ESL tournament operator present list of teams that will perform at the IEM Atlanta 2026 championship. The organizers have revealed the names of the contestants participating in the main stage and closed qualifiers.
13 teams received direct invitations to the group stage, including Team Vitality, Born to winFaZe Clan, Team Liquid and Astralis. In addition, positions also belong to teams NRG, Legacy, B8 Esports, GamerLegion, FUT Esports, paiN Gaming, M80 and BC.Game.
Three more positions will be played through closed qualifiers. In the general qualifiers (for Europe and other regions), BetBoom Team, Fnatic, ENCE, Alliance and others will compete for two tickets. The Americas region will compete for a spot in a separate tournament. The qualifying matches will take place from February 10 to 12.
IEM Atlanta will take place from May 11 to 17 in the US. The prize fund of this event will be 1 million USD. Notably, the match date coincides with PGL Astana.
