. EST Blacklist International vs MAG.Indonesia | Upper bracket quarterfinals 2 January 25, 11 p.m. EST Talon Esports vs Geek Fam | Upper bracket quarterfinals 3 January 26, 3 a.m. EST Execration vs Bleed Esports | Upper bracket quarterfinals 4 January 26, 3 a.m. EST Aurora vs Neon Esports | Lower bracket round 1 - 1 January 26, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 2 January 26, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 1 January 26, 11 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 2 January 26, 11 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 1 January 27, 3 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 2 January 27, 3 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket final January 27, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 27, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket final January 27, 11 p.m. EST TBD | Grand final January 28, 3 a.m. EST TBD |
Eastern Europe (EEU)
ESL One Birmingham Closed Qualifiers - EEU teams (Image via Liquipedia)
Teams participating:
- Team Spirit
- Virtus.pro
- Klim Sani4
- Natus Vincere
- SIBE Team
- Team Klee (Open Qualifiers)
- Chimera (Open Qualifiers)
- Yellow Submarine (Open Qualifiers)
Closed Qualifiers schedule:
Round Date & Time Teams Playing | Upper bracket quarterfinals 1 January 26, 5 a.m. EST Team Spirit vs Yellow Submarine | Upper bracket quarterfinals 2 January 26, 5 a.m. EST Natus Vincere vs SIBE Team | Upper bracket quarterfinals 3 January 26, 9 a.m. EST Klim Sani4 vs Team Klee | Upper bracket quarterfinals 4 January 26, 9 a.m. EST Virtus.pro vs Chimera | Lower bracket round 1 - 1 January 26, 1 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 2 January 26, 1 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 1 January 27, 5 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 2 January 27, 5 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 1 January 27, 9 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 2 January 27, 9 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket final January 27, 1 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 27, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 28, 5 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket final January 28, 9 a.m. EST TBD |
North America (NA)
ESL One Birmingham Closed Qualifiers - NA teams (Image via Liquipedia)
Teams participating:
- Nouns
- Shopify Rebellion
- BammySoy
- Yangzhiganlu
- No Bounty Hunter (Open Qualifiers)
- GRIN Esports (Open Qualifiers)
- TiltedBoys (Open Qualifiers)
- NextNext (Open Qualifiers)
Closed Qualifiers schedule:
Round Date & Time Teams Playing | Upper bracket quarterfinals 1 January 26, 12 p.m. EST Nouns vs NextNext | Upper bracket quarterfinals 2 January 26, 12 p.m. EST Yangzhiganlu vs GRIN Esports | Upper bracket quarterfinals 3 January 26, 4 p.m. EST BammySoy vs No Bounty Hunter | Upper bracket quarterfinals 4 January 26, 4 p.m. EST Shopify Rebellion vs TiltedBoys | Lower bracket round 1 - 1 January 26, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 2 January 26, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 1 January 27, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 2 January 27, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 1 January 27, 4 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 2 January 27, 4 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket final January 27, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 27, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket final January 28, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Grand final January 28, 4 p.m. EST TBD |
China (CN)
ESL One Birmingham Closed Qualifiers - China teams (Image via Liquipedia)
Teams participating:
- G2.iG
- LGD Gaming
- Azure Ray
- Team Aster
- The goal of all life is death (Open Qualifiers)
- Team Bright (Open Qualifiers)
- Go along (Open Qualifiers)
- MAG.Yolo (Open Qualifiers)
Closed Qualifiers schedule:
Round Date & Time Teams Playing | Upper bracket quarterfinals 1 January 27, 11 p.m. EST G2.iG vs Mag.Yolo | Upper bracket quarterfinals 2 January 27, 11 p.m. EST Team Aster vs The goal | Upper bracket quarterfinals 3 January 28, 3 a.m. EST Azure Ray vs Team Bright | Upper bracket quarterfinals 4 January 28, 3 a.m. EST LGD Gaming vs Go along | Lower bracket round 1 - 1 January 28, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 2 January 28, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 1 January 28, 11 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 2 January 28, 11 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 1 January 29, 3 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 2 January 29, 3 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket final January 29, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 29, 7 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket final January 29, 11 p.m. EST TBD | Grand final January 30, 3 a.m. EST TBD |
