Full list of teams competing at IEM Oakland revealed
With iBuyPower Masters coming to an end, the final four teams join the other invited teams for IEM Oakland’s CS:GO tournament.
The tournament, set to kick off with group stage matches November 16th-17th , before moving to the Oracle Arena for the playoffs on the 19th and 20th, will feature twelve teams in total – the four qualified teams from iBuyPower joining eight invited. Teams that qualified from iBuyPower Masters tournament which took place between November 12th and 13th in California are the Brazilians Immortals alongside the Chinese of TyLoo, the North American’s of Cloud9 and the mixed European team of FaZe.
The teams have been divided into two groups of six, with each playing a round robin to determine the standings. The top placed team in each group will advance straight to the semi finals, while second and third from each group will play in the quarter finals. $300,000 prize pool is on the line, and here are the teams fighting for the biggest share of it.
Group A:
Team Liquid (Invited)
Natus Vincere (Invited)
G2 Esports (Invited)
Astralis (Invited)
Immortals (Qualified)
TyLoo (Qualified)
Group B
- SK (Invited)
Ninjas in Pyjamas (Invited)
Mousesports (Invited)- Heroic (Replaced Virtus Pro)
- Cloud9 (Qualified)
FaZe Clan (Qualified)
