ESL has confirmed the 16 invited teams for Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025, the last IEM stop of the year in China, running November 7th to 9th for a share of 1 million dollars. All invites are based on the Valve Regional Standings as of August 4, 2025.
Two teams declined the invitation to the event in GamerLegion and Aurora which means Virtus.pro and HEROIC are now invited.
The event opens with two double elimination groups of eight, the top three from each group advance to the arena stage.
VRS Global
- Astralis
- MOUZ
- NAVI
- Falcons
- FaZe
- G2
- 3DMAX
- Lynn Vision
- Virtus.pro
- HEROIC
VRS Europe
- Vitality
- Spirit
VRS Asia
- The MongolZ
- TYLOO
VRS Americas
- FURIA
- paiN
