Valve reveals the twelve teams directly invited to The Manila Major and the Regional Qualifiers.

Valve has revealed twelve directly invited teams to The Manila Majors. Usually eight teams are invited but for the first time, twelve direct invites have been given out.

The teams that will participate in the Regional qualifiers have also been revealed:

Directly Invited Teams:

1. Europe Team Secret
2. Europe Team Liquid
3. United States Evil Geniuses
4. Korea MVP Phoenix
5. China Wings Gaming
6. China Vici Gaming Reborn
7. Malaysia Fnatic
8. Europe OG
9. Complexity
10. Sweden Alliance
11. Ukraine Natus Vincere
12. China LGD Gaming

Regional Qualifer Invites

Americas Qualifer:
1. United States Digital Chaos
2. Shazam
3. Team Freedom
4. Enemy
5. Animal Kingdom
6. Peru Infamous
7. Peru Not Today
8. Evernovas
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)

China Qualifers:
1. China EHOME
2. China Newbee
3. China CDEC.Y
4. China CDEC
5. China Invictus Gaming
6. China TongFu
7. China IG.Vitality
8. China FTD Club.B
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)

Europe Qualifiers:
1. Russia Team Empire
2. Russia Vega Squadron
3. Russia Virtus.Pro
4. Russia Team Spirit
5. Europe No Diggity
6. Russia Polarity
7. Belarus Power Rangers
8. Greece Ad Finem
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)

SEA Qualifiers:
1. Philippines Mineski
2. Rave
3. Malaysia Orange Taring
4. WarriorsGaming.Unity
5. Acion Arena
6. Thailand Signature.Trust
7. Execration
8. Mongolia The Mongolz
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)

Similar to previous majors, the Manila Major features open qualifers for all regions, that will take place from April 29th to May 2nd.The winner of each region will advance into the regional qualifiers.

The Regional Qualifers will take place between May 3rd and 6th.

China open qualifiers registration form can be found here.
For Europe, Americas and South East Asia registration you can go here.

Source: themanilamajor.com

Manila Major: The Invitations