ECS Season 5 Finals CS:GO Teams Officially Revealed
By Nicholas Barth ·
The eight CS:GO teams that will be competing for the ECS Season 5 Finals have been officially confirmed, and the feature powerhouses of the CS:GO professional scene.
The online section of ECS Season 5 came to an end on May 12th in both North America and Europe. Eight teams qualified for the LAN finals that are set to take to take place from June 8th to June 10th in Wembley. Out of the eight qualified teams, North America and Europe each have four teams representing the regions.
The European teams consist of Astralis, Fnatic, G2 Esports and FaZe Clan. Astralis looks to be the favorite heading in the ECS Season 5 Finals, as the veteran laddened squad only lost one map out of 18 played during the online ECS season. North America's four representatives will be Cloud9, NRG Esports, Team Liquid and Luminosity Gaming. NRG Esports lead the way in the North American standings with a superb online ECS season, while a three way tie saw Team Liquid and Luminosity Gaming may their way in over Renegades and ECS Season 3 Champions SK Gaming.
With a dominant online showing behind them, Astralis looks to capture the ECS Season 5 LAN Finals Championship.
(Source: Intel Extreme Masters)
Out of the 20 teams that competed in the online portion of ECS's Season 5, four teams will have to battle in the ECS Season 6 Challenger Cup in order to keep their ECS league spot. Contenders from an open qualifier will be looking to knock off Gambit and Team EnVyUs in Europe and OpTic Gaming and compLexity Gaming in North America for their spots in the league.
With some of the biggest names in the world of professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) looking to take home the championship, the ECS Season 5 Finals look to be one of the most anticipated upcoming CS:GO events this summer.
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(cover photo courtesy of ESL)