ESL One Birmingham 2026: all participants in the closed qualifiers have been determined

16.01.2026

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The open qualifiers for ESL One Birmingham 2026 have come to an end. The last slots in the South American qualifiers went to x5Gaming and New Growth, who defeated Flame Team and Puraka Esports in the finals, respectively.

Participants in the closed qualifiers for South America:

Amaru Gaming
HEROIC
Perú Rejects
Looking for Org
Estar Backs
Chandogs
New Growth
x5 Gaming

Participants in the closed qualifiers for North America:

GamerLegion
Rottweilas LATAM
Ttgame
9z Team

Participants in the closed qualifier for Western Europe:

Team Falcons
Virtus.pro
Team Liquid
Natus Vincere
MOUZ
Nigma Galaxy
Pipsqueak+4
Zero Tenacity

Participants in the closed qualifier for Eastern Europe:

BetBoom Team
Power Rangers
Aurora Gaming
1WIN Team
AVULUS
4Pirates
Inner Circle
L1GA TEAM

Participants in the closed qualifier for China:

Xtreme Gaming
Yakult Brothers
Vici Gaming
Team Refuser
YB.Tearlaments
Game Master
Roar Gaming
Thriving

Participants in the closed qualifier for Southeast Asia:

Execration
Yangon Galacticos
Ivory
Veroja
YACHE123
REKONIX
PlayTime
Jackky and friends

Closed qualifiers for ESL One Birmingham 2026 will take place from 16.01.2026 to 20.01.2026, except for the Chinese qualifier, which will take place from 30.01.2026 to 01.02.2026. Four slots for Western Europe and two for Eastern Europe will be up for grabs in the qualifiers. Teams from other regions will compete for one slot in the tournament.

ESL One Birmingham 2026 will take place from 22.03.2026 to 29.03.2026. The main stage of the championship will take place from 27.03.2026 to 29.03.2026 at the BP Pulse Live arena in Birmingham, UK. Sixteen teams will compete for a prize pool of $1,000,000 and 35,460 EPT points. As a reminder, the top eight teams in the ESL Pro Tour rankings will receive a direct invitation to the Riyadh Masters 2026.

As previously reported by CyberScore, the invited teams for ESL One Birmingham 2026 have been announced.