ESL has revealed all 104 teams that will compete in the ESL Challengers League Season 50 Cup #1 tournament across all five regions.
The Counter-Strike 2 tournament is one of four cups, a double-elimination bracket held within each respective region. The winner of each cup will qualify for the ESL Challenger League Season 50 Regional Finals, a single elimination bracket where the winner qualifies for ESL Pro League Season 23.
Eighty-nine teams have been invited based on the Valve Regional Standings from July 7th, 2025. Twenty-four come from Europe, 17 from North America, South America has 16, Asia has eight and Oceania has four. The remaining 35 teams have qualified through the ESEA League Season 52 and 53, which saw qualification adjustments. ESL has stated that teams have until July 28th, 2025 to submit their final rosters.
These are all the invited teams for ESL Challengers League Season 50 Cup #1 in each region, alongside every organisation that declined invitations.
Europe
- VRS Invite
- Nemiga Gaming
- ENCE
- BIG (Berlin International Gaming)
- Passion UA
- BetBoom Team
- OG
- Iberian Soul
- Team Spirit Academy
- JijieHao
- PARAVISION
- 9INE
- Hotu
- Betclic Apogee Esports
- sAw
- Nexus Gaming
- Astrum
- Alliance
- Sybershoke Esports
- Johnny Speeds
- BC.Game Esports
- 9Pandas
- Tricked Esport
- Sashi Esport
- GUN5 Esports
- ESEA League Season 52
- RUBY
- Sabre Esports
- Partizan Esports
- Qmistry
- ESEA League Season 53
- Tpudcastbtpu
- Insilio
- Zero Tenacity
- Betera Esports
Top ranking teams such as Team Vitality, MOUZ and Team Spirit have not been invited because rosters must be ranked lower than 12 in Valve’s Regional Standings. In addition, 3DMAX, Virtus.pro, Astralis, Team Liquid, B8, Ninjas In Pyjamas, ECSTATIC, Natus Vincere Junior and TEAM NEXT LEVEL have rejected invites for Europe.
North America
- VRS Invite
- NRG
- M80
- Getting Info
- BOSS
- BLUEJAYS
- Supernova Comets
- Marsborne
- LFO 4
- Party Astronauts
- FlyQuest RED
- Aether
- Might
- Wanted Goons
- Ghost Gaming
- Mythic
- Regain
- InControl
- ESEA League Season 52
- Anything Else
- Marca Registrada
- Tsunami Esports
- ESEA League Season 53
- LAG Gaming
- Chicken Coop
- Vitaplur Plasma
- Take Flyte
In North America, esports teams Complexity, Wildcard Gaming, Nouns Esports, ex-Party Astronauts, ex-LAG Gaming, girl kissers, Black Mold and MEGA JUNERS have declined invitations.
South America
- VRS Invite
- Imperial Sportbet
- ODDIK
- YNG Sharks
- Fluxo
- BESTIA
- 9Z Globant
- RED Canids
- Bounty Hunters Esports
- Selva
- KRÜ Esports
- Keyd Stars
- Game Hunters
- LP
- Jersa
- Yawara
- Magicos
- ESEA League Season 52
- Dusty Roots
- Shinden
- America Esport
- EX-W7M
- ESEA League Season 53
- 2Game Esports
- Flamengo Esports
- Galorys
- Elevate
In South America, paiN Gaming, Legacy, MIBR, Furia Esports Impact, ex-RED Canids, MIBR fe, adalYamigos, UNO MILLE, and 0 PLANO will not be attending after receiving an invite from ESL.
Asia
- Invited
- Lynn Vision
- TYLOO
- Rare Atom
- Chinggis Warriors
- The Huns Esports
- Just Swing
- IHC Esports
- Victores Sumus
- ESEA League Season 52
- Eruption
- Wings Up Gaming
- Boring Players
- Looking4Sponsor
- ESEA League Season 53
- Fengda Gaming
- Ninja
- Maxxpower
- Nomads
In Asia, ESL shares that Akimbo, Gods Reign, Shika and ex-Victores Sumus refused invitations to compete.
Oceania
- Invited
- SemperFi Esports
- Rooster
- Housebets
- Mindfreak
- ESEA League Season 52
- Dancompany
- Flat Earth
- ESEA League Season 53
- Ex-Talon
- LVG
Oceania’s teams that have declined invitations include FlyQuest and Only One World.
