The organizers of ESL Challenger League Season 52 Cup 2 have announced the list of invited teams
Tournament operator ESL has officially published a list of 58 teams that have received invitations to the upcoming ESL Challenger League Season 52 Cup 2 Counter-Strike 2 championship. Invitations were distributed based on Valve’s regional rankings as of August 3, 2026.
The participants are divided into four regional zones and will compete in double-elimination brackets. The winner of each region will advance to the ESL Challenger League Season 52 Regional Finals.
The full list of invited teams is as follows:
North America:
- Marsborne
- LAG Gaming
- Regain
- Nutorious
- Villainous
- Iowa Stormborn
- Zomblers
- Club 333
- Farmville
- Overtake Sector
- Wanted Goons
- Detonate
- New Legends
- FlyQuest Red
- FRZ
- Trademark
South America:
- Galorys
- Bounty Hunters Esports
- Turma do Pagode
- Isurus
- Vivo Keyd Stars
- Yawara Esports
- ODDIK
- Low Cortisol
- Midnight
- Alka Gaming
- Metanoia Wolves
- Procyon
- Seeds of Evil
- Grêmio
- Exodia
- Damajuana
Asia:
- Lynn Vision Gaming
- The Huns Esports
- Nexvoid
- Rare Atom
- Kaleido Gaming
- Vitalem Aerem
- Haunted House
- The Unit
- The Qube
- Just Swing
- The Knockoutx
- Legion
- Team XDM
- Not a Squad Esports
- Blight.Blue
- Unsettled Resent
Oceania:
- FlyQuest
- Thunder Downunder
- Ground Zero Gaming
- Rooster
- Mindfreak
- Arcade Esports
- Abyssal
- Marknlarry
- Orgless
- Fruju
Earlier, tournament organizer ESL released the full list of participants for ESL Pro League Season 24. The tournament will take place from October 3 to 11 at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland. The total prize pool for the competition will be $1,000,000.
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