13 teams have qualified for IEM Beijing 2026 in CS2
Tournament operator ESL has announced on its official page on social network X a list of 13 teams that have received direct invites to the upcoming IEM Beijing 2026 via the global VRS ranking.
A total of 16 teams will compete in the championship. The organizers will award the final three spots based on the results of closed qualifiers. Qualifying stages in various regions are scheduled for late August 2026. The results of these qualifiers will determine the two winners of the global qualifiers and the top team from the Asian region.
List of confirmed tournament participants:
- Team Falcons
- MOUZ
- Natus Vincere
- Legacy
- FURIA
- BetBoom Team
- G2 Esports
- Aurora Gaming
- PARIVISION
- FaZe Clan
- Team Liquid
- 9z Team
- The MongolZ
Intel Extreme Masters Beijing 2026 will take place in Beijing from November 2 to 8, 2026. The LAN tournament matches will be held at the Bloomage Biotech Biohyalux ECM Arena. Sixteen teams will compete for a prize pool of $1,250,000 as part of the ESL Grand Slam series.
Photo by Enos Ku, ESL.