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Middle East North Africa (MENA)
ESL One Birmingham Closed Qualifiers - MENA teams (Image via Liquipedia)
Teams participating:
- Team Falcons
- PSG Quest
- Nigma Galaxy (Open Qualifiers)
- Team Revenants (Open Qualifiers)
- Zolka Warriors (Open Qualifiers)
- Winter Bear (Open Qualifiers)
- Gamax Esports (Open Qualifiers)
- Hininy (Open Qualifiers)
Closed Qualifiers schedule:
Round Date & Time Teams Playing | Upper bracket quarterfinals 1 January 28, 4 a.m. EST Team Falcons vs Hininy | Upper bracket quarterfinals 2 January 28, 4 a.m. EST Team Revenants vs Zolka Warriors | Upper bracket quarterfinals 3 January 28, 8 a.m. EST Nigma Galaxy vs Winter Bear | Upper bracket quarterfinals 4 January 28, 8 a.m. EST PSG Quest vs Gamax Esports | Lower bracket round 1 - 1 January 28, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 2 January 28, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 1 January 29, 4 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 2 January 29, 4 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 1 January 29, 8 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 2 January 29, 8 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket final January 29, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 29, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket final January 30, 4 a.m. EST TBD | Grand final January 30, 8 a.m. EST TBD |
Western Europe (WEU)
ESL One Birmingham Closed Qualifiers - WEU teams (Image via Liquipedia)
Teams participating:
- OG
- Entity
- Team Secret
- Tundra Esports
- Team Tickles
- B8
- NAVI Junior (Open Qualifiers)
- Ninja Penguins (Open Qualifiers)
Closed Qualifiers schedule:
Round Date & Time Teams Playing | Upper bracket quarterfinals 1 January 28, 6 a.m. EST OG vs Ninja Penguins | Upper bracket quarterfinals 2 January 28, 6 a.m. EST Tundra Esports vs Team Tickles | Upper bracket quarterfinals 3 January 28, 10 a.m. EST Team Secret vs B8 | Upper bracket quarterfinals 4 January 28, 10 a.m. EST Entity vs NAVI Junior | Lower bracket round 1 - 1 January 28, 2 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 2 January 28, 2 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 1 January 29, 6 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 2 January 29, 6 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 1 January 29, 10 a.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 2 January 29, 10 a.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket final January 29, 2 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 29, 2 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket final January 30, 6 a.m. EST TBD | Grand final January 30, 10 a.m. EST TBD |
South America (SA)
ESL One Birmingham Closed Qualifiers - SA teams (Image via Liquipedia)
Teams participating:
- Heroic
- Bulls
- Estar_Backs
- BOOM Esports (Open Qualifiers)
- White Dragons (Open Qualifiers)
- Team Silk (Open Qualifiers)
- ChipiChipichapa (Open Qualifiers)
- South Team (Open Qualifiers)
Closed Qualifiers schedule:
Round Date & Time Teams Playing | Upper bracket quarterfinals 1 January 28, 12 p.m. EST Heroic vs TBD | Upper bracket quarterfinals 2 January 28, 12 p.m. EST BOOM Esports vs White Dragons | Upper bracket quarterfinals 3 January 28, 4 p.m. EST Estar_Backs vs Team Silk | Upper bracket quarterfinals 4 January 28, 4 p.m. EST Bulls vs TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 1 January 28, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket round 1 - 2 January 28, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 1 January 29, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket semifinals 2 January 29, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 1 January 29, 4 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket quarterfinals 2 January 29, 4 p.m. EST TBD | Upper bracket final January 29, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket semifinal January 29, 8 p.m. EST TBD | Lower bracket final January 30, 12 p.m. EST TBD | Grand final January 30, 4 p.m. EST TBD |
Teams qualified for ESL One Birmingham Main Tournament
Four teams with direct invitation await at the ESL One Birmingham Main Tournament. These teams mostly qualified to the event through having sufficient ESL Pro Tour (EPT) points. The teams are as follows:
- Gaimin Gladiators
- BetBoom Team
- Xtreme Gaming (Roster transfer from Azure Ray)
- Team Liquid
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