World best teams are invited to IEM Oakland

The European duo, who are currently ranked second and third in the world, respectively, are the first two teams confirmed for the IEM Oakland event, which will take place on November 18-19 at the Oracle Arena.

Astralis and FaZe have been invited to compete at IEM Oakland, ESL has announced, with Six more spots will be filled through invites, two of which will be revealed on Friday. The last four teams will be determined via qualifiers.

A total of $300,000 will be up for grabs at IEM Oakland, making it the fourth event to count towards the Intel Grand Slam.

NiP are the current IEM Oakland champions after defeating SK 2-1 in the grand final of the 2016 edition, Below you can find the prize distribution for the event :

1. $125,000
2. $50,000
3-4. $25,000
5-6. $12,000
7-8. $5,000
9-10. $3,500
11-12. $2,000