ESL Minor Closed Qualifier invites announced

The invited teams for the closed qualifiers of ESL One Rio Major have been announced. The open qualifiers for the ESL One Rio Major begin tomorrow, February 1. The teams listed here will advance straight to the closed qualifiers and will not have to battle it out in the opens. 

Closed qualifiers are scheduled to begin on March 3. 

Europe:

• fnatic
• NiP
• Heroic
• MAD Lions
• GODSENT
• OG
• Movistar Riders
• Heretics

North America:

• FURIA
• Cloud9
• eUnited
• New Identity
• Gen.G
• Riot Squad
• Triumph
• Chaos

CIS:

• forZe
• Spirit
• Hard Legion
• Gambit Youngsters
• Syman
• pro100
• HellRaisers
• Winstrike

South America:

• INTZ
• DETONA
• Isurus
• Sharks

Oceania:

• Renegades
• ORDER
• AVANT
• ex-Genuine

East Asia:

• AUGUST
• MVP PK
• Absolute
• Mazaalai

China:

• TYLOO
• ViCi
• Rising-Stars
• Lynn Vision

SEA:

• Bren
• BTRG
• Lucid Dream
• Alpha Red

Middle East:

• NASR
• Yalla
• og3od
• Goliath